A new stress reduction program designed especially for teachers by Johns Hopkins University and The Monday Campaigns. The goal is to help you start the week in a positive frame of mind and manage stress throughout the week. Each Monday, you’ll receive an email with new stress reduction practices along with complementary exercises that can be used in the classroom.
What would change if your whole school prioritised and practised mental and emotional wellbeing everyday?…
…If you chose to embed moments of settling, reflection and kindness into your curriculum?
…If instead of worrying about supporting the mental and emotional health of your children and staff,
you felt confident because you were doing it.
…If your children and staff were well-equipped to notice and nurture their own well-being needs and were
empowered to take responsible action to help themselves?
…If you’re anxious, stressed and unhappy children (and families) had strategies that worked for them?
…If your staff felt less pressure, more confidence and a deeper connection with pupils on how to
communicate and manage mental and emotional health issues?
…If more children recognised their own barriers to learning and chose to overcome them?
…If you influenced positive well-being for life
…If you ALL had a fully equipped toolbox of tools and strategies to use
that help you when you’re stressed, tired, anxious or frustrated? (Yes, teachers too!)
Mental health is so important, especially during these unsettling times. ❤️
We have been successfully running children’s mindfulness classes and school training/well-being days for over 3 years; our CEO is also a qualified primary school teacher, freelance author and mindfulness teacher. ?
To support the mental heath of children and teachers, we have designed and written over 50 mindfulness sessions, along with lesson plans. The sessions cover such topics as anxiety, dealing with emotions, anger and more are added regularly . There is also a section on staff CPD.
Sessions last from 2- 20 minutes, so you can then choose when to incorporate them into your day. There is something for all age children in clear sections.
Let’s look after our minds and each other.
Empowering programmes for the Education Sector
Are your staff and students mentally prepared for the academic demands of the new qualifications?
Have you considered what the summer term would look like if you were able to provide staff and students with scientifically proven techniques to help them to learn more effectively, think more clearly, perform better, feel calmer, happier and less anxious?
Stress amongst teachers and students in the UK is at an all-time high and staff absenteeism, due to stress related illnesses, is costing the country billions of pounds every year. The result of this stress epidemic could be depriving our young people of the best possible start in life.
It’s not all doom and gloom though! The latest scientific research proves that practising mindfulness improves attention, reaction time, memory and creativity. It also develops stamina and resilience. Neuroscientists have shown that by practicing mindfulness for a period of just six-weeks can change your brain, leaving it healthier and able to protect you from toxic stress.
Mindfulness is a form of mental training, with regular practice you can build your mindfulness muscle, as you develop this muscle you become more aware and more focused in all aspects of your life.
Our bespoke Mindfulness and Compassion six-week programme (6 x 1hr sessions) is tailored to alleviate stress, reduce fatigue and increase overall well-being. It will teach participants to identify their causes of stress and permanently alter the way they handle potential stressful situations in the future. Mindfulness will enable participants to be reflective not reactive.
Mindfulness courses will equip your staff and students with the tools for life long well-being.
Are you worried about the increasing level of teacher stress in your school? Are your pupils showing increasing signs of mental ill-health? Do you want to address mental ill-health in your school but don’t know where to start?
The Mindfulness Training Academy specialises in providing customised well-being programmes for schools, including online Mindfulness Stress Reduction courses for teachers and students. The core of the programme includes:
* A partnership with staff who are responsible for teacher and student well-being.
* An initial anonymised well-being survey of teachers and students.
* A summary of the findings.
* A tailored action plan to develop effective well-being strategies, based on the findings of the survey.
* A lifetime license, including upgrades, giving teachers and students access to the Mindfulness Training Academy’s online Mindfulness Stress Reduction courses.
* An interim review of the impact of the well-being programme.
* Unlimited online consultancy during the programme.
* A final report on impact, including identification of strategies to develop the programme further.
For further details of the Well-Being programme for schools, click on the link to Dropbox below. Download the document to your desktop and save a copy:
Steve Waters
Mindfulness Training Academy
MindfulnessUK is renowned for offering Mindfulness in an approachable, practical, hands-on and applicable way. We believe our teaching and CPD- accredited training and qualification course are unique because of the depth and rigour of the programmes, developed from our extensive experience and application of Mindfulness over the last 2 decades.
So whether you are new to Mindfulness or have been experiencing the benefits for many years, we can support you. We are not only leaders in supporting positive change in individuals but also in upskilling professionals and therapists, as well as teaching others to teach it too!