No topic generates more debates than approaches to behaviour. It’s a part of the teacher’s role that is mostly (if not entirely) learned “on-the-job”. Every encounter, every word is an experience and lesson in what&hellip
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The Importance of Celebrating Failure
The idea of celebrating failure is a bizarre one, but bear with me. Schools put a lot of work into celebrating excellent practice, sharing great resources and holding high performing colleagues in high esteem, visible&hellip
Mental Health Green Paper – Importance of Behaviour Support
In December 2017 the Green Paper regarding young people’s Mental Health was released by the government with positive and forward thinking ideas for improving mental health. A designated lead was identified as being required within&hellip
Where do you connect?
In a world that is increasingly better connected and where information can travel across the globe in the blink of an eye, the connections we form in school in passing can seem almost insignificant. However&hellip
The Key Adult – Making a difference
Teachers who are lucky enough to have found the time to become “attachment/trauma aware” will know the incredible power of relationships on children with attachment and trauma issues. (If you do want to read up&hellip
Hope as an SEMH Intervention
The Russian philosopher and write Dostoyevsky once said, “To live without hope is to cease to live”. In my experiences within school, the power of hope is widely underestimated as a wellbeing intervention yet has&hellip
Mental Health Green Paper – Mental Health Lead – Opinion
Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper – Mental Health Leads – Opinion The long awaited mental health green paper is finally out. Will it make a difference? Only time will&hellip
The Wellbeing Week – Linking Good Mental Health to Every Day
When trying to encourage students to get in touch with their own mental wellbeing it can often be hard to make it part of the every day conversation. Making that happen is key to getting&hellip
Mental Health First Aid Youth Training Course Teacher Review
Interest in SEMH in schools is growing by the day and Mental Health First Aid Youth is the latest government scheme designed to put a “champion” in every school. But what does it actually look&hellip
Fantastic SEMH resource provided by local council
Over the last few months Derbyshire County Council has been working very hard on a new SEMH resource. Thanks to their endeavor we now have this guide. It includes a stage by stage approach to Social,&hellip
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