It’s been a year… Well… it’s a year since I shut the door on the teaching career I once loved. It was not the end that I’d imagined or hoped for. Those who know me well, appreciate that this situation was the proverbial icing on the cake in what has been a rather challenging few Read More
Spotlight On… The Kindness Coach!
Lovely to catch up with my friend John Magee (The Kindness Coach) to find out how he has been supporting schools up and down the county with kindness and why kindness matters. John invites you to challenge yourself, your family, your friends and every human being you come into contact with, to embrace and share Read More
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
School Leader Wellbeing Tips
Leader Wellbeing We are no strangers to turbulent times and sadly, the number of school leaders under the age of 50, who resign within five years of being appointed, has increased. Therefore, it is the perfect time to ensure your own mental health and wellbeing is fully protected. Let’s keep leader wellbeing high up on our Read More
Top 10 Tips For Mental Health
Tips for mental health boil down to a few simple things – although achieving them all when real life gets in the way is often not so simple!
Selfies: A Reflection On Identity
Despite students being encouraged to ‘know thyself’, support for diversity and inclusion in schools could be better…
Spotlight On… Tommy TikTok!
I was so pleased to have secured an interview with @TommyTikTok88! He’s a teacher in an SEND school, whose channel started as a one off during lockdown to support his pupils in navigating all the changes that took place in schools. He didn’t quite imagine what what to come as he now has over 1.8 Read More
Summer Holiday: 5 Self Care Tips For Teachers (Via @TeacherToolkit)
Sometimes teachers don’t know where to start. Here are 5 quick teacher self-care tips to kick start your summer break
Summer Rest: A School Leader’s Perspective
Summer rest is not an easy concept. Moving from intensive work to freedom can be a shock to the system. A reflection by David Rushby.
Don’t call me ‘Disadvantaged’
In this video, Olivia Taylor speaks candidly about the affects of this one word on those who have experienced it. Her experiences and achievements have enabled her to advocate for those who struggle to be heard against society’s noise.