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Will schools be able to cope with new mental health education plans?

  • Posted by Chris Lincoln
  • On 19th July 2018
Health and wellbeing is one of the hottest topics in the country as professionals fight against a growing epidemic that continues to spiral out of control. The financially stricken NHS is watching valuable funds disintegrate as it reacts to climbing obesity figures and a growing number of people suffering with mental health issues. There have […]
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Every school needs a Health Mentor – and now you can have one at almost zero cost

  • Posted by Josh Cronin
  • On 16th July 2018
You may not have heard about the amazing work of Evolve Health Mentors but they really should be on your radar. Education’s best kept secret Evolve Health Mentors are inspiring and motivational role models who are specifically trained to improve the physical, emotional, cognitive health and wellbeing of pupils, especially the most vulnerable. Traditionally, a […]
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Teaching Support Staff + Apprenticeship Levy = Health Mentor

  • Posted by Josh Cronin
  • On 16th July 2018
My mum currently works in a large primary school as a Pastoral Manager. Her career journey went from volunteering in a school for a few hours per week to working as a part-time Learning Support Assistant, full time Teaching Assistant, Learning Mentor and now Pastoral Manager. We were talking recently about how she had some […]
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Improve the health and wellbeing of your school with this free (*) course

  • Posted by Josh Cronin
  • On 16th July 2018
According to this DfE study, the emotional wellbeing of students is a better predictor of their academic success than their socio-economic status. So what if I told you that I could offer your teaching support staff a fully funded training course that has evidence of improving both the health and academic outcomes of pupils? The […]
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No suitable training for your apprenticeship levy funding. There is now!

  • Posted by Josh Cronin
  • On 16th July 2018
The ESFA have almost certainly taken 0.5% of your annual wage bill from your budget and the only way for you to recoup this funding is to train your workforce using new apprenticeship courses. HOWEVER, THERE IS A PROBLEM Just 8% of apprenticeship levy funds have been spent in the 10 months since the scheme’s […]
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How to release the potential of your best teaching support staff to transform your pastoral offer to pupils…at zero cost!

  • Posted by Josh Cronin
  • On 16th July 2018
You probably have an excellent teaching assistant or learning mentor who is an amazing role model for your more challenging pupils. BUT… Is this person trained sufficiently? Have you clearly mapped out their career progression at your school? Do you worry about losing this key member of staff? Evidence suggests that the relationships of one […]
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Do levels of academic achievement correlate with hand-eye coordination?

  • Posted by Chris Lincoln
  • On 11th July 2018
On the week when schools were nervously awaiting the results from Key Stage 2 SATs tests, new research suggests that hand-eye coordination can affect pupils’ academic ability in reading, writing and maths. A study for the journal Psychological Science assessed the abilities of 300 pupils at Lilycroft Primary School in Bradford, as reported by The […]
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