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Staying Curious

Staying Curious

Did you know?  Curiosity is considered to be an intellectual virtue and many argue it is key to wellbeing – our own and that of others. Think of someone like Marie Curie or Thomas Edison – everything they achieved started with a spark of curiosity....
Infinite Thinking

Infinite Thinking

Did you know?  Not knowing everything is part of being human. Think about the question: ‘What is the biggest number?’. Depending who you ask, you will get a lot of answers to that question. A young child may answer 10, or 100 or 1000 depending on...
Staff Wellbeing

Staff Wellbeing

Did you know? Work related stress, anxiety or depression are the most common reasons for time to be taken off work according to the Health and Safety Executive. Given that we work in a stressful and pressured environment, how can staff best mitigate this and take care...
Exam Anxiety

Exam Anxiety

Did you know? Ofqual have written a useful blog series* to support children with exam anxiety. It is something that has become an increasing problem in recent years. It can lead to absence, feelings of panic, feeling overwhelmed or sitting through a test but not...
Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice and Discrimination

Did you know? The ‘outsider’ has been a character and a device used in stories since the dawn of humanity. An outsider tends to be a person who is isolated as a result of being different. Sometimes the outsider is portrayed as dangerous and sometimes as...
The Rules of Conversation

The Rules of Conversation

Did you know? How we converse with others is key to our wellbeing as humans. Philosopher Paul Grice suggested that there are rules to follow in order to have a successful and socially acceptable conversation. This is not something we think about a lot, until maybe we...
Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Did you know? What used to be known as ‘school refusal’ refers to when a child’s anxiety reaches a level where they can’t go to school. It’s now called Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) because ‘school refusal’...
The Importance of Play for Grown-Ups

The Importance of Play for Grown-Ups

Did you know? Play is not all fun and games! Watch any documentary about young animals and you will expect to see chasing, climbing, jumping and play fighting… over and over and over again. The evolutionary reason for this is because play releases dopamine and...
Poverty, Mental Health, and Schools: A Drop in the Ocean?

Poverty, Mental Health, and Schools: A Drop in the Ocean?

Read Claire’s article for HWRK Magazine here: https://hwrkmagazine.co.uk/poverty-mental-health-schools/
Developing Empathy

Developing Empathy

Did you know? Empathy has been described as ‘societal glue’ as it’s a human capacity that enables us to maintain relationships and remain accepted within a group. Empathy is a complex process whereby a person can recognise and even feel the emotional...