What to expect in this month's bulletin:

 

• How is the emotional vocabulary going?
• Classroom Wellbeing Toolkit from The Anna Freud Centre

 

Emotional Vocabulary

At the start of the term I distributed laminated copies of Feelings Wheels to all staff.  I hope that some of you have been able to find opportunities to use the tool to encourage students to develop a greater understanding of their emotions.  

 

Remember the phrase “Name it to Tame it.”  

 

The Classroom Wellbeing Toolkit

The following passage is from the Anna Freud Centre website introducing the Classroom Wellbeing Toolkit.  As this is quite a lengthy read I have not included anything else in this month’s bulletin in the hope you all get a chance to read through the resource.  

 

This evidence-based toolkit, created in partnership with the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is designed to help secondary school staff take steps to improve students’ mental health and wellbeing through everyday practices.

This new resource will help build teachers' confidence to address the needs of their students, covering five strategy areas on:

• building supportive relationships
• creating a classroom environment where all students feel they belong
• promoting good mental health
• responding to stress, low mood and anxiety
• preventing bullying, cyberbullying and sexual harassment.

 

It is designed for secondary school subject teachers, but will also be useful for teaching assistants, librarians and other support staff.

It is not about asking teachers to be mental health professionals, but instead focuses on enhancing the quality of the classroom environment and staff–student relationships.

Link: Classroom Wellbeing Toolkit