Challenge and Grow – Relationships

Personal and Social Capability

Students will develop ways of initiating and sustaining positive and constructive relationships with peers and adults.

Year 1/2 Year 3/4 Year 5/6 Year 7/8 Year 9/10
Negotiate, resolve conflict.(Social Management)  practice solving simple interpersonal problems, recognizing there are many ways to solve conflict  identify a range of conflict resolution strategies to negotiate positive outcomes to problems  identify causes and effects of conflict, and practice different strategies to diffuse or resolve conflict situations  assess the appropriateness of various conflict resolution strategies in a range of social and work-related situations  generate, apply and evaluate strategies such as active listening, mediation and negotiation to prevent and resolve interpersonal problems and conflicts
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using strategies such as showing courtesy to others when voicing disagreement or an alternative point of view  identifying issues that cause conflict and exploring how conflict has been resolved in a range of contexts demonstrating steps of a conflict resolution process such as listen, express feelings, discuss solutions, make amends evaluating the effectiveness of imposed resolutions compared to mutually agreed resolutions to conflict using mediation skills to support people holding different views on a given topic and to assist in respecting one another’s views
Appreciate diverse perspectives.(Social Awareness) describe similarities and differences in points of view between themselves and people in their communities discuss the value of diverse perspectives and describe a point of view that is different from their own explain how means of communication differ within and between communities and identify the role these play in helping or hindering understanding of others acknowledge the values, opinions and attitudes of different groups within society and compare to their own points of view using mediation skills to support people holding different views on a given topic and to assist in respecting one another’s views
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comparing changes in attitudes about behaviors in different places or over time exchanging views with a classmate on a topical issue and reporting their perspective to the class  describing ways that language or gestures are used in a range of social settings  identifying and explaining different perspectives on social issues arising in areas such as industry, agriculture and resource management recognizing how language can be used to position listeners in particular ways, analyzing different accounts of the same event
Understand relationships.(Self Awareness) identify ways to care for others, including ways of making and keeping friends describe factors that contribute to positive relationships, including with people at school and in their community  identify the differences between positive and negative relationships and ways of managing these  identify indicators of possible problems in relationships in a range of social and work related situations explain how relationships differ between peers, parents, teachers and other adults, and identify the skills needed to manage different types of relationships
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discussing how words and actions can help or hurt others, and the effects of modifying their behaviour identifying the importance of including others in activities, groups and games  identifying behaviors that display the positive use of power in relationships  recognizing personal boundaries, appropriate degrees of intimacy, distribution of power, effects of social and cultural norms and mores  identifying the various communities to which they belong and how language reinforces membership of these communities
Work collaboratively.(Social Management) identify cooperative behaviors in a range of group activities describe characteristics of cooperative behavior and identify evidence of these in group activities contribute to groups and teams, suggesting improvements in methods used for group investigations and projects   assess the extent to which individual roles and responsibilities enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives  critique their ability to devise and enact strategies for working in diverse teams, drawing on the skills and contributions of team members to complete complex tasks
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participating in guided group investigations including others in the group and respecting their opinions, working for a common goal encouraging others, negotiating roles and relationships and managing time and tasks  assessing how well they support other members of the team in group investigations and projects  considering the ideas of others in reaching an independent or shared decision