With the return of examinations in Summer 2022, this blog series hears a range of expert voices who share their insight and advice covering wellbeing approaches for students and teachers in an often uncertain post-pandemic world. Read our series ‘Looking after students and staff wellbeing during exam season’ Part One: Thomas Michael, a Safeguarding and […]
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Our school is strongly focused on well-being for both pupils and staff, and understands that if staff well-being or morale is low then this can impact teaching and learning. Since returning to school and staff have found pupils increasingly aware of their own well-being, too. PSHE lessons often discuss well-being and promote and encourage strategies […]
Read moreDr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder & CEO stem4 Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, ‘If you are going through hell, keep going’ – a depiction of the tenacity and determination he so clearly demonstrated for success. Given nearly two years of disruption through the pandemic, how can educators support their students to ‘keep […]
Read moreYou can find lots of great advice and practical support for students and parents on our A Level hub ! Skin problems, skin anxiety and psychological stress are extremely common in teenage years and are closely interlinked. How does this all work? Skin conditions are very complex and lots of factors play a role. The hormones we produce when […]
Read moreYou can find lots of great advice and practical support for students and parents on our A Level hub ! Mock exams are high-stakes tests, especially this year when there is the chance that they will be used as a backup to determine grades if exams are cancelled again. Typically, you’d be asked to do one or two […]
Read moreYou can find lots of great advice and practical support for students and parents on our A Level hub ! Goals are important and we all have them – and January is a very popular time to discuss them. In Year 13 your goals are likely to be things like “Do well in my A Level exams” or “Get […]
Read moreThe wellbeing of both students and staff alike has really been brought to the forefront of conversations in the last few years, not least because of the impact of the pandemic. It is true that schools are finding themselves to be held responsible for an ever-growing list of expectations, with wellbeing being one of them […]
Read morePower dynamics between your pupils could be limiting their learning potential. Iesha Small suggests two simple ways to disrupt differences in power and status that will inform your thinking about how to make your classroom a more inclusive environment.
Read moreRachael Jackson-Royal suggests recommended reading to increase the representation of women in A level Religious Studies.
Read moreMCQs are a quick way to test knowledge and refresh past topics! This issue of VoicED focuses on why they are so important, including top revision tips and more!
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