Violence Prevention in Education: Building on What Leaders Already Do
27 min
Education leaders are already focused on attendance, behaviour and curriculum. So what happens when violence prevention is seen as part of that work, rather than an addition to it? In this episode of YEFcast, host Dennis Simms, Assistant Director for Education, Insights & Collaboration and a former school leader, speaks with Jo Tedstone, Change Lead for Education at the Youth Endowment Fund. They discuss the Education Catalyst pilot and what education settings are learning as they put the evidence into practice. This includes how leaders can look at their existing priorities through a violence prevention lens, where to start with the EPIC self-assessment, and why every adult in an education setting can become a trusted adult. The Youth Endowment Fund believes that no child should be affected by violence. We research violence to understand it; we find, fund and test what works to prevent it; and we are building a movement to end it. It’s the conversation you’d hear in our office. Now you can listen in. What would you like us to cover in future episodes? Tell us in the comments.
