Stress – A Collective Workplace Issue
When I was asked to write an article for FE News about Stress Awareness Month, I was initially stumped. What could I add to a…
Mental Health Awareness
Mental health awareness is the ongoing effort to reduce the stigma around mental illness and mental health conditions by sharing our personal experiences. Often, because of misconceptions about mental health and mental fitness, people often suffer in silence and their conditions go untreated.
Mental health is a positive concept related to the social and emotional wellbeing of individuals and communities. Having good mental health, or being mentally healthy, is more than just the absence of illness, rather it’s a state of overall wellbeing.
Mental Wellbeing refers to our sense of self and our ability to live our lives as close as possible to the way we want to; a flourishing mental wellbeing is associated with meeting our potential, developing strong relationships and doing things that we consider important and worthwhile.
Sadly, suicide is the biggest killer of people under the age of 35 in the UK* and figures from the Office of National Statistics showed an increase in suicide amongst unskilled construction workers in 2020 – a ten year high.
Edtech as a classroom ally: Supporting students and teachers with active and collaborative learning
In this article, Jonathon discusses the importance of Edtech and the benefits it brings to both pupils and teachers. The adoption of technology in the…
Children’s Mental Health Week: Two in three children feel anxious and stressed due to school
Almost two-thirds (65%) of UK children say they have felt anxious, nervous or stressed because of school, according to new research commissioned for Children’s Mental…
A report on the wellbeing of children and young people over the academic year 2021 to 2022.
The wellbeing of children and young people has been a focus of Government policy for anumber of years. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…
Children’s Mental Health Week: Sector Response
Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 will take place from 6-12 February 2023. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. Sector Response Paul Whiteman, general secretary of…
Children’s Mental Health Week: UKSA reports 32 percent of FE students take up mental health support
Ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 Feb 2023), UKSA is reporting nearly a third of its further education students have required mental health support…
Five tips on how to safeguard your mental wellbeing during times of financial insecurity
In this Article, Sarah Coghlan, Global Director Men’s Health Promotion at Movember shares five tips on how to safeguard your mental wellbeing during times of…
Talking is the Epitome of Kindness
Time to talk day (2nd Feb) and kindness are intrinsically linked, in a world that can often feel disconnected, Nahla Summers shares some insight on…
Offer of free wellbeing support re-opens to SMEs and micros
British Safety Council has today (18 January) re-opened its offer to SMEs and micro-sized employers to apply to attend a free 3-hour workshop to help…
Mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority teachers
This report set out to understand how the wellbeing of ethnic minority educators compared with the wider population. This report – made possible with the…