Wellbeing

Experienced child psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, Tracy Godfroy, suggests how to support students in developing emotional resilience.

Teacher and author Andy Sammons discusses the importance of looking after your mental health if you are a middle leader.

Andrew Cowley is a former deputy headteacher and has written a number of books and resources on teacher wellbeing. He explodes a few myths about wellbeing and shares his advice for senior leaders on how to grow a wellbeing culture in your school. 

Embedding a culture of wellbeing into schools is a vital long-term project and requires a whole-school approach but there are things we can all do to promote it. We were delighted to collaborate with Andrew Cowley – former Deputy Headteacher turned keynote speaker and author of The Wellbeing Toolkit and The Wellbeing Curriculum – to produce two Teachit Talks videos and resources about the culture of wellbeing. Wellbeing for senior leaders and Wellbeing as curriculum are full of helpful advice for senior leaders and class teachers respectively. 

Below you'll find further advice and resources to help you put wellbeing front and centre.

From board game Olympics to round the world night, here are twenty ideas to banish boredom in lockdown, learn new skills and have family fun when school is not an option and there's a lot of time to fill!

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 15–21 May and will be on the theme of anxiety.

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, the Week offers an opportunity for people to talk about all aspects of mental health, with a focus on empowering individuals to improve their own mental health and support others to do the same. The Foundation aims to explore the experience of anxiety, its effect on our mental health, and how we can all play a part in reducing anxiety in our communities.