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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
A Little Extra Transition Goes A Long Way!
After last year’s disastrous transition where some Y6 we literally thrown in at the deep end at secondary, this year I’m determined that it is going to improve! Especially for those children who are vulnerable, have SEND are looked after or are anxious.
The 90 second rule to support emotional regulation: Helen Witty
Welcome to new guest blogger Helen Witty as she navigates the difficulties of keeping our tempers in check.
Simple, Succinct Points To Support Back To School
With so many relieved people going back to school on Monday, there are a minority who are very anxious. Parents, staff and children may be feeling worried about the first day back.
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.
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
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
School Health Research Network: How does time-off in school holidays impact children and young people’s mental health? (Webinar)
The impact of the long break this year has made a significant difference to the SEMH of children across the world. This webinar was recorded in February 2020, before the schools shut therefore is not lock-down specific. It does however, highlight the many issues surrounding long holidays for some pupils, which need to be considered Read More