Perimenopause and menopause can be tough for everyone. But when you work in schools it’s tough in some very particular ways. We don’t get to choose the when, where, who and what of our jobs and that lack of flexibility curtails some of the potential coping strategies. Add to that the fact that we’re dealing Read More
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10 Ideas For Classroom Mental Health
When is there time for classroom mental health? Ofsted are knocking on the door, you’re playing catch up with the curriculum, and you can’t seem to squeeze in even a three-minute movement break with your class. You go to bed feeling tired, you wake up feeling tired. Unfortunately, this is a scene all too familiar Read More
Mindfulness and you; the benefits for yourself, your family and your class. Enter the #SummerMindfulChallenge competition.
Mindfulness for you If you do only do one thing this summer holiday, let it be discovering the benefits of mindfulness. It’s been a tough year for all of us and 18 months ago, I would have put myself in the ‘person least likely to practice mindfulness’ category because I don’t have time in my Read More
SEND Parents Survey (Editable)
It’s really useful to find out how well your parents feel that your school has supported children over the year with the SEND parent survey. You can celebrate what worked well and also contact parents if they had an issue you were not aware of, to allow a fresh start next year. Google collates all Read More
Back To School: Behaviours That Challenge Prevention Checklist (Blog and Infographic)
As we gradually move towards something that resembles ‘business as usual’ in our schools, we will be continuing to face a number of challenges with anxious and attention needing children. Some, we will expect to need extra resources and time. However, some will crop up unexpectedly. It’s better to have a plan that is not needed as opposed to no plan!
3 days post launch and already supporting SEMH across the globe!
Wow – I’m really pleased looking at my site stats today that Positive Young Minds (@P__Y__M) has been viewed across continents. I’m not sure if this is actually a good number of hits compared to launches of other similar sites but I’m taking it as a win! Thanks to everyone who has had a look.