Suggested actions/activities could include:

Staff focused

• Either a staff group attend a ‘live’ Information webinar or show the recorded Information webinar to staff in INSET time or a staff meeting.
  • Record the date of the Information webinar and the staff who attended
• Or a staff member who has completed an approved 8-week mindfulness course shares an “Introduction to Mindfulness” session with colleagues, parents, governors using Step 2 resources.
• Following an Information Webinar/Introduction/Taster, find out which members of staff would like to do an 8 week mindfulness course and explore possibilities for joining a course, online, via MiSPs .begin course.
• Or access the Teacher Maps to invite a .b Foundations teacher to deliver a Taster in the setting and potentially explore options for running an “in-person” 8-week .b Foundations course.
• Hold a meeting with colleague(s) responsible for the staff wellbeing programme to explore how mindfulness training may support or be integrated with this programme.
  • Keep a record of the minutes from this meeting and any action points discussed
• Staff member(s) who have completed .breathe training attend .breathe group mentoring sessions.
  • Record the dates of sessions attended and who attended them
• Staff member(s) who have completed an approved 8-week mindfulness course, attend MiSP Practice Group sessions, One Day Retreats and Step 2 Skills Workshops, to support their developing practice.
  • Record the dates of sessions attended and who attended them
• If more than one member of staff in school has completed an approved 8-week mindfulness course, consider setting up a Practice group in your setting. Play recordings (links to recommended practices are in the Step 2 resources folder) and afterwards share what you noticed.
  • Record the dates of sessions attended and who attended them

Student focused

• Attend a MiSP School Sit Together with students.
  • Keep a record of the dates attended and which classes/groups were involved
• Deliver a school assembly about mindfulness, presented by teachers or students, depending on experience.
  • Please include photos from the assembly in your portfolio and name the students/staff involved in the assembly
• Train to deliver .breathe in your setting.
  • Include your MiSP certificate in your portfolio
• Bring in a MiSP trained mindfulness teacher as an external provider to teach .breathe, dots, Paws b or .b across one or more age groups.
  • Please detail the name of the mindfulness teacher and when the sessions were delivered and with which classes/groups
• Create a mindfulness notice board or display in your setting.
  • Take a photo of the display to include in your portfolio
• A staff member runs a meeting for students interested in finding out more about mindfulness. Ideas and questions are discussed. If students have already received a MiSP course, discuss setting up a Mindfulness Club, to be run at lunchtime or after school, with support from external MiSP trained mindfulness teacher if needed.
  • Keep a record of the minutes from this meeting and any action points discussed and taken

• Use resources from Step 1 to help create displays in your setting.   

• Apply for a Teach .breathe course.   

• Explore the MiSP Trained Teacher Maps to find a teacher to deliver student or adult curricula in your setting.

• Show colleagues the Information Webinar recording or check our Calendar to book staff onto the next scheduled live Information Webinar.

• Explore Step 2 resources to find assembly/meeting PowerPoints and meeting agendas for assemblies and meetings with students and/or staff.

• Find links to recommended practices to use in Staff practice sessions in the Step 2 resources.

• Check our Calendar for dates and details of .begin courses, Practice Group sessions, One Day Retreats, Skills Workshops and .breathe group mentoring sessions.

• Join a FREE MiSP School Sit Together and bring your students along to practice together with other schools (no prior experience is needed). These sessions are open to anyone in a school or educational setting who would like to join in with an accessible mindfulness sit, suitable for beginners as well as more experienced groups.

Please see our at-a-glance Pathways Model infographic here

You are on Step 2 of the Pathways when you have taken one of the following actions:

1. You are automatically on Step 2 when you complete a .begin course with MiSP
2. When you complete a .b Foundations course or another approved 8-week mindfulness course you join Step 2 when your application for Hub membership is accepted.

If you want to introduce mindfulness to students but don’t have anyone trained to teach MiSP courses in your setting, please check our Trained Teacher Maps to find teachers in your area.

The intention of Step 3 of the MiSP Pathways is to develop a model for mindfulness taught in-house to students and build a community to share coordination of mindfulness initiatives within the setting. There are some things you can do to start to get ready for Step 3.

If you want to keep a record of your development in introducing mindfulness to your setting/school, you could build a MiSP portfolio (optional) and collect evidence of these suggested activities or a record of your own ideas. A completed portfolio will be needed to apply for Step 5 of the Pathways.

Here are some suggested things you can do to GET READY for Step 3 of the Pathways

• • Book onto a Train to Teach student course: dots, Paws b or .b – once you have developed your own practice for at least TWO months following the completion of an 8 week mindfulness course you can apply to train to teach students. Your setting may be eligible for support with funding your training.
  • Access a map to find a local MiSP trained independent teacher who could deliver the student curricula in your setting.
  • Complete the Pathways Step 2 Portfolio.
  • Use the Reflection sheet to consider your setting’s needs for Step 3.