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Mental Health and Wellbeing
Kalmer Counselling - A school-based counselling service
Schools are experiencing more pressure than ever to meet the Mental health and emotional wellbeing of both pupils and staff.
Teachers and support staff naturally become attached to, protective of, and concerned for the children/young people…
Raising child self-esteem takes patience
Andrea Chatten, the founder of mental health service Unravel, is the Lead Children’s Emotional & Behavioural Psychologist and author of The Blinks novels. Here, she discusses raising child self-esteem and its effect on behaviour……
Exam stress in students - how to plan for success
Revision expert and founder of the Tassomai learning program, Murray Morrison has helped thousands of students to prepare for exams. Here he explains how managing stress is the key to success. If you can spot the signs early, then there’s…
Stress reduction and cognitive development through Quiet Time ®
The Quiet Time programme® provides students with two 15-minute periods each day to help balance their lives and improve their readiness to learn. This programme complements existing educational strategies by helping to improve the physiological…
Inspirational teachers hold the key for “can do” students
Many children and young people have this debilitating habit of putting themselves down. They feel that somehow they are unworthy and will never be as good as anyone else and so begins the downward spiral into low self-esteem, but it doesn’t have…
Raising child self-esteem takes patience
Andrea Chatten, the founder of mental health service Unravel, is the Lead Children’s Emotional & Behavioural Psychologist and author of The Blinks novels. Here, she discusses raising child self-esteem and its effect on behaviour……
Unplug for an Outdoor Adventure at Longtown in Herefordshire
Spending time outdoors in the natural world and providing children with the opportunity to ‘unplug’ has never been as important as it is now. Connecting with the world around us and a break from the pressures of everyday life supports our mental…
The wellbeing of teachers
Wellbeing seems to have become a buzzword throughout 2019, with terms like ‘self-care’ and ‘self-love’ growing in popularity. But in the midst of the craze, it is easy to forget what it is all about, and how important wellness and good mental…
Promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in teachers
Promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in teachers By Helen Kirk-Brown, Director of Hays Education, South East
The Teacher Wellbeing Index…
Mental health and wellbeing in the classroom
Mental health and wellbeing in the classroom by Paul Matthias, National Director of Hays Education
As mental health and wellbeing becoming an increasing priority for…
How to prepare a mental health policy for your school
In recent years an increasing number of children have shown signs of suffering from mental health issues, with three children in every classroom reported to have a diagnosable mental health disorder according to a Young Minds charity report. As…
Why mental health support for teachers must begin in the training year
The prominence and importance of mental health provision is growing in schools – both for pupils and staff – and we are living and breathing the rhetoric around it. In order for teachers to best support children in their care, looking out for…
How Play Therapy influenced the Child Mental Health Charter
Monika Jephcott is CEO of Play Therapy UK (PTUK) is the UK’s leading play therapy professional organisation, with 1,650 therapists registered under the brand.…
The mental health service that is inspiring change in schools
Increasing numbers of children are struggling with childhood trauma and ACES ( Adverse Childhood Experience’s) such as being in care or experiencing domestic violence, loss and abuse. These experiences are affecting children’s ability to flourish…
Mental Health First Aid in Wales
As License Holders of Mental Health First Aid in Wales our mission is to provide high quality evidence-based mental health information, training, education and services that are accessible and affordable to all. Our goal is to build resilience in…
How to tackle anxiety and mental health in school
What can schools do about the increasing issue of anxiety and other mental health issues that many children are now suffering from? This is an important question for all schools and educators. Beverly Smalley, Education…
Story Massage Programme promotes positive mental health
Many schools across the UK are using the Story Massage Programme as an integral part of promoting positive mental health. Key benefits include helping pupils to express challenging feelings, to self-regulate their emotions and to build positive…
Champion positive mental health for your staff and pupils
Mental Health & Wellbeing Training Ltd is a company committed to reducing mental health stigma, improving knowledge and helping communities to feel able to support themselves to keep well and thrive. We aim to do this by providing evidence-…
Can mindfulness training help improve mental health in schools?
What is mindfulness?
Is there an activity in your life that you love and find absorbing? Do you ever notice moments of contentment and wellbeing? These experiences give us an idea of the 'flavour' of mindfulness; the…
KidSafe UK Children’s Mental Health & Safeguarding Programmes
KidSafe UK provides Primary, Specialist and Nursery schools with a robust, structured programme of works to safeguard children and promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Using our unique model staff are trained to deliver our…
Schools with pets boost child mental health
From rabbits and guinea pigs to goats and chickens, schools with pets are providing a multitude of benefits for pupils across the UK – and we don’t just mean free eggs.
Science topics on living things are made more engaging, PSHCE is…
Helping students to understand mental health
Mental Health can affect anyone at any time or any age, and our younger members of society are particularly vulnerable. Teachers need to be aware of the issues around the subject and look out for warning signs that could help support children.…
The Importance of a Thorough Mental Health Policy in Schools
Article by Ellie Collier, High Speed Training
It is truly shocking that three-in-four mental health issues start in childhood. It can affect an individual’s emotional wellbeing and their educational attainment if they are struggling to…
Over half of education professionals say work has damaged their mental health
Summertime blues: Over half of education professionals say work has damaged their mental health
Are you feeling down right now? With summer drawing to a near close, a new survey from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board,…
How schools are tackling the impact of GCSEs on mental health
With students approaching a new academic year and this year's GCSE and A-level results just out, discussions have once again been turned to the level of stress that exams, particularly GCSEs, bring on young minds. With the exam intensity…
Unique PSHE resources for mental health and safeguarding
There is now a realization by governments that schools play an important role in promoting good mental health. And there’s pressure on schools to deliver.
Promoting robust mental health is now a formal part of the PSHE curriculum, yet…
George Heriot’s pupils talk mental health
Mental health advocate, Fergus Crawley, visited George Heriot’s School as part of the school’s initiative to encourage its young people to be open about mental health and speaking out.
During…
Using reflective language to support child mental health and well-being
Cath Hunter is a therapeutic consultant, trainer, play therapist and author with over 30 years’ experience of working with schools, children and families. Here, she discusses reflective language and its…
Education professionals feel too guilty to take sick days and it’s affecting their mental health
CV-Library offers advice to those who are feeling overworked or struggling with mental health
Research from leading job site, …
Averting child mental health issues in school
Schools across the UK are dealing with a mental health epidemic, with both primary and secondary school leaders reporting a rise in stress, anxiety and panic attacks in their pupils as well as depression, self-harm and eating disorders. Here, Dr…
Can mindfulness tackle the mental health epidemic?
World Mental Health Day on 10 October gives us all an opportunity to reflect on whether we are really doing enough to support young people and mental health in an ever-changing world.
The statistics are alarming: every year one adult in…
Lack of support around teacher mental health
The stigma around discussing mental health is still very much present, and the majority (80.3%) of education professionals agree that not enough is being done to support mental health at work. In fact, half (50.1%) have considered resigning from…
How should heads cope with rising mental health issues within teaching?
Robyn Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer of Education Placement Group specialists in teacher recruitment, recently partnered with Education Support Partnership (ESP). ESP is the only UK charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of…
Worry in school on the rise over pupil mental health
Concern for pupils’ mental health has risen by 13% among school leaders over the past year, according to findings released today by The Key, the organisation providing leadership and management support to schools.
Eight in 10 (80%)…