This video is designed to be used as part of a staff /team meeting as a form of mini CPD. It contains a pause point at the end with so...

Short sharp bursts of CPD can be highly effective - so I'm going to start building a series of suggested bitesize CPD sessions with...

When asked to deliver keynote presentations or workshops at events, I always try to keep them super practical as I've found that that's...

Short sharp bursts of CPD can be highly effective - so I'm going to start building a series of suggested bitesize CPD sessions with...

This article first appeared online and in print here at SecEd where I'm the resident mental health expert. Young carers are pupils who...

Research shows that if parents and carers are actively involved in their children’s learning and activities at school, they will be more...

This article first appeared in print and online in SecEd where I'm the resident mental health expert. You can read all of my articles...

I recently made a video which teaches the signs for 10 emotions in British Sign Language – BSL. It’s been fantastic hearing how...

This article first appeared in print in SecEd magazine and online here. Many schools run wellbeing or mental health workshops for parents...

Below I've shared information about the new ‘Staying Safe’ website, which offers resources for anyone distressed, thinking about suicide...

Inspired by video I made of the 54321 grounding approach (see video below), James Gearing Head of the Autism and Behaviour Support...

Teaching pupils about mental health and illness is a great way to promote understanding, help seeking and healthy coping – but staff...

The following guidelines were developed by Jenny Langley who facilitates a carers group in Kent, and Nigel Jacobs who is a systemic...

This guest post is by Anita Holford who I met recently at a conference. Anita and her colleague Misha, were there because they have been...

I wrote this article for SecEd Magazine. It originally appeared in print and online here. Faulty thinking patterns can present a real...

When a child becomes reluctant to attend school, but there is no clear reason, such as bullying or struggling with academic pressures, it...

It’s exactly a year since I ended up as an inpatient in an eating disorders unit.  I’m still very much a work in progress; but I have...

I originally wrote this post in 2017 as a thank you to my husband, Tom, who has been an incredible support to me. The ideas I’ve shared...

Self-harm is highly prevalent amongst teenagers – but that doesn’t make it any less shocking for a parent when they find out that their...

I wrote this post on one of those days where my key focus needed to be on making it through to bedtime unscathed. It seemed a tall...