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5 ways Dove’s Self-Esteem Project empowers your pupils

2 December 2022

Low body confidence can leave young people with an increased risk of mental health issues, low self-esteem and a lack of motivation. The Dove Self-Esteem Project empowers young people to embrace their…

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Proactive wellbeing coaching: How to support yourself & your team

30 November 2022

In school we have many factors which have an impact on pupil and staff wellbeing: Isolation: How many staffrooms are empty these days? The lack of social interaction by some…

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Bullying and mental health: impact and interventions

24 November 2022

This podcast from the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health discusses bullying in children and adolescents. The podcast provides: insights into the definition of bullying how prevalent bullying is…

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Anxiety levels among headteachers more than doubled at pandemic peak

12 November 2022

Headteachers experienced a substantial increase in work-related anxiety during the pandemic which could affect the recruitment and retention of senior leaders, says a new study published by UCL researchers. The…

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Addressing emotionally-based school avoidance

4 November 2022

Emotionally-based school avoidance (EBSA) is a term referring to reduced or nonattendance at school by a child or young person. Rather than the term ‘school refusal’, the term EBSA recognises…

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What is “Dead Time” and how do we cut it?

3 November 2022

Teachers are worked off their feet, busily shuttling from one activity to the next; be it preparing resources, marking, data entry, parental conversations, duties and meetings – not to mention…

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Barnardo’s Education: Staff wellbeing resources

2 November 2022

Barnardo's Education has released a new collection of useful resources, to help build a culture that actively supports educators with their wellbeing. Through Wakelet they have gathered, organised and shared…

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Trauma-informed leadership: A framework for everyday practice

28 October 2022

Many teachers are familiar with the tenets of trauma-informed practice, but what do these look like from a whole-school leadership perspective? Dr Pooky Knightsmith outlines five principles. Principle 1: Safety…

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Supporting wellbeing in the classroom

25 October 2022

Author, mental health coach and former educator, Andrew Cowley, shares impactful strategies and practices that you can introduce to support wellbeing in your classroom and promote a culture of positive…

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School leaders’ support service

17 October 2022

School leaders, including assistant heads, can access free one-to-one counselling, one-to-one supervision, and peer support through a funded scheme delivered by the Education Support charity.  Do you want to feel…

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Top Ten Tips on Managing Difficult Conversations

6 October 2022

1. Do Not Avoid the Conversation. Think about: if you don't have this conversation, what will be the impact in the next week, month or year? What impact will not having…

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Thematic Reflective Space: Supporting distressed CYP to manage in school

3 October 2022

Barnardo's Education Community are currently in a new phase of development and are trialling monthly thematic reflective spaces to replace the 'Education Hubs'. The BEC Steering Group suggested the first theme be…

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