Today, 10th September, is World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 (ref. 1) organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, ”...for people, across the globe, to raise awareness of …
Coping with Bereavement in Schools
On 28th August, Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England, said: “...we need the right mental health support to help [school children] make the transition back into the classroom. …
Back to School: Emotional Wellbeing after Lockdown
"A bubble of key worker children walked by me today, chanting and hollering and flailing about like zombies, with arms outstretched, but not touching the person in front. As I tuned in, I realised …
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6 Things Schools Can Do to Support Teacher Mental Health through COVID-19 and Beyond
A year ago, in May 2019, the World Health Organisation recognised Burn-out as an “occupational phenomenon” within its International Classification of Diseases, stating that: “Burn-out is a syndrome …
Mental Health in Schools: The Issue of Teacher Mental Health
With the UK’s teaching profession haemorrhaging as more and more teachers burnout and walk away from the incessant demands placed upon them, the crisis in our education system is borne out by record …
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