Tag: teacher wellbeing
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Our achilles heel has become our superpower
For 7 years we have been on a content writing mission. We have prided ourselves on creating innovative, playful and research informed lessons and learning activities for you to use with your students. This has included but not limited to: You name it, we have been busy creating and writing it. Our aim has always…
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5 ways PESA 2022 conference has created change in our lives
What a magnificent event the PESA 2022 conference was.The combination of being back in person, reflecting on the last few years and hearing the research that is coming out from this time left us feeling deeply optimistic. As a result of attending and contributing we are more committed than ever to our mission of playful…
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A cultural shift in how we think about mental health
by Alice Peel October 14, 2021 Let us begin by saying: BRING IT ON! BRING ON the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government’s National Mental Health Commission. BRING ON the fact that this is the first time a national government has developed a strategy that considers mental health and wellbeing…
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A ticking emotional time bomb: being a school principal in 2021
by Alice Peel July 5, 2021 we meet serving the wide variety of schools that Grow Your Mind is in. Even if you are not a leader the reasons why this particular role may be stressful are glaringly obvious: Students! Parents! Staff! COVID-19! The ACU’s 2020 Principal’s Health and Wellbeing report found that our school leaders are not only overwhelmed by the…
