We are delighted to announce that from September Faiy Rushton will be stepping into the role of Executive Director of the Mindfulness in Schools Project. Faiy has had a longstanding relationship with MiSP of over a decade, starting with her own training in 2013, becoming a valued trainer in 2015 and starting her current role […]
It’s with a mixture of sadness and joy that we wish Ben well for September, when he will be leaving his role at MiSP, as Head of Education and Training, and taking his many qualities and skills back into school as a primary Headteacher. Ben has been instrumental in shaping MiSP over the last […]
The MiSP Pathways Portfolio helps you keep a record of the wide range of development work you have done, personally and professionally, to create a sustainable mindfulness approach in your school/setting. If at some point your setting applies to Step 5 of the Pathways to become a MiSP Beacon School, the Portfolio can be submitted […]
We are delighted to welcome Ken Lunn to our Board of Trustees! Ken has substantial experience in senior IT roles up to director level in the NHS. Since retiring in 2014, he has trained as a mindfulness teacher and has taken leadership roles in two other charities, bringing his management experience to bear in developing […]
Making a Difference Locally launches ‘The Mindful Fund’ Supporting Wellbeing in Schools We are thrilled to share that Co-op Wholesale’s charity, Making a Difference Locally (MADL), has a brand-new funding initiative aimed at supporting wellbeing in schools. The initiative will fund up to two members of staff per school to join the MiSP Pathways and […]
The Pathways model is a framework designed to help individuals, schools and educational settings explore the benefits of mindfulness and clearly see the extent of MiSP’s potential support. Please see our at-a-glance Pathways Model infographic. MiSP has previously launched the Pathways framework and the Step 1 and Step 2 resources, which focused on exploring what mindfulness in education […]
Guest blog by Brock Martin, Mindful Movement Teacher, National Child Research Center (NCRC) / Preschool, Washington DC, USA When and how does mindfulness practice show up in your day? I view mindfulness like a light switch – you can choose to turn it on / off. As the day goes on, it’s so much easier […]
Guest blog by Eli I’m a 22-year-old studying Chemistry at the University of Bristol. Like many other students (and, I suspect, many non-students), I’ve often felt overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. Although I still experience these emotions, mindfulness and the .begin course have given me the tools to deal with, understand and accept these feelings. Although […]
We are delighted to be facilitating a one day workshop as part of Bangor’s post-conference day on Tuesday 6 August 2024 9am for 9.30am until 5pm. We would love to see you there online or in person. If you are unable to attend on the day, we have heard from the organisers that a recording […]
Guest blog by Zettie Taylor, Teacher of English & Mindfulness at Princes Risborough School One of our Year 7 students told me: “Me and a friend went to our lockers to get our laptops out for our next lesson and the locker doors would not open. We were trying as hard as we could but […]