P663 Teletext 663 Aug 6 02:15:47 ——————————————————————————————————————— $HE PLACE TO BE Supporting children in primary schools is no longer a job for teachers alone. The Place To Be is a project run bz child counsellors, within schools. Each project is set up in a cheerful, bright playroom, in walking distance of classrooms. Children as young as five self-refer to the project. There they spend one hour a week, playing and talking in a safe environment. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Help after Scottish Highers 666 WENDY BERLINER HAS THE ANSWERS p662 Keyboard NCET Advice Write ItP663 Teletext 663 Aug 6 02:14:46 ——————————————————————————————————————— $HE PLACE TO BE Children attending The Place To Be projects dictate the pace, activity and nature of their sessions there. The Place To Be is run bz trainee counsellors. Artists, musicians and sports trainers also contribute. Each child builds a trusting and stable relationship with a worker and is then able to talk freely about issues of school and home life. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Work in the off-shore oil industry 656 WERE YOUR HIGHERS A BIT LOWER? p666 Keyboard NCET Advice Write ItP663 Teletext 663 Aug 6 02:14:43 ——————————————————————————————————————— $HE PLACE TO BE Child counsellors at The Place To Be work with children who are often having to cope with emotional issues that would incapacitate an adult. Stories of violence at home, parents' addictions and suicide attempts unfold as children learn to trust counsellors. The project is set up within primary schools so that children can attend without parental commitment. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— George Cole's software guide 664 DRAMA IN THE SUN p657 Keyboard NCET Advice Write ItP663 Teletext 663 Aug 6 02:11:37 ——————————————————————————————————————— $HE PLACE TO BE School-based project, The Place To Be provides support and counselling to children in London primary schools. $hj project has 137 counsellors working with nearly 800 children. As well as giving emotional support, the project tends to the school's environs, decorating classrooms, toilets, playgrounds, and anywhere that looks drab. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Wendy Berliner has the answers 662 DRAMA IN THE SUN p657 Keyboard NCET Advice Write ItP663 Teletext 663 Aug 6 02:02:14 ——————————————————————————————————————— THE PLACE TO BE "By having a quality relationship, uvjn for one hour a week, a child has a taste of what is possible." So speaks the project co-ordinator at The Place To Be, an in-school support network for primary pupils. For some children this hour a week is the only safe support they receive. Contact The Place To Be at 10 Eaton Row, London SW1W 0JA. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Children write about summer 449/497 WERE YOUR HIGHERS A BIT LOWER? p666 Keyboard NCET Advice Write It