Mindfulness in Schools Project
For the flourishing of young minds
We were delighted to welcome so many delegates to our maiden online conference on Saturday 20th June. Over 900 educators joined us throughout the day for a series of insightful and informative talks, presentations and case studies from our broad range of expert speakers. Punctuating the day with some short mindfulness practices, we also had […]
We are delighted to announce that this year’s MiSP conference, on the theme of ‘Teaching Mindfully’, will be taking place online via video conferencing on Saturday 20th June 2020. Originally planned as a face-to-face event in London, we are moving our conference online to ensure as many people as possible will be able to attend and to protect the health of […]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our education community has faced so many new, difficult and, at times, heartbreaking challenges: Making impossible decisions about how to keep schools open for vulnerable children and children of key workers whilst safeguarding staff and pupils alike. Making distressing personal decisions about prioritising duty of care: to our schools, our […]
I’m not based in a school, how do I start to teach MiSP’s curricula? We know that many schools invite third party providers to deliver activities in schools. Here are some key factors to consider when contacting schools to offer to teach our mindfulness curricula to their children and young people… Build your credentials Schools […]
There are disruptive pupils in my class. What should I do? Depending on the cohort, their age, their personalities and their experiences, teaching mindfulness to children and young people can be challenging. Remember that whilst a child may be disruptive, they and their peers may also simultaneously be absorbing a great deal of the lesson […]
On January 23rd, we held the first of our MiSP Reconnection & Continuing Professional Development Days in London in response to a number of requests from our community of trained teachers. The aim of the day was for people who have trained to teach .b and/or Paws b to connect with each other, share ideas, […]
We are offering financial support to teachers at the early stages of their careers to learn mindfulness for themselves and train to teach it to children. Applications will be welcome from all UK schools and awards made on a first come first served basis to individuals within four years of achieving Qualified Teacher Status … […]
MiSP is delighted to announce that trustee and co-founder Richard Burnett has been elected as the new Chair of MiSP’s Board of Trustees. Richard has extensive experience of bringing mindfulness to schools, having co-written the flagship .b curriculum and taught mindfulness to thousands of children in schools since 2003. He has been a broadcaster, writer […]
We are delighted that Healthy Minds, the PSHE curriculum for secondary schools which features the four .breathe lessons, is now available to all schools. Healthy Minds consists of resilience, mental health, social media and goal setting lessons, and provides training to deliver 61 lessons to support young peoples’ mental and emotional health. Read more from […]
by Claire Kelly Like many, I started practising mindfulness because I was in search of something to help me manage the stress of my job. What I wasn’t expecting were the added side effects of greater mental space, room for creativity, and increased teaching efficacy. Wellbeing and Mindfulness Over the past ten years, a groundswell […]