Head, All Hallows Prep
Making the most of the weather to get out and about always seems to have a positive impact on my mood. As well as at break times and after school, I have been pleased to see teachers making the most of our amazing school grounds to take appropriate learning tasks outside. During my rambles, I have stumbled across performance […]
Read MoreIn last week’s newsletter, I drew attention to the plethora of statistics that appear to suggest that a growing number of young people are struggling with aspects of their mental health and well-being, despite measures of our standard of living signifying that in so many ways ‘we have never had it so good.’ It is easy to get […]
Read MoreThey have never had it so good! Sitting with a prospective parent recently, they were bemoaning that schools appeared to be increasingly diverting their attention from teaching maths, physics and reading to also attend to young people’s mental health. “Even the Royal Family are at it!”, they exclaimed with much eye rolling. “We all seem to be obsessed with mental health, when […]
Read MoreThe words key adults say to children often have more of an impact than they realise perhaps. The messages we give can often impact upon the way young people think. My self-narrative, the voice in my head, certainly repeats some of the remarks made to me when I was a child, even if I am […]
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Dr Trevor Richards 