Supporting your own mental well-being —and that of your students—is essential for creating a positive and thriving learning environment. This resource is designed to help you build awareness, reflect on your practice, and explore practical strategies for promoting well-being in schools.
PowerPoint: Introduction to Mental Well-being
A overview of what mental well-being means and why it matters for teaching and learning.
🔗 Mental well being presentation
Reflective Questions
Pause and Consider: How do your current practices support mental well-being—for you and your students?
🔗 Personal reflection on mental well-being
Inquiry Method
How to investigate mental well-being in your school.
🔗 Exploring mental well-being through an inquiry
PERMA well-being model
Discover the PERMA well-being model and get inspired by examples of how it has been applied in schools. Try the Kindness Challenge or strength based activities to talk about values.
Stress Management
Get inspired by stress management tools and research about this, including the Collaborative Workload Map, a personal Coping Plan, Energy Wheel, Traffic Light Reflection, and Star Breathing.
Emotion awareness
Get inspired by classroom activities and research, such as the Emotional Weather Map, Draw and Tell, and using pictures to express feelings and support conversations about different emotions.
🔗 Pictures
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