@DarrellWakelam has a great job – He makes a living from sticking bits of paper and cardboard together to make things! He a freelance artist working with children of all ages. During Children’s Mental Health Week, he is encouraging children (and adults) everywhere to ditch the screens and get creative.
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#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek: Inside Out day 3/2/21
What is Now and Beyond on Inside Out Day? On the 3rd February 2021, Now and Beyond will host the UK’s first ever mental health and wellbeing festival for schools, during Children’s Mental Health Week. Beyond are a grant-giving organisation committed to making a difference to the mental health of young people up and down the UK. Beyond Read More
Children’s Mental Health Week: 5 Wellbeing Warmups For Remote Teaching
It’s children’s mental health week next week and never has there been a more important time to focus on their (and our) wellbeing. Here’s some quick and easy activities with minimal resources to build into your day.
2021 – The Year Of You! (with infographic)
Improving our mood and mindset goes a long way to in turn improving those external issues or at least our perception of them. Now before this pandemic I would scoff at the suggestion that I should take more time for me; seeing it as an insurmountable challenge with my giant ‘to do’ list. However, various twists of fate have led me to making ‘me’ a higher priority. Which is the first thing on the path to improvements. Check out these 8 areas to work on and accompanying infographic.
The 10 Educator Pledges of Christmas
Wow what a term; what a year. As the world has pressed the giant reset button, it’s also a good time for individuals to pause and take stock(ings). Here are 10 pledges for your Christmas break: Breathe. If your circumstances allow have a duvet day. Do as little as possible without the guilt – you’ve Read More
Toxic Schools: 10 Key Indicators To Aid Workplace Reflection
The term ‘toxic school’ will mean different things for different people. Most people experience day to day workplace ‘gripes’ but when does this turn into toxicity?
A Teacher Wellbeing Oath
What will you do to save your teacher sanity, health and wellbeing? Your wellbeing is ultimately in your hands and fuelled by the choices you make. If there are environmental factors contributing to lower wellbeing, how are you going to support yourself in navigating that? Although there is much workload sent down from on high and Read More
Back To School Blues: Supporting school anxiety and reluctant returners with resources by Dr Tina Rae
Dr Tina Rae is a Child Psychologist and award winning author specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. She has recently produced a set of resources aimed at parents of children who struggle with the transition from home to school. This was a huge issue for many parents before 2020 Read More
Summer struggles: a male perspective on mental health by @teacher_mr_r
@teacher_mr_r provides a candid account of his experiences and encouragement for all (but especially men) to seek help.
Putting SEMH At The Heart Of Your Pedagogy – 12 Ideas To Interweave
The fundamentals of SEMH may run through your school like the middle of a stick of rock or they may be somewhat underdeveloped. Either way, there are some tactics you can employ to ensure that in your classroom, your core purpose is to develop the whole child by supporting their social and emotional development