By Alan Johnston - Senior Deputy Head at Merchiston Castle School We have all found ourselves thrown into a closer relationship with digital technology than we would have envisaged just a few short, although it seems long, months ago! The benefits have been clear, with online teaching, video conference house meetings, social activities and quizzes, end of term services and more. However, these have...
Well-being
Felsted School has been taking care of thirteen of its international students who were unable to travel home due to COVID-19. The school's duty of care to these students put them at the front of any decision-making process by the School, at a stressful time when the students were very concerned for their own families and just wanted to be at home. Headmaster, Chris Townsend, made Follyfield House,...
Cardiff Sixth Form College has launched a new well-being hub to help support its students during the coronavirus pandemic. The website includes videos, website links, suggestions for self-care as well as resources, useful apps and information on managing mental health. In addition, there is guidance on healthy eating, getting into good sleeping habits, meditation and the benefits of regular exercise...
Teachers at Bruton School for Girls and Sunny Hill Prep have prepared an excellent online curriculum for its pupils. Staff have worked tirelessly to ensure the pupils’ education continues to be delivered with as little disruption as possible – teaching from their homes and even improvising with household items to create makeshift teaching tools. Learning from the short experience of remote...
Burgess Hill Girls has recruited a dog to help the school nurse, Liz Hall, in her role of caring for the community. Cockapoo Jasper, who joined the school alongside many new pupils in September 2019, is already making a difference. School nurse Liz Hall explained: “Although Jasper is a puppy at the moment and has not yet undergone special training I can already see a positive impact on the girls...
Staff and pupils at All Hallows' took part in a series of specially tailored events as part of national Mental Health Awareness Week, which promoted calmness, happiness and healthiness. Each day there was a different activity on offer: on Monday there was a Walk & Talk during lunch-break for anyone who wanted to join a gentle stroll in the warm Somerset sunshine and to take time to talk to new...
Cobham Hall has taken great leaps in recent months towards its promotion of well-being, with programmes taking root in the school community. The start of the Summer Term saw the School take an exciting leap forward with their well-being initiatives, by hosting a Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference. Entitled ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Essential Toolkit for Schools’, the conference was...
Taunton School has been recognised for its student wellbeing and mental health provision by the education publication Tes. The school was amongst some of the top schools in the country to be shortlisted in the Wellbeing Initiative category. Headmaster Lee Glaser commented: “The wellbeing of our students is a key aspect of life at Taunton School. It was heartening to hear the great work being...