The extraordinary projects making mental health a key player in the school day
Jenny Hulme, author of The School of Wellbeing, discusses her new book and the projects she’s explored that support students’ emotional wellbeing. At a time…
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What is attachment and attachment disorder?
Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce provides a concise and easy to understand introduction to what ‘attachment’ means, how to recognise attachment disorders and how to help…
That’s So Gay! Tackling homophobic bullying in schools
Jonathan Charlesworth, author of That’s So Gay!, discusses the concerted effort by the government and anti-bullying organisations to tackle homophobia in schools but admits that…
Adopting older children; transformations of all kinds can and do take place
In these stories taken from Ann Morris’s new book Adopting: Real Life Stories, parents who have chosen to adopt an older child reveal the challenges…
Adoptive families come in all shapes and sizes; here they tell their stories
Ann Morris reflects upon her new book Adopting: Real Life Stories and describes the honest and often moving stories of people touched by adoption whose…
Anti Bullying Week: Adrienne Katz provides tips for keeping your school e-safe and preventing cyberbullying
Research shows that for many schools it is hard to keep up with the high speed train that is a student’s online life. New apps…
Anti Bullying Week: Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing – Pooky Knightsmith
Poetry can prove a great way into difficult conversations in therapeutic, classroom or family settings. In this chapter from Using Poetry to Promote Talking and…
Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Grief Pulls People Together
The arrival of Children’s Grief Awareness Week sees author Emmi Smid reflect on some memorable feedback to her ambitious book – Luna’s Red Hat. The beautiful…
Anti Bullying Week: What role can teachers play in building a better school community? – Pete Wallis
When writing the text for What are you staring at?, a graphic novel about restorative justice in a school setting, I couldn’t resist taking a…
Anti Bullying Week: Sticks and Stones
It’s Anti Bullying Week, and to mark the occasion we thought we’d share this extract from Naomi Richards and Julia Hague’s new book Being Me…