The Pathways FAQs

A: There is no cost to registering your setting on the Mindfulness Pathways but you will need to be a Hub member in order to maintain access to the online resources, and your setting will need to have Organisational Hub Membership to apply for Step 5.

A: Yes indeed! There are tools and resources to support your journey at every step. In addition, settings who are on our Pathways may be eligible for group training discounts.

A: No. We know that every educational organisation is unique and what works well in one may not be right for another. Developing features appropriate for your community is crucial, and needs to consider the age group, abilities and needs of your pupils, recognising what is appropriate for your staff team and wider community.

This is why the Pathways have flexibility at every step. Indeed, if there’s something you’d like to try that isn’t listed on the Pathways materials, we’d love to hear from and work with you to see how best to implement your ideas..

A: No, provided you are working in a child or youth-related context where mindfulness would be a welcome and appropriate addition to any provision already in place, you are very welcome to join the programme.

A: There is a variety of supporting material to help make a case for introducing and developing mindfulness in your organisation, including research summaries, case studies, information booklets and flyers you can share with SLT.

A: Yes, provided you meet the training level for that step, we will automatically move you to the right step for your training level and needs.

A: Yes, there are free resources and live training support available for you to use, to help you develop at each level. You don’t have to use these, but they are there to support you and your students should you need them.

A: Yes. Provided you have regular contact with the setting in question, and go into that setting at least weekly, you could lead or be part of a group introducing the programme, provided the setting is happy for you to do so.

A: We recognise that there are several other organisations providing high quality mindfulness training and provision. For Step 2, provided the training is recognised as part of MiSP’s standard prerequisites (see here), you are welcome to join the programme. Beyond Step 2, it becomes harder for us to validate training beyond that which MiSP provides (though there are possibilities for adult mindfulness teachers trained by recognised centres to apply for a setting to reach Step 4 and/or 5 if MiSP curricula is being used with students).

A: The first four steps are automatically accredited when certain levels of interest are registered or training completed. For each step we will send you a list of possible features that might be evident in a setting at this stage of its development, with free resources and training suggestions to support the journey along the Pathways. The final step will be assessed by MiSP and require renewal every two years. This will involve sending a Pathways Portfolio of recorded development and Outreach Action Plan to be evaluated, and we will offer guidance for continued development of the Portfolio throughout the Pathways.

A: There are no time restrictions on when you decide to develop further down the Pathways. On average, settings move on a step every 1-2 years. However, even if it takes 3, 4 or more years, you can still move on to the next step when ready.

Having reached Step 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the Pathways, you are welcome to pick up where you left off and don’t need to re-qualify for that level. Step 5 will require renewal every two years.