Adrian Bethune
Interviewed by Elinor Brown Elinor interviews the founder of Teachappy and author of the award-winning Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom – A Practical Guide To Teaching Happiness, Adrian Bethune:
Mindfulness
A day in the life of . . .
A day in the life of Maggie Farrar Mindfulness has been such an important part of my life for many years. I have always been attracted to meditation and particularly the roots of contemporary, secular mindfulness in Buddhist psychology. When I came across mindfulness 20 years ago it seemed to show me a way of […]
From Teaching Mindfulness to Leading Mindfully – An Exploration
By Maggie Farrar I recently facilitated a MiSP programme on ‘Exploring Mindful Leadership’ for those trained, through MiSP, to teach mindfulness to children and who were interested in exploring how their mindfulness practice could enhance their leadership whatever their role. We also explored how we might use our experience, as teachers of mindfulness, to influence […]
Astudiaeth Achos: Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin
Click here to view an English version of this page Enw: Ffiona Owen Rôl: Athrawes meddylgarwch allanol Lleoliad: Abertawe Ystod oed y disgyblion: 7 – 11 oed (CA2) Nifer y disgyblion: 276 (CA2) Nifer o ddosbarthiadau: 9 Canran premiwm disgybl: Amherthnasol Canran ADY (SEND/SEMH): 16.7% Nifer o staff a hyfforddwyd i addysgu meddylgarwch: 0 Dyddiad […]
Case Study: Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontybrenin
Cliciwch yma am fersiwn Cymraeg y dudalen hon Name: Ffiona Owen Role: External mindfulness teacher Location: Swansea Age range of students: 7 – 11 years (KS2) Number of students: 276 (KS2) Number of classes: 9 Percentage pupil premium: N/A Percentage SEND/SEMH: 16.7% Number of staff trained to teach mindfulness: 0 Date of delivery: Summer term […]
“It’s s**t this”. Gogglebox and Mindfulness on Christmas Day
by Richard Burnett Gogglebox on Christmas Day at 9:15pm was not where I was expecting to find mindfulness. For those of you who don’t know what it is, Gogglebox is a TV show where you watch other people watching telly. A form of reality TV, imagine a camera on the TV itself, looking back at […]
A day in the life of . . .
The first in a series of blogs inviting MiSP trainers and trained teachers working in schools and other settings to reflect on a working day and explore how mindfulness is embedded in their work and life. A day in the life of David Bignell David has worked in primary education for 31 years and is currently […]
Ways to Rest
Do you ever find yourself postponing a break until the next thing is done? With the intense demands on education staff, intensified by the pandemic, it is no wonder that day after day involves driving relentlessly from one task to another. In addition, as educators and carers, many of us have a habit of putting ourselves […]
WAVE MAT – A Strategic Approach
WAVE is a multi-academy trust looking after: 13 schools and around 800 pupils KS1-KS5 (5-18yrs). Most of the schools are Alternative Provision Academies, educating children who are permanently excluded or at risk of permanent exclusion, or whose health means they cannot attend their school. They also provide education in: A Tier 4 CAMHS unit, a […]
Back to School: What can mindfulness offer us during transition?
Elinor Brown explores how mindfulness can support us through change, the Bridges Transition Model and a practice for being present as we move between day-to-day activities. The first of a series of blogs looking at mindfulness and wellbeing through the rhythms of the school year. “Transition is not just a nice way to say change. […]