Professional standards – supporting our professional development
82% of respondents to the Education and Training Foundation’s (ETF) Membership Matters research said that inspiring learners, changing lives and making a difference was what…
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.
So mental health isn’t your top priority?
‘Inspiring learners, changing lives and making a difference’ – is the key motivation for why you work in the Further Education (FE) and Training sector.…
National Mental Health Day: Sector Response
National Mental Health Day (10th October) is a great opportunity to reflect on mental health issues around the world, and specifically on how organisations can…
Why resilience shouldn’t be an excuse
Resilience has been the buzz word for a little while now in the HR arena, the idea that we get our teams and staff to…
Why we need to stop talking ‘mental health’ in workplaces and need to start talking ‘emotional health’
If ever there was a controversial article for me to write, this is probably it. Mental health is as common a term in the workplace…
Educator Health and Wellbeing – The Need to Look at all Aspects
Reports of rising levels of stress, burnout and even depression among teachers have seemed relentless over the last few years – with a real spotlight…
Managing students’ wellbeing during the transition to university
Young people go through many transitions in their lives, but one of the most critical ones is leaving school – and, for many, this involves…
In preparation for exams results, good or bad!
On the run up to exam results, Mental Health Counsellor and CEO of Mind Management for You Sheila McMahon reflects on how we can prepare…
End stigma around parenting programmes to tackle the teenage mental health crisis
For teenagers approaching their GCSEs and A Levels, the pandemic hit at a particularly challenging time. Not only is this a critical age for academic…
Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives warns post-Covid children’s mental health services are buckling under pressure
Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives warns post-Covid children’s mental health services are buckling under pressure and putting vulnerable young people at greater risk of…