Tag: mental health
Forest school
Vicky Perry enthuses about getting your hands dirty, and powerful learning experiences in the great outdoors.
We're fortunate. Our school sits in large wooded grounds...
Looking for help
In which Hayley Harrison’s mental health takes a tumble after George is diagnosed.
My idea of my child was already forming before he was born....
SEN134 : Jan/Feb 2025
Read SEN Magazine SEN134 : Jan/Feb here
The breadth and quality of your writing continues to impress. On page 29, Dr Valerie Muter explains how...
School attendance barriers for adopted and kinship children
Despite the challenges, there is much that schools can do to break down the barriers to attendance faced by the families and ensure that...
Learning to live with anxiety
Anxiety is here to stay, and it can be good for you, so let's learn to manage it, writes Samantha Garner.
Anxiety is a word...
The Anxiety Coach
Every Parent’s Guide to building Resilience In Their Child
Michael Hawton is a registered psychologist and former school teacher. He has published two previous books...
No more sidelining
Peter Ackred is making sports spaces more inclusive.
Have you ever felt the sting of rejection when your name was one of the last to...
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...
