Life and what we can learn from it
It’s a warm day in June and we are gathered for the Beach Teaching School Alliance’s (BTSA) second project leaders’ day to consider how everyone is getting on with the stated intent to facilitate ‘a holistic approach to high quality provision for disadvantaged children’ across 35 schools, an initiative funded as a result of many …
A sunny afternoon in SATs week. The staff trickle into the staff room for this second of two sessions on resilience and wellbeing. All I can think of is how much they must want to be outside enjoying the sunshine. On the other hand, if they’re not with me, I know from experience that they …
Great challenge for March. Let’s share memories. Recalling positive memories makes us feel good. In fact, the impact on our brains is similar to the experience itself. Recalling positive memories stimulates the brain to release serotonin, a neurotransmitter which is linked to feelings of happiness. You may know that chocolate (as well as dates, bananas …
I’m not sure now what prompted me to buy a copy of Amy Cuddy’s Presence. Only after I’d started sharing its content did someone point out there’d been an article about her in one of the Sunday papers and that she is the ‘wonder woman pose’ specialist. That’s true, but there’s so much more. Her …
I’m a real fan of Martyn Reah and his #teacher5aday initiative. I do think it’s making a difference. Wellbeing is an important building block in sustaining resilience, and that’s something we all need. It works like this when you pay attention to your own wellbeing, you have more energy, when you have more energy, you’re …