PISA Wellbeing data – what should a school leader take away from it?
The PISA Wellbeing data was released late December, by which time most people were winding down and getting ready for […]
Key take aways from the Teacher Wellbeing Survey
Tackling stress in our schools Almost three quarters of staff working in schools and colleges describe themselves as stressed, a […]
Three take aways from ‘Psychological health in teenage girls’ Chapter 4 of the first ‘State of the Nation’ report
Chapter 4 of the first ‘State of the Nation’ report on wellbeing was a deeper dive into the psychological health […]
6 questions for schools to consider following the State of the Nation report on wellbeing
The Department for Education released their first ‘State of the Nation’ report into children and young people’s wellbeing. There is […]
International representation at the School Mental Health Specialist Design Group
I was privileged to attend a round table discussion at the House of Commons on the 9th October on the […]
Heather Madsen, Headteacher of Red Oak Primary school, Lowestoft, reflects on the first meeting of the School Mental Health Specialist Design Group
A gathering of professionals from a range of backgrounds across Educational settings and specialists in Mental Health attended Parliament on […]
Four proactive strategies for mental health in schools
The Department for Health and Social Care are consulting on a new strategy focused on ‘proactive, predictive and personalised care’ […]
Three ways to teach young people to build their resilience skills
Resilience. It’s a word so frequently used in the field of mental health and a word I so frequently heard […]
Self assessment and the new Ofsted inspection framework
The new Education Inspection Framework (EIF, Sept 2019) places less emphasis on data (although this is still important) and more […]
5 steps that Senior Leaders for Mental Health can take from the Good Childhood Report 2019
For eight years the Children’s Society have produced an annual report on the state of childhood in the UK. This […]