A meriting system in a Madrassah classroom is one whose aim is to motivate students to reach their potential in terms of behaviour and performance by: Meriting positive behaviour Demeriting negative behaviour For it to be successful, the system must be simple and linked to a set of disciplinary consequences and a set of motivational [...]
Children in many Muslim households are spending more and more hours on the Internet and social media every day, often with minimal or no supervision from parents and guardians. With an increase in cyber-bullying, sexting, online pornography and grooming, children are more likely to become victims of those types of harms, unless parents and guardians [...]
Protecting children and young people against physical, emotional, psychological and intellectual harm is an Islamic obligation upon parents and guardians. All those types of harm -especially the last three- are existent online and some may be just a finger-tip away from your child. Intellectual harm includes indoctrination and brainwashing of a young person’s mind into [...]
Having Madrassah policies and procedures written and documented in one place will improve the way the Madrassah functions, because it will enable all teachers -new or old- to access them and understand the standards that are expected of them. It will also prevent potential problems and conflicts arising. Given the importance of teaching to children [...]
Parents who volunteer their time to help out at their child’s Madrassah on a regular basis are known as classroom or parent helpers. They are not the same as classroom assistants, who are paid staff. Parent helpers are a great asset to teachers and children at a Madrassah. They can make a big difference to [...]
Assigning a worker or volunteer is part of the responsibility of the management and the safety and effectiveness of the work being carried out is the responsibility of the management as it is of the worker or volunteer. The prophet peace be upon him said: كُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْؤول عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" [...]
Learning outdoors has been proven to be highly engaging for students. Students who take part in outdoor learning are happier, more focused and better behaved. It provides a rich setting for lessons promoting reflection on the signs of Allah in the aim of increasing children’s conscious Iman and Love of Allah. Indeed, the Quran tells [...]
We want our children to live peaceful, happy and safe lives, but know very well that there are evildoers, blinded by their desires who will not hesitate to abuse children if they can get the opportunity. They thrive on a child’s naivety and on parents’ denial that such evil could ever happen to their own [...]
Although attendance at a Madrassah is voluntary, teachers and staff must ensure that attendance is recorded at the start of each session and at the end of the day, in order to keep a record of absentees, late comers and missing students. Absence and lateness could be a result of various factors, some more serious [...]
Madrassah.co.uk is pleased to announce that Level 1 Safeguarding and Child Protection Training delivered by Faith Associates to Mosques and Madrassahs is now CPD accredited and recognised. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a quality mark awarded to a learning activity that enhances and develops professional’s abilities, while providing conscious and proactive learning. The successful accreditation [...]
