Know When You Need Help
Telling a small problem from a stuck one — and trying twice before asking.
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All-Day Plans
One page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each do
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Print Pack
Every printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copier
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Where to Start
Placement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach first
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Skill by skill
Choose Who to Ask
Matching the problem to the person — and knowing a backup for when they are not there.
Ask Clearly
Getting attention first, then naming the thing instead of saying “it”.
Wait for Help
A wait is not a refusal — and the staff half is coming back exactly when you said.
Handle a No
Staying calm, asking once whether there is another way, and moving on.
Read this before running the unit
- Practise on ordinary days. A first attempt should not happen during a crisis.
- Answer every real request properly during this unit, even inconvenient ones — the unit fails if asking does not work.
- Never say “you should have asked earlier.” It teaches him not to ask next time.
- If speaking is hard, showing a card counts as asking. Accept it.
- Come back exactly when you said you would. Break that once and waiting collapses.