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Self-care summer

18 June 2022

Resources to help children, young people and school staff practice self-care over the summer break. The summer holidays offer an opportunity to recharge, but some young people may find themselves…

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Diverse Educator Toolkits

12 June 2022

Diverse Educators are building a series of toolkits to collate resources on key themes affecting educators and schools. The authors of each toolkit have curated recommended reading, listening and watching…

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Courageous Conversations Toolkit

21 May 2022

Diverse Educators have released a new Courageous Conversation Toolkit. What is a Courageous Conversation? In courageous conversations, whether in the context of performance appraisal, mentoring, or coaching, individuals are encouraged…

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Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges

20 May 2022

The DfE has collated lists of external sources of mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. This list provides sources of mental health and wellbeing support for teachers…

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Senior mental health lead training

17 May 2022

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead to develop and implement…

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Do You Know Your Stress Signals?

15 May 2022

Stress has some distinct positive functions. Without it, why bother getting out of bed in the morning? In fact, there’s such a thing as positive stress, known as ‘eustress’. For…

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Exercise helps boost pupils’ memory and fitness

13 May 2022

Children who take part in running programmes at school can benefit mentally and physically from the activity, new research has found. It is the biggest study to date looking at the ‘Daily…

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Anti-racism and mental health in schools free e-learning

3 May 2022

This free online training course is designed to improve education staff’s understanding of the impact of racism on mental health. This e-learning training course, from the Anna Freud National Centre…

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

2 May 2022

Do you ever feel like you’re not worthy of the success you’ve achieved? Or that you’re faking it in your career and just waiting for someone to discover that you’re…

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The role of the senior mental health lead: what you need to know

25 April 2022

The Department for Education has recommended that all schools and colleges in England appoint a senior mental health lead by 2025 and are showing their commitment to this initiative by…

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Practical ways to boost the emotional wellbeing of pupils

24 April 2022

Emotional wellbeing relates to being mentally healthy. It is having a positive approach to life, which enables a child to enjoy themselves, build and maintain relationships with others, and show…

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Overcoming adversity in teaching: exploring resilience within

21 April 2022

The increased demands on teachers, which are normally considered to drain resources and threaten wellbeing, have left 77% of teachers experiencing symptoms of poor mental health due to their workload,…

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