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Read our growing collection of articles on student and teacher wellbeing, written by leading practitioners, speakers, authors and academics. Includes articles on kindness, emotional wellbeing, young people’s mental health, teacher wellbeing and more.

  • Mindfulness: practical strategies for students

    Mindfulness: practical strategies for students

    Published: 09/10/2019

    Adrian Bethune is a writer, teacher and Healthy Body and Mind leader at a primary school in Hertfordshire. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. Here he explains the value of mindfulness and how we can teach it.

    By: Adrian Bethune
  • The benefits of kindness

    The benefits of kindness

    Published: 11/10/2019

    Adrian Bethune is a writer, teacher and Healthy Body and Mind leader at a primary school in Hertfordshire. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. Here he explores the benefits of showing kindness, and how the smallest acts can make a big impact.

    By: Adrian Bethune
  • Strength spotting for students

    Strength spotting for students

    Published: 20/08/2020

    Adrian Bethune is a writer, teacher and Healthy Body and Mind leader at a primary school in Hertfordshire. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. He discusses how strength spotting can benefit both wellbeing and attainment.

    By: Adrian Bethune