{"id":71,"date":"2021-09-12T06:10:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T06:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-01-12T06:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T06:26:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the Blog<\/strong>, I share both a bit of theory alongside ideas that I have tried out in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the Essays<\/strong>, 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!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the Resources<\/strong>, I share anything that I have referred to in the blog that I have found helpful when teaching. Most are linked to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/store\/teaching-minds-matters\" title=\"\">TpT store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who am I?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Primary\/Elementary School Teacher with experience across the age range.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">International (currently based in Taiwan but have also taught in South Korea and Thailand) though I originally trained and taught in the UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Passionate about student wellbeing and currently studying for a School Counseling Certificate with the Principal&#8217;s Training Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below: Left: In my Year 2 classroom; Right: World Book Day (with my teacher husband, Tom)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"is-style-rectangular wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:56.37669%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1538-1-1024x594.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1538-1-1024x594.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1538-1-1024x594.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1210\" data-id=\"303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?attachment_id=303\" data-url=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1538-1-1024x594.jpg\" data-width=\"2087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1538-1-1024x594.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 1 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:43.62331%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20200118-WA0042.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20200118-WA0042.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20200118-WA0042.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1024&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"768\" data-id=\"329\" data-link=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?attachment_id=329\" data-url=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20200118-WA0042.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/teachingminds.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20200118-WA0042.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 2 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:79%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\" data-pin-color=\"red\" data-pin-height=\"128\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_28.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/blog.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"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\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"BUnyBVshg64Xj16zf2eZ3tX6UcNnixYjh2tDlcH2EM8\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"p:domain_verify\" content=\"191920410e00fff06f6a81841bae0a53\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.4\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Teaching Minds - Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About - Teaching Minds\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-12T06:10:34+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-12T06:26:27+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"About - Teaching Minds\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"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\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71#listItem\",\"name\":\"About\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Teaching Minds\",\"description\":\"Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/teachingmindsmatters\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/teachingmindsmatters\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/rachel-hodson-764884227\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71\",\"name\":\"About - Teaching Minds\",\"description\":\"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\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/?page_id=71#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-12T06:10:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-12T06:26:27+00:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/\",\"name\":\"Teaching Minds\",\"description\":\"Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/teachingminds.space\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"About - Teaching Minds","description":"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","canonical_url":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"BUnyBVshg64Xj16zf2eZ3tX6UcNnixYjh2tDlcH2EM8","p:domain_verify":"191920410e00fff06f6a81841bae0a53","miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71#listItem","name":"About"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71#listItem","position":2,"name":"About","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#organization","name":"Teaching Minds","description":"Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.","url":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teachingmindsmatters\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/teachingmindsmatters\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rachel-hodson-764884227\/"]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71#webpage","url":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71","name":"About - Teaching Minds","description":"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","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2021-09-12T06:10:34+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-12T06:26:27+00:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#website","url":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/","name":"Teaching Minds","description":"Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Teaching Minds - Reflections on how schools can support and nurture young minds.","og:type":"article","og:title":"About - Teaching Minds","og:description":"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","og:url":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71","article:published_time":"2021-09-12T06:10:34+00:00","article:modified_time":"2025-01-12T06:26:27+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"About - Teaching Minds","twitter:description":"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"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"71","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"WebPage","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":"{\"article\":{\"articleType\":\"BlogPosting\"},\"course\":{\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"},\"faq\":{\"pages\":[]},\"product\":{\"reviews\":[]},\"recipe\":{\"ingredients\":[],\"instructions\":[],\"keywords\":[]},\"software\":{\"reviews\":[],\"operatingSystems\":[]},\"webPage\":{\"webPageType\":\"WebPage\"},\"blockGraphs\":[]}","pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-09-12 06:00:06","updated":"2025-06-03 23:34:22","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">\u00bb<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tAbout\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/"},{"label":"About","link":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/?page_id=71"}],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444,"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions\/444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachingminds.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}