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Let’s discuss the impacts of the past 2 years of student wellbeing and how poor mental health affects students behaviour, performance and outcomes in the classroom. What a time to be a kid. The ups. The downs. Even the backflips. Usually kids like rollercoasters, but the one most of us have been on for the…

Why teaching resilience is important and why it doesn’t need to take teachers a lot of extra time to teach. Instead, it’s about a holistic wellbeing culture at school.  In a time when we’ve swapped classrooms for computers and high-fives for hand sanitiser, questions are building about the resilience of our young people. Do they…

A look at why schools should take a holistic approach to wellbeing. One that also includes teachers! In recent decades, schools have become more and more focused on student wellbeing. They understand that in order to learn, students must have a strong social and emotional foundation.   In fact, the link between student wellbeing and academic…

Why wellbeing is so important and what resources exist to help build a wellbeing culture Student wellbeing has always been a concern for many teachers, but the events of the past two years have pushed wellbeing to the top of the priority list. Although we don’t expect to see the same level of disruptions to…

How student wellbeing affects behaviours, performance and outcomes in the classroom. Childhoods today are filled with milestones. There’s the physical ones like crawling and walking. The communication ones like talking and waving. And there’s the ones focused around big life events, like starting kindergarten and school.  From the moment a new baby is born their…

5 ways to encourage positive mental health habits and practices with students. It can be very difficult for young people to navigate their way through the world. They need to learn how to deal with big feelings and new emotions, all while trying to make friends, experience new learning environments and manage their self image…