Research and literature regarding the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people has become more frequent and widespread […]
By Priya Mitchell MA, School Counsellor and Designated Lead, The British School Al Khubairat As the sole Counsellor within an […]
Bridges and walls are often used metaphorically to indicate connectors and enablers on the one hand and barriers or boundaries […]
Counselling is one of the most common school-based interventions for mental health and wellbeing for young people. This type of therapy […]
By Adam Gillett MA, (Assistant Principal – Inclusion), Penistone Grammar School The MA in Leadership of School Mental Health & […]
Most of us know that physical health and mental wellbeing are closely related and that paying attention to things like […]
It is well documented that young people who identify as LGBT+ are more likely to face bullying, discrimination and mental […]
The Jack Petchey Foundation asked over 5,000 young people aged 11-19 how the government should support them to catch up […]
Tim Milburn, Deputy Head at Harrogate Grammar, shares his experience of implementing a new mental health app during lockdown, which […]
On January 5th 2021, schools were asked to provide learning that their students could access from home. Now in March […]
We are extremely excited to announce that Dominique Zakkour and Claire Sewell have joined our team at Minds Ahead as […]
The Education Policy Institute has examined aspects of mental health among secondary age children and linked these to social, demographic […]
“(…) I don’t want robots in my building, I want people who care, who feel and love what they are […]
We have put together a list of some of the online mental health resources that are available in the UK […]
This report is part of a series developed in partnership with the Child Outcomes Research Consortium. This paper looks at […]
There is a robust link between having a sense of safety, belonging and well-being and the student’s engagement and performance in education. Research […]
“It is time to start taking the mental health of our teachers and educators seriously.” – Education Support The latest […]
A large scale research project by the Royal Foundation exploring the early years (0-5) has found that parental judgements are […]
The final report by the Centre for Mental Health, The Commission for Mental Health Equality, is a key reading for […]
In this video we present an infographic on the key points from two key government reports: DfE State of the […]
The Good Childhood Report (Oct 2020) undertaken by the Children’s Society, reports on the level of ‘subjective wellbeing’ and happiness […]
We highlight parts of the report and our response to these key elements: The report calls for a continued investment and commitment […]
Over the past months we’ve seen demonstrations globally in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of […]
This innovative course is for the key colleagues working in schools and colleges providing mental health support to children and […]
We realise there is a lot of information online at the moment to support yourself and your family through these […]
On the 19th of March at 8.40am Shelly spoke with Liza Aziz on what Minds Ahead think the DfE should […]
The Department for Education are consulting on changes to the main safeguarding policy used by schools and colleges, ‘Keeping Children […]
A national survey of the health of secondary aged pupils was published in January 2020. The data was collected in […]
Public mental health takes a population approach to mental health. This improves the coverage, outcomes and coordination of the prevention of […]
The PISA Wellbeing data was released late December, by which time most people were winding down and getting ready for […]
Tackling stress in our schools Almost three quarters of staff working in schools and colleges describe themselves as stressed, a […]
Chapter 4 of the first ‘State of the Nation’ report on wellbeing was a deeper dive into the psychological health […]
The Department for Education released their first ‘State of the Nation’ report into children and young people’s wellbeing. There is […]
I was privileged to attend a round table discussion at the House of Commons on the 9th October on the […]
A gathering of professionals from a range of backgrounds across Educational settings and specialists in Mental Health attended Parliament on […]
The Department for Health and Social Care are consulting on a new strategy focused on ‘proactive, predictive and personalised care’ […]