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Understanding Trans Students
As trans people become more visible in society, the number of young people feeling confident and able to seek help with their gender identity issues is increasing. So what exactly does it mean to be transgender? The term transgender, or more often trans, is an...
International Men’s day 2019
Are young men at risk of mental health problems later in life? And if so, what can you do to mitigate the risks and help them now? In todays blog, we aim to look the reasons many men suffer with their mental health. How big is the problem? It’s reported that 1 in 8...
Let’s talk about Cyber Bullying
Research from Public Health England in 2017 showed that 17.9% of 11-15 year olds reported being cyber bullied in the two months prior to being surveyed. So clearly, cyber bullying is an issue. In fact many people are observing that bullying is far more wide spread...
ASC Interventions: Using Visuals, Social Stories & ABA
April 2nd 2018 is World Autism Awareness day. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are defined as neurological conditions or a spectrum of difficulties that affect social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour. Each person can experience different symptoms...
Using Creative Play in schools to boost social emotional development
Creative Play in Schools The importance of play in childhood cannot be overestimated. Children who engage in regular play gain benefits in language, problem solving, emotional literacy and cognitive function (Miller and Almon, 2009). In schools, we can use methods of...
Supporting with self-harm in schools
Self-Harm Support in Schools What is self-harm? Self-harm is the act of deliberately or intentionally hurting oneself. This is often caused by other mental health and wellbeing issues, such a stress, anxiety or depression; although there can be a variety of reasons...
How can I recognise dyscalculia?
What is Dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) where a child has a significant difficulty in understanding mathematical concepts and comprehension of numbers. This difficulty continues regardless of regular intervention, opportunity and...
Supporting anxiety in the classroom
Anxiety in the Classroom According to Public Health England (2016), between 2%-4% of five to sixteen year olds have a diagnosable anxiety disorder. This makes them the most common of all childhood psychiatric disorders. Public Health England (2016) also identified...
Why is Play so important?
Importance of Play in Childhood The importance of play in childhood development cannot be overestimated. It is an area often ignored by the curriculum, but research evidence has shown us repeatedly that play is vital for children and young people to develop...
Mindfulness in Schools
Mindfulness in Schools Recently, the BPS research digest has discussed if teenagers are too cynical for mindfulness to work with them. The original research article by Johnson, Burke, Brinkman and Wade, (2017) found that in early adolescence, these participants showed...
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