Atif Hussain Director of IT With all the Artificial Intelligence hype and Web 3.0 slowly emerging in our midst, it can be easily taken for granted that touch typing is a skill that still needs to be developed. Many schools ignore it assuming kids are on their laptops most of the time or time could…
Dave McPartlan is a former Assistant Headteacher and currently a first year PhD student at the University of Cumbria. With over 35 years of teaching experience, Dave most recently held the role of Designated Mental Health lead at a large 11-18 comprehensive academy in North East Cumbria, where he had responsibility for all pastoral matters…
Children are never too young to learn about the benefits of mindfulness A guest post by Jonny Benjamin MBE. Mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin argues that children are never too young to learn about the benefits of mindfulness On Friday, 10th May 2019 millions of school children around the world will set aside…
We need to talk about Mental Health Dave McPartlan It needs to be okay to talk about mental health. A logo or catchy slogan does not change the culture around mental health within that community. I knew we needed to create for students a safe space for conversations to happen and unless staff and their…
Under Pressure Dave MacPartlan A CAMHS services in crisis ……. a reduction in family services …… oversubscribed PRUs……a reduction in school budgets ….. and limited SEND provision! As if that wasn’t stressful enough, a more demanding academic curriculum and high stakes accountability measures (will it change under the new framework I wonder?) has created a…
Choice and Mental Health? Dave McPartlan As an outdoor enthusiast I look forward to the school holidays to cram as much activity in as possible. However, over this Easter I re-discovered the enjoyment of being able to sit and read without any pressure. I picked up “The Choice”, by an Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger. Once…
Banishing the Imposter Syndrome! Rachael Shaw Headteacher at Branston Junior Academy, Lincolnshire. Soooo…..I’m a nearly-50-year-old, and have spent 26 years as a teacher (primary age range), the last 10 as headteacher with a teaching commitment. I have a high role in my union, I have presented at conferences and taken part in various projects both…
Why wellbeing leadership? Stella Wilson Wellbeing & Partnership Coordinator Having worked in educational support for the last 20 years in varying guises from facilitator in one of London’s first, major educational learning support departments in Pimlico to my present position as a wellbeing and partnership coordinator, it is with great satisfaction that I see the…
EduKit’s CEO vision – Past, present and future… Nathalie RIchards CEO & Co-founder of EduKit Hey there, I’m CEO and co-founder of EduKit and this is my inaugural post for the newly relaunched EduKit Connect site. This will be a regular fixture for the site – I hope that you enjoy my musings. For this…
