Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education presents various options, each with distinct advantages and potential drawbacks that teachers should be aware of in their daily routines. The primary goal of AI in education is to make learning and teaching more...
Staff Support and Development
Workplace mentoring
Just what is mentoring? How do you structure a mentoring conversation? There are many misconceptions about mentoring. Often people think that all is required is to have experience and a passion to share. Unfortunately, this can lead to people thinking they are...
Team rewards and incentives
Employee incentive programs will help support your team and foster a culture of collaboration, engagement and trust. Here are 5 best practices to consider before moving to the examples below: Make your program inclusive: ensure that you tailor your programs to include...
Communicating in educational settings
Pupil Voice – Effective communication with students/learners: Feedback from pupils with regards to teachers can be hard to come across without biased, so where should you start? We have gathered some evidence-based feedback on what students and pupils have identified...
Team Trust Exercises
At the foundation of any great team/workplace is the value of trust; in leadership this means the team believes their leaders are capable and on their side. Part of creating a culture of hard work, reliability and job satisfaction is driven by the trust that your team...
Research: Mental Health in Schools
This page shares some research articles that school or college leaders and Mental Health Leads may find useful in exploring solutions for their setting. 1 School culture and student mental health: a qualitative study in UK secondary schools (BMC Public Health)...
Research: Mindfulness in Education
This page shares some research articles that school or college leaders and Mental Health Leads may find useful in exploring solutions for their setting. 1 Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions for Mental Health in Schools: a Comprehensive Meta-analysis...
Staff Support and Development Toolkit
An education setting’s caring ethos and environment will have a major impact on the wellbeing of its staff and pupils. It’s important for leaders to define that culture and vision, making it clear what behaviours, values and beliefs underpin it. It is important too...
SORTS (Supportive Response to Self-Harm) Free e-learning for schools
The SORTS e-learning module has been co-produced by a team of academic psychologists, school staff and mental health professionals. The module aims to help school staff provide a supportive response to students who self-harm. The SORTS e-learning module is designed to...