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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.

  • Social media: the effects on children's mental health

    Social media: the effects on children's mental health

    Published: 11/10/2019

    Safeguarding consultant, Sue Wheeler, shares her observations about the effects of social media on young people’s mental health.

    By: Sue Wheeler
  • 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