80% of education employees would like more wellbeing support from their employer

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 18th April 2018

A survey by Westfield Health has found that four-fifths of employees working in the education sector would like more emotional and physical wellbeing support to be offered by their employer, as reported by the Education Executive. David Capper, Commercial Director of Westfield Health, told the Education Executive: “The total number of UK working days lost […]

Guest Blog #7 Tim Small : The 5 Simple Steps to Revise like an Expert

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 18th April 2018

Tim Small is a former secondary Headteacher/Principal and has taught in seven comprehensive schools over 27 years. Tim now works as an Associate Executive Coach and regular blogger for one of the UK’s Leadership Coaching companies for School Leaders, Integrity Coaching. Five Rules of Real Revision Active revision is five times as effective as passive […]

Guest Blog #6 Jade Lewis-Jones: What can the UK learn from Spanish culture and lifestyle?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 11th April 2018

Jade Lewis-Jones is a Head of Department in a secondary school in Valencia after taking the leap to move abroad from the United Kingdom. In this article, Jade talks about the difference in lifestyles and the impact it is having on health and wellbeing… There are some significant differences between lifestyles in Spain and the […]

How Health Mentors have been using Lego therapy to improve pupil wellbeing

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 10th April 2018

Nottinghamshire Health Mentor Robbie Collingburn talks us through how he has used Lego therapy to improve pupil wellbeing and group cohesion at one of the schools he works in. The Background The concept of Lego therapy is one that appealed to me, particularly due to the enjoyment many children get from using such a popular […]

Guest Blog #5 Brett Summersby : A revolution is underway

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 9th April 2018

Our latest guest blog comes from Brett Summersby. Brett has been a primary school teacher for nearly eight years in South London and Nottinghamshire and is currently English Lead in a Nottinghamshire school. (Twitter: @MrS_Primary) With no better way to describe it, I’ll have to borrow a phrase from a few better known colleagues: A revolution […]

Prices of some fizzy drinks have increased but will sugar tax make an impact?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 6th April 2018

Friday 6th April 2018 marked a landmark occasion for soft drink manufacturers as the sugar tax levy came into effect. Manufacturers have been encouraged to cut sugar content in their products or face paying a levy if their drinks contain more than 5g of sugar per 100ml. Yet not every company have opted to change […]

Hunger, exhaustion and lower educational attainment : the alarming facts behind child poverty in the UK

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 3rd April 2018

At the turn of the year, it was reported that 30% of children living in the United Kingdom are below the poverty threshold line. With some areas turning out higher figures than others, many focussed their attention on particularly deprived regions. However, a report released this week by BBC News has found that the poverty […]

‘More than just a sports camp’ – how your child can benefit from an XLR8 holiday course

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 28th March 2018

During February half-term, 14 children from Newark in Nottinghamshire entered the new and unique realms of an XLR8 holiday course. With our specially trained Health Mentors leading a variety of activities based upon the popular themes of Superheroes and My Tribe, My Land, the children aged between 7 and 11 were introduced to a wide […]

Is there a north-south divide in education?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 26th March 2018

Results from a 12-month report suggest that deprived children living in northern areas of the country will have fewer prospects during adulthood than their southern counterparts. The Growing Up North, Look North report was managed by England’s Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, who spent the last year researching and conversing with various professionals from the education, […]

From Worksop to Wales: How Health Mentors are getting their schools involved in Sport Relief 2018

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 22nd March 2018

Delivering exciting sporting activities is not a new venture for Evolve Health Mentors who are practitioners for such sessions on a daily basis. However, Sport Relief provides the opportunity for schools and Evolve members of staff to engage their pupils in something a bit different for a great cause that is supporting important projects both […]