mental health

Psychology Well Being 

The 5 H’s: Hope, Hugs, Hunting, Humour, & Hendrix

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments health and wellbeing, mental health

Mental health is a work in progress and something we are always tinkering with. It’s not something that we ‘achieve’

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Psychology Well Being 

Eunoia

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Aristotle, eunoia, goodwill, mental health, well mind

We all want a well mind and to be blessed with beautiful thinking. To be well-balanced where we exhibit kindness

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Psychology Well Being 

Achieving That ‘Condor Moment’

February 5, 2021February 2, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Condor moment, General Paul Nanson CBE, mental health, psychology, Tim Peake

Before I started reading Tim Peake’s autobiography Limitless I knew that I was going to learn plenty. I mean, astronauts

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Well Being 

A Recipe For Wellbeing

February 1, 2021January 31, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Children's Mental Health Week, leadership, mental health, Place2Be, school culture, school health

Let’s be clear. Schools are not closed. In the UK, schools have remained open despite lockdown and they have done

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School Improvement Team Management Well Being 

Are You Sane Or Just Plain Quackers?

January 27, 2021 johndabell 1 Comment mental health, Neila A. Connors, school culture, wellbeing

Quack, quack, quack.

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Art Cancer COVID-19 Creativity Well Being 

It’s A Small World

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments cancer, COVID-19, creativity, little people, mental health, no job too small, Slinkachu

15 years ago I’m walking down a railway platform at St. Pancras International in London and in front of me

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Books Mental Health and Wellbeing Psychology 

How to Stop Worrying

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Bridge of Spies, Dale Carnegie, Giles Whittell, Mark Rylance, mental health, psychology, Tom Hanks, wellbeing, worry

If only we could.

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Marking Well Being 

The Stress Of Marking

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Dr Sam Sims, marking, mental health, Professor John Jerrim, stress, TALIS., UCL Institute of Education, wellbeing, working hours, workload

How strong is the link between working hours and teacher wellbeing?

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Counselling CPD 

Teacher Training Gap: Counselling

September 21, 2019September 13, 2019 johndabell 1 Comment counselling, CPD, leadership and management, mental health

Counselling is a huge part of being a teacher but no one teaches us how to be counsellors. Teaching training

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Mental Health and Wellbeing 

Developing Mental Toughness

May 8, 2019April 26, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments Doug Strycharczyk, mental health, mental toughness, Peter Clough

According to the rockstars of mental toughness Peter Clough and Doug Strycharczyk, mental toughness is one of the most important

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