I’m pleased to recommend My Mood Stars to PYM blog readers! Perfect for learners with #SEND or #SEMH difficulties to support communication.
5 Top Tips to Support Your Staff at the End of Term (Via Nexus)
The days are hot and long, it’s not quite late enough in the term to abandon lessons for extra rounders, despite popular public belief about the end of term, you are not ‘winding down’. Instead, the timetable is as busy as ever with transitions, sports days and productions. Less structure also means more planning for Read More
SENDcast Podcast: Workload and Wellbeing
I love recording these SENDcast podcasts and having a good old rant (with practical strategies) about SENCO wellbeing! Listen here: Here are the SENDcast show notes and useful links: Being a SENCO comes with a long list of responsibilities that often overlap with other roles. Unfortunately, SENCOs are sometimes isolated and hidden away within schools, Read More
Mental Health In School: Some Contentious issues!
As we enter Mental Health Week, I really want schools and staff to consider mental health in school with more depth and debate. #semh #mentalhealthweek2023 #teacher
Red Flags: A Poem For Teacher Wellbeing
My Friend John Magee (AKA The Kindness Coach) over at Kindness Matters has kindly published my poem for teacher wellbeing on his blog. For more of my writing and poems please click here. Hope you enjoy my poem for teacher wellbeing! To find out more about John and his work, please see: If you’d like Read More
SENsible SENCo: SENCo Wellbeing with Lynn How
Recorded last year with Abigail and Gavin from SENsible SENCo, I’m resharing for anyone who missed it! Show notes: In this webinar we discussed SENCO wellbeing with Lynn How from Positive Young Minds Lynn is a freelance educational consultant, author and blogger. She has worked in primary education for 20 years. During this time, she Read More
How Social Action Can Boost Children’s Mental Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one in four people worldwide will experience mental health problems at some point in their lives, and many of these issues develop during childhood. Early intervention is paramount to giving young people the best start in life. Primary schools have a vital role to play in supporting children’s Read More
Forest Schools and SEMH
An article by Joel Glyn-Davies Muddy hands. Huge Smiles. Calm, mindful moments. All of these have come to mark my Forest School sessions. As a Forest School teacher in the inner city, you can imagine I have my challenges – not least of all, I have no forest! Instead, we have scraped back and reclaimed Read More
5 Best Practice Tips For Pupil Mental Health
With need at an all time high and resources at an all time low, what can you embed in your school this year to secure support, improve aspirations and help to future proof the mental health of the next generation? I understand all too well the situation we are currently in. There is a huge Read More
Take Control Of Your Health And Fitness!
It’s tough for a busy teacher to juggle their work/life balance and manage to keep up their fitness levels! There’s not enough hours in day.