The number of pupils experiencing difficulties with their social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) is rising rapidly and when we Read More
Tag: anxiety
Reasonable Adjustment In Classrooms and Schools
Reasonable adjustment in the classroom and at school are accommodations made to ensure that students with additional needs have equal Read More
My Mood Stars: Brighten Up Your SEMH!
I’m pleased to recommend My Mood Stars to PYM blog readers! Perfect for learners with #SEND or #SEMH difficulties to support communication. 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 Read More
Selfies: A Reflection On Identity
Despite students being encouraged to ‘know thyself’, support for diversity and inclusion in schools could be better… Read More
Summer Holiday Teacher Wellbeing
When it comes to wellbeing, there is no ‘one size fits all,’ you need to be able to pick and choose what works or doesn’t work for you. You may fit one of these profiles completely, or a few parts of each, or none of them and that is ok. Whichever method you choose to focus on, your wellbeing is personal to you. Read More
Developing Coping Skills: Helen Witty
Emotion-Based Coping techniques are all about managing our feelings and our thoughts in times of stress and overwhelm. These techniques can help us become less emotionally tied and affected by our difficult situations. Read More
SENCO Talks – QFT strategies for secondary (via Spotify)
oducing SENCO Talks – Informative discussions on Additional Educational Needs, to help all Secondary school staff better support pupils with additional needs. May also be suitable for some of your primary children. There are nine episodes on a range of SEND needs. Hope you enjoy them and are able to share them with your colleagues. Read More
Adult Screen Time; A Different Perspective
There is so much bad press surrounding adult screen time and how it encourages you tune out of the world around you, meaning you are less present in your life. I am a firm believer in everything in moderation and although I don’t look at my phone at the table or while I’m talking to someone, sometimes, I do just enjoy mindlessly scrolling though feeds and posts. It was a guilty pleasure of mine, until I chose to forget the ‘guilt’ element. Read More
Teacher workload; are you a self-fulfilling prophecy?
We as educationalists are also our own worst enemies in expecting to live up to our own self-fulfilling prophecies, which we have imposed on ourselves by simply aspiring to be great teachers. Many are finding that they cannot keep up with the high output that both they themselves and the profession has expected of them. Read More