Congratulations to Place2Be partner school The Totteridge Academy, who won the Secondary School of the Year award at this year's Tes Schools Awards! ๐ ๐
The school, who were noted for prioritising #mentalhealth & wellbeing, were presented the award by renowned actor James Nesbitt.
It's #ChildrensArtWeek ! ๐จ
Our Art Room team have created a series of free art projects for families, including:
๐ง๏ธ Weather: Noticing Feelings
โฏ๏ธ Calm: Soothing Worries
๐ Space: Navigating Friendships
Download for free today. ๐
Sports Day at Eldonโs track! Our children loved the traditional games โฆ skipping, egg & spoon and the sack race of course! Watch them go and on real grass! Donโt take yours for granted!
School Games Educate Awards Place2Be #mentalhealth IQM Robyn Love Plungington Cllr Pav Akhtar ๐น๐๐ฟ
Place2Be's Senior Research Associate, Jenny Saxton, presented our research with Cambridge University at the ISRCAP conference at @UCL.
๐ Our research shows that one-one #counselling contributes to improved #school attendance among those with persistent absence.
To mark the end of #PrideMonth we asked Place2Be staff to give their top tips for supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people. ๐
Weโve shared some resources where you can learn how to better support LGBTQ+ children and young peopleโs mental health ๐ bit.ly/3bjx8RB
There are many factors that can make childhood difficult for children to navigate, and as parents & carers, it can be a challenge to guide your child through it too.
Our #ParentingSmart site offers free, practical tips to support childrenโs wellbeing. ๐ช
parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk
Come work in our beautiful place. Love your job and your life โค #Cowal #Dunoon #place2be Please share. The ALLIANCE Louise Stewart ๐ Dunoon Area Alliance Argyll&Bute TSI Argyll and Bute ADP Justina Murray Elena Whitham MSP Cormac Russell The Dunoon Project Jenni Minto MSP Brendan O'Hara MP Holy Loch Coffee Shop
Place2Be Adrian Bethune MCCT YoungMinds Department for Education Well Schools Thank you to everyone for joining todayโs session & to our speakers Kay Batkin Well Schools, Deidre Kehoe YoungMinds, Marina Smith Place2Be, Adrian Bethune MCCT and Simone Bayes Department for Education. A great discussion on a topic of such importance for governing boards. #NGAconf
A year ago we discussed wellbeing virtually. Today in person in Manchester we had a brilliant conversation led by Dave McPartlin FCCT ๐บ๐ฆ on behalf of Well Schools & Debbie Simmons Place2Be. Sorry I didn't take any photos of the dynamic duo in action: was listening #ngaconf