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Wellbeing for schools

Explore our comprehensive collection of articles on school wellbeing that address key aspects of student and teacher mental health. These CPD articles offer practical strategies and evidence-based approaches to mental and emotional health, physical wellbeing and social-emotional learning. We provide essential guidance for creating a positive school culture, from identifying anxiety and depression to building resilience and implementing classroom mental health first aid.

We understand that staff wellbeing is essential to student success. That's why we also focus on managing teacher stress, preventing burnout and fostering workplace wellbeing. Discover practical advice for developing a whole-school approach to wellbeing, creating an environment where both students and staff can thrive.

  • How to talk to children about the war in Ukraine

    How to talk to children about the war in Ukraine

    Published: 07/03/2022

    Since Russian forces entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022, you will no doubt have heard children in your class talking about the crisis.  

    This page offers advice to help you address children's concerns plus information from reliable sources to help you to answer their questions.

    By: Jo Barwell
  • Coping with the exam season as a member of staff

    Coping with the exam season as a member of staff

    Published: 21/03/2022

    As exam season edges closer, much of the focus will be on supporting your students. It is important to recognise, and accept, exam season could also be stressful for you. You are not alone. As these teachers confess, feeling increased stress during the exam season is a common experience for staff.

    This article, based on responses from the Mental Health Foundation’s OPEN research network, summarises top tips on ways you can protect your own mental health and wellbeing, especially during the exam season.

    By: The Mental Health Foundation’s Peer Education Project Team
  • Loneliness – how to help ourselves, colleagues and students to feel less lonely

    Loneliness – how to help ourselves, colleagues and students to feel less lonely

    Published: 19/04/2022

    Loneliness is a common human experience that we are all likely to feel at some point in our lives. Defined as the negative feeling we have when there is a difference between the relationships we have and those that we want, how we experience loneliness will be unique to each of us.

    During this year's Mental Health Awareness Week, the Mental Health Foundation aims to explore the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health, and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities. Listed below are helpful tips and links of how you can build connections with yourself, others and the world around you to reduce feelings of loneliness.

    By: Ruth Simmons, Mental Health Foundation
  • 20 ideas for teacher wellbeing

    20 ideas for teacher wellbeing

    Published: 06/08/2019

    Victoria Hewett is an education blogger and creator of the #Teacher5adayBuddyBox wellbeing scheme. She is a passionate advocate for improving teacher wellbeing and reducing workload. Here she shares her ideas for strategies you can use to support your own wellbeing.

    By: Victoria Hewett
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Why gratitude matters

    Why gratitude matters

    Published: 09/10/2019

    Adrian Bethune is a writer, teacher and Healthy Body and Mind leader at a primary school in Hertfordshire. In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools. Here he explains the rationale for practising gratitude and runs through a gratitude exercise.

    By: Adrian Bethune
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Supporting young people's mental health

    Supporting young people's mental health

    Published: 09/10/2019

    Teacher and author Andy Sammons (@andy_samm) discusses the mental health of young people.

    By: Andy Sammons
    Other at Upper Shirley High