Help your brain FLOURISH – for schools
For years, I’ve taught a model of brain health which I call FLOURISH. My BRAIN STICKS™ classroom materials are based around this and it’s eye-opening, simple and
For years, I’ve taught a model of brain health which I call FLOURISH. My BRAIN STICKS™ classroom materials are based around this and it’s eye-opening, simple and
There are some teenagers who contact me when they’re worried about something and, of course, I always try to help. This time, I need your
Yup, that old issue again. Thing is, it just doesn’t go away. I’m going to sing the praises of two book festivals, one very large (Edinburgh)
I rarely review books but I did when Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks first came out, so I’m on record as thinking it brilliant and brave.
In the last issue of Scientific American Mind, I was struck by an article called Freeing Up Intelligence, with the subtitle, “A preoccupation with scarcity
I was contacted a few months ago on Twitter by 16-year-old Charlea Harrison, who had read and loved Write to be Published (though it’s aimed
People talk a lot about the current vogue for dystopian YA. Well, Sleepwalking was exactly that, published nine years ago. And now (well, next Monday)
Is it ever right or sensible to work for no pay? In certain specific circumstances and if we properly understand the consequences, yes. But the
I came across an interesting report from Girl Guiding after they’d looked into attitudes among girls to relationships, asking questions about what they believe acceptable behaviour
In my creative writing workshop for teenagers a week today, Aug 12th, I’ll be using extracts from Mondays are Red. Schools use Mondays are Red
Yesterday, I announced the winners of the New Blame My Brain competition. And I said I’d answer the questions. So I am. The winning questions
One of the first things I ever got published and paid for was in the Reader’s Digest Laughter is the Best Medicine slot. I’m not
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