Boosting Teenage Resilience – new resources for you
Recently I did a popular public webinar on Boosting Teenage Resilience. I demonstrated my own resilience by somehow managing not to cough for well over
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What we learnt about students during the pandemic – interview with PSHE lead at Oakham School
I am sure all those of us who don’t work on a daily basis in schools know that the last 18 months have been ‘challenging’,
You affect how others feel – use it well
Last week, the children’s book world lost one if its loveliest stars, the Scottish writer, Cathy MacPhail. I knew Cathy when I lived in Scotland
Worried about going back to school?
Students and teachers often experience anxiety before the new school year starts. Even if you feel positive about your experience of school and have no
Healthy Screen Habits – Introduction
With regret and for reasons outside my control, I have had to cancel my planned webinar, Teens and Screens, which was due to happen on
Ten minute talk on resilience – (WARNING: includes football…)
At the launch of Be Resilient I talked briefly (that was hard!) about what resilience is and gave a super-fast taster of my five building
Tips for teaching introverts
I wrote here about “labelling” people as introvert or anything else and how the only problem is with the word “label”. Identifying and understanding your
Should we “label” people as introvert (or whatever)?
In a recent INSET session for school teachers I was talking about the experience of introverted people in a school setting. As always happens, this was
Questions from Bedford Girls’ School – answered!
Recently I did a Live Online Q&A with some delightful, clever, hard-working Y9 girls from Bedford Girls’ School. I always feel bad when I don’t
Understanding Your Teenagers – Your Questions Part 2
After last week’s webinar, Understanding Your Teenagers, I answered some questions in this post. Today, I’m answering the others. Apologies for the delay: I’m struggling
Support your teenagers in a pandemic
A teacher asked me recently, “What’s your top tip for supporting teenagers in this pandemic?” I don’t have a top tip – they’re all important!
Children’s Mental Health Week – I’m helping adults
Every week is Children’s Mental Health Week for me. And everyone who knows my work knows that there are two sides to my work for young
