Driving Change through Simple Acts of Kindness
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the anti-bullying national charity Kidscape, 12 charities come together in How to Create Kind Schools to offer an insight on…
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“It’s just a bit o’ banter, innit?” – Why “That’s so GAY!” still needs to be challenged
Jonathan Charlesworth is the Executive Director of the charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH), UK, and author of That’s So Gay! – Challenging Homophobic Bullying. He has…
Supporting young people suffering with self-harm and eating disorders – three key lessons
Pooky Knightsmith is a specialist in student mental health and emotional well-being, and author of Self-Harm and Eating Disorders in Schools. Through her company In Our…
On the value of writing with traumatised young people – with Marion Baraitser
Marion Baraitser demonstrates the power of writing with traumatised children and young people. Marion’s book ‘Reading and Expressive Writing with Traumatised Children, Young Refugees and…
Listening skills for busy school staff – An interview with Nick Luxmoore
Nick Luxmoore is a school counsellor, trainer, teacher, youth worker and UKCP registered Psychodrama psychotherapist. He has over 35 years’ experience of work with young people…
Drawing your family as animals – activity from How to Get Kids Offline, Outdoors and Connecting with Nature
In this extract, you can try several different activities based on drawing family members metaphorically. For the younger children, this may be a case of…
Special Educational Needs and Pastoral Education Autumn 2014
Browse our latest collection of titles in special educational needs and pastoral education. For more information on any of the books inside, simply click the title…
Reconnecting, establishing safety, empowerment with humour – extract from ‘Unpack my Heart with Words’ By Marion Baraitser
In this extract, Marion Baraitser provides activities for both younger and older children in order to explore their feelings of safety and the importance of…
Scavenger hunts & outdoor art – extract from How to get kids offline, outdoors and connecting with nature
The following extract is from How to get kids offline, outdoors and connecting with nature by Bonnie Thomas. In this extract, you can discover how…
Starving our Anxiety Gremlins
Kate Collins-Donnelly; therapist, consultant, and author of Starving the Anxiety Gremlin, talks about the rise of anxiety in children. In this article, Kate discusses what can be done…