The ‘Body First’ Approach for Improving Learning & Concentration

This is a transcript of my podcast episode number 2. If you would prefer to listen to it, it is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Yesterday I was at a wellness retreat for the day, and the instructor that was leading it started with their introductions. You know when you talk aContinue reading “The ‘Body First’ Approach for Improving Learning & Concentration”

The only 2 things that cause challenging behaviour in children

If you would prefer to listen to this as a podcast, here is it on Spotify: Let’s start with what behaviour is. Let’s cover the absolute basics so you can understand what’s going on inside your children or students. Behaviour is communication. It’s a way that we talk to others. Not verbally talk, but symbolically.Continue reading “The only 2 things that cause challenging behaviour in children”

Affirmations in the Classroom

What are affirmations? Affirmations are positive statements that we can read or say out loud that help us to become the best version of ourselves. E.G., I am brave. I believe in myself. Do they work? Yes, there is a fair amount of neuroscientific research into positive affirmations and the ‘self-affirmation theory’, created by SteeleContinue reading “Affirmations in the Classroom”

Let your visitors in but don’t let them overstay their welcome.

When you’re in a certain emotion, it can feel like it’s never going to go. It takes over the right side of your brain and stops the logical left side from thinking straight, hijacking our sense of time. We overestimate the duration and intensity of our uncomfortable emotions and underestimate the comfortable ones. For example,Continue reading “Let your visitors in but don’t let them overstay their welcome.”

Government Education Recovery Commissioner Resigns just after post-COVID Funding is Allocated.

Sir Kevan Collins has resigned, saying that the £1.4 billion allocation is not enough to support a decent recovery programme for education. Hence, he has resigned as he feels that he will not be able to do it justice. Good for him. We all know what it is like trying to do a good jobContinue reading “Government Education Recovery Commissioner Resigns just after post-COVID Funding is Allocated.”

The Issues with Mental Health Referral Pathways in Schools. Part 1.

Between January and May 2021, I studied at the University of Derby for my Master’s Level 7 module: Children and Adolescent Mental Health and undertook a wide range of research to write this study. I studied government policies, white papers, school policies and codes of practice to previous evidence-based studies, research-based studies and theories toContinue reading “The Issues with Mental Health Referral Pathways in Schools. Part 1.”

Mindfulness and the Wise Mind

In my Master’s lecture this week (I study Child & Adolescent Mental Health – level 7), we were shown this slide and it got me thinking: On the surface our lecturer was showing that mindfulness is a relaxation tool to use to improve mental well being but I was hooked on the Venn diagram. TheContinue reading “Mindfulness and the Wise Mind”

Mindfulness Studies in Schools

A large charity, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families’ mental health are conducting the largest Mindfulness project in English schools, commissioned by the Department for Education. This is called the ‘Education for Wellbeing’ programme, which will work with over 370 schools to evaluate pioneering ways of supporting the mental wellbeing of pupils. ThereContinue reading “Mindfulness Studies in Schools”

How to use Mindfulness Teacher Scripts in the Classroom.

Hi to all my new followers! Thank you for subscribing to the blog now that my website has gone live! I’ve been blown away by the amount of downloads for the teacher scripts! I’m so happy that teachers all over the WORLD will be using them in their classrooms! Teachers in the UK, USA &Continue reading “How to use Mindfulness Teacher Scripts in the Classroom.”