Head, All Hallows Prep
They 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 […]
Read MoreHaving spent a day at a conference about well-being, listening to some distinguished and well-known speakers in the field and chatting with colleagues working in education and young people’s support services, I was struck by the number of misunderstandings or misconceptions founded in scientific research that pervade education debates. Misconceptions that Annette Taylor (2017) calls “neuromyths”, although […]
Read MoreGreta Thunberg has become something of a celebrity activist of late and is well on the way to becoming a household name, especially in her home country of Sweden. She has not only drawn attention to the topic of Climate Change by ‘striking’ outside Sweden’s Parliament, but has also attended summits such as Davos, and raised the profile […]
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Dr Trevor Richards 