Tag: health and wellbeing
The Healing Breath
How to Use the Power of Breathing to heal, Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing
Jack Angelo has been a teacher and writer in the fields...
Becoming a therapeutic school
Peter Nelmes on how his school became more effective at identifying and meeting children's needs.
We never set out with the intention of becoming a...
School anxiety
There is still a long way to go to ensure that mental health is fully supported in schools, writes Julie Whitington.
Working in a primary...
School exclusion and its implications
The disproportionate exclusion of pupils with SEND is unacceptable, write Qaisar Sheikh and Richard Oldershaw.
According to recent DfE figures, pupils with SEND account for...
School refusal
Naomi Humber on the causes and signs of school refusal, and what to do when it happens.
School refusal, also known as school phobia or...
A personal sense of winning
Mike Dale on the Outstanding Achievement Awards.
The pandemic had a catastrophic impact on activity levels. This hit pupils with SEND hardest, as they already...
Gardening and SEN
Damien Newman extols the merits of social and therapeutic horticulture
Social and therapeutic horticulture is a description of using horticulture and other garden related activities...
Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety:
Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks
Dr Drew Ramsey is a psychiatrist and specialist in the use of nutritional interventions for...
Climbing, balancing, noticing and exploring
Taking learning outside can lead to explorations that connect us to our senses and calm troubled minds, says Tina Stubbs, who is passionateabout the...
Book Reviews
Parenting Children With ADHD
10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach
Dr Monastra, is a clinical psychologist who is internationally recognised for his research on the neurophysiological characteristics of children...
