Student Wellbeing

Creating Safe and Trauma-Informed Learning Environments: A Culture of Excellence in Schools and Universities A culture of care is also a culture of excellence: learners and staff who feel safe - physically, psychologically, and relationally are more engaged, more motivated, and more capable of high achievement. If we want students and pupils to thrive, we must also value and protect the wellbeing of teachers, lecturers, and support staff. If we want inclusive classrooms, we must address the structures that perpetuate harm. And if we want education to be transformative, we must build environments where excellence is inseparable from compassion and safety.

All the Likes Promotes Online Safety Card game opens conversations about online safety and instills strategies for safe interneting.

Phone Ban Benefits Mental health Less phone time in school is better and research underlines the transformative nature of the phone ban.

Ethical leadership in Education is no Longer a Nice-to-have, it's a Must-have An ethical framework gives students a way of navigating the modern world.

Socials Ban - Throwing Baby Out with the Bathwater? Online behaviours reflect what is happening in wider society, education and strategies could be a better bet than a ban.

Schools Critical in Addressing Body Image Social media provides an accelerated pathway to body image issues.

The Impact of Tobacco/E-Cigarette use on Youth Wellbeing: the ‘Big 6’ breakdown blog series Often incorrectly dismissed as ‘less harmful’ than tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes can still deliver high levels of nicotine, a highly addictive substance.

The Impact of Alcohol on Youth Mental Health: the ‘Big 6’ breakdown blog series The fifth installment of this six-part series about “The Big 6:” the six major health behaviours that play a critical role in the physical and mental health of youth.

The Impact of Screen Time on Youth Mental Health: the ‘Big 6’ breakdown blog series After 1 hour of screen-use a day, subsequent hours of daily screen time were associated with lower psychological wellbeing,

How Educators can Address the Rise of Rigid Masculinities The manosphere is no place to be without the ability for critical thinking.

Younger Children’s Mental Health is Often Forgotten Surging numbers of struggling kids requires a considered effort to counter them.

Dads’ Groups Improve School Community School dads’ groups create stronger connections with kids, wives and teachers.