Improving Children’s Wellbeing through Self-Efficacy
Self-efficacy, or the belief in your own ability to handle different situations or achieve certain goals, has been shown to be linked to a range of outcomes for children. These links include overall wellbeing and academic performance. With children’s wellbeing frequently in the news headlines, it is surprising that this link with self efficacy is rarely […]
How Health Mentors are Working to Reduce School Suspensions
Research by FFT Education Datalab shows that school exclusions have been on the rise with no signs of slowing. Here’s what Health Mentors are doing tackle this.
Precision Schooling and the Covid Excuse
The challenges facing the education system are well known by those who work in the sector and parents of the 10 million children currently relying upon UK schools. One of the main challenges is the rise in unacceptable behaviour in classrooms, recently summarised in this TES post – School Behaviour – Is it really getting […]
Teacher Retention Crisis: Health Mentors to the Rescue
Teacher retention is in crisis due to increased workload, but Health Mentors could be the solution.
Addressing the Recovery of Children’s Social Skills
As teachers across the country report that children are far less emotionally developed than expected for their age, over 67% of teachers have observed a decline in pupils’ behaviour since the pandemic. With this in mind, an increasing number of schools are now working in partnership with Evolve to support their recovery plans. Multiple nationwide […]
Meet the Mentors: Helen Ikumelo
Meet Helen Ikumelo. After graduating with a degree in psychology, Helen wanted to be in a position to help young vulnerable children. She has since become an invaluable Health Mentor
Addressing Year 7 Social and Emotional Needs
There has never been a greater time for an effective start to secondary school for Year 7 pupils.
Meet the Mentors: Jeevan Chagger
Meet Jeevan Chagger. From apprentice to Senior Health Mentor and Training Programme Lead, we celebrate his many achievements to date with Evolve.
Breaking Sedentary Habits: How Evolve is Improving Children’s Physical Activity Levels
The 2022/23 Active Lives Children and Young People survey reported that only 47% of children are meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines, of 60 minutes or more exercise per day. The implications of low physical activity levels for children can be severe and long-lasting. The most apparent effect is on children’s physical health, […]
From Training to Impact: The Unrealised Potential of Health Mentoring
In a time when effective support and intervention are essential, research sheds light on the significant impact mentors can have in wellbeing support.
