Book Review: Wholesome Leadership by Tom Rees
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a primary teacher, it’s a treat to read a leadership book aimed at primary leaders (although much of this book would resonate with early years, secondary and FE leaders […]
Mental Health
What Depression Taught Me
Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post from @ELTbyLina In December 2015, I was diagnosed with emotional burnout / mild depression. My existence was almost unbearable (no matter how trivial it may sound). I was […]
What is Supervision?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lisa Lea-Weston of Talking Heads, Oak Practice explains her role and how it benefits schools. What is supervision? Supervision is standard practice in professions such as social work and psychotherapy/psychology; […]
It is never too late to be what you might have been
Reading Time: 6 minutes A guest post by @LEAGarner_ “Today is the day, the day I’m going to make everything right”. Of course, I didn’t say this, but these were the words I wanted to say. […]
Book Review: Positive Mental Health: A Whole School Approach
Reading Time: 3 minutes Positive Mental Health: A Whole School Approach by Jonathan Glazzard and Rachel Bostwick. Publisher; Critical Publishing Ltd 10% of children have a diagnosable mental health issue. Let that sink in for […]
Exclusive Interview with Clare Erasmus
Reading Time: 6 minutes We spoke to Clare Erasumus, founder of #familyMH5aday, TES contributor, and member of the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools advisory board, about mental health, wellbeing and […]
Perspective – what you see, depends on how you look
Reading Time: 5 minutes A guest post by @AdrianBethune ‘There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so’, once wrote Shakespeare. He’d clearly never taught PE during his NQT year, to […]
‘Invest in the best! People are our priority and from this investment great things will happen.’
Reading Time: 5 minutes A case study by @JoMcShaneEdu from The Little Book of Flourishing Schools. Catherine Skinn, Principal, Kingfisher Primary, Doncaster https://www.astrea-kingfisher.org/ Contact: principal@astrea-kingfisher.org In a time where teaching is more challenging than it has […]
Stuff! Holding on and Letting go!
Reading Time: 5 minutes A guest post by @KDWScience Yesterday my small upright freezer finally gave up the ghost. It’s been a loyal servant, first serving my parents well, then being gratefully handed down […]
It’s time we talked… Mental Health
Reading Time: 6 minutes A guest post by @MissBartlettRQT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE, SO MAKE YOURSELF COMFY… This is such a taboo subject generally, but in the past few years its become more […]