Wellbeing

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
  • Why gratitude matters

    Why gratitude matters

    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 rationale for practising gratitude and runs through a gratitude exercise.

    By: Adrian Bethune
  • Supporting young people's mental health

    Supporting young people's mental health

    Published: 09/10/2019

    Teacher and author Andy Sammons (@andy_samm) discusses the mental health of young people.

    By: Andy Sammons
  • 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
  • How digital media keeps us connected

    How digital media keeps us connected

    Published: 13/10/2020

    Digital media is part of every student's life, but how much do they know about the technology behind it? Sue Wheeler is a former teacher, now specialising in safeguarding. Here, she outlines the psychology behind the devices.

    By: Sue Wheeler