With mental health in young people at an all time low across developed countries, many are demanding schools to do more. Though there is yet to be much in the way of clarity for how that should look. I began this blog when I started my MA in Mental Health in Children and Young People and wanted a platform to process and share my thoughts on how research on Mental Health may relate to our learners in school. Expect some half formed thoughts, some fully formed thoughts and hopefully some inspiring or practical ideas thrown in!
In the Blog, I share both a bit of theory alongside ideas that I have tried out in class.
In the Essays, I share a full write up of my university assignments. I hope to continue adding more academic/researched based content after my MA is finished. (If I manage to find the time alongside being a class teacher and Mum!)
In the Resources, I share anything that I have referred to in the blog that I have found helpful when teaching. Most are linked to my TpT store.
Who am I?
Below: Left: In my Year 2 classroom; Right: World Book Day (with my teacher husband, Tom)
Although I remember ‘circle times’ from when I was at primary school, in my ten years as a classroom teacher, it is not something I’ve experienced as common practice, especially in British Curriculum schools. It may be a practice used more in American schools which draw inspiration from the Talking...
Perhaps we need to focus less on ‘infinite growth‘ and more on ‘thriving‘. In the summer, the Economist ran a special report on ‘Schooling’s Stagnation’. Two articles stood out to me with the following titles: 1. Schools in rich countries are making poor progress and 2. Efforts to teach character...
For my upcoming Maternity Leave (baby no.2 due in September!) I decided to give myself another project to work on – putting some of the wellbeing resources I have found most useful onto a teachers pay teachers (TpT) account! My account can be found on this link. I have also...
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