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Making the change to a Whole School Approach
Fantastic news - you’ve decided to embrace whole-school change and introduce a new, strategic, Whole School Approach to Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health. But what does this mean for staff and wider stakeholders and what do you need to consider?...
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The Power of Transitional Objects
The use of Transitional Objects by children within the school setting can provide stability, connection and a feeling of groundedness. We explore the use of Transitional Objects as a potentially valuable tool for a Teacher, TA or adult in a similar role......
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Avoiding Teacher Burnout
Behind the classroom doors, many educators face immense stress and challenges that can take a toll on their mental health and overall wellbeing. Last year's Teacher Wellbeing Index sheds light on some alarming statistics regarding teacher stress and its consequences......
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The Brain
Perhaps the most amazing thing in the universe is the thing inside our head? We spend a fair bit of time in Motional thinking about the way in which our brains and our bodies work and how they work together, so it’s worth a quick look at what we have and what we can do with it!...
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What are adverse childhood experiences and how do they affect us?
It is well known that the experiences we have early on in our lives and particularly in childhood significantly impacts how we grow and develop, our physical, emotional and mental health, and in turn our thoughts, feelings and behaviour....
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Introducing Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp is somewhat a hero to us all and his ground-breaking work has provided a foundation on which we have built part of Motional. He finished his career as Professor of Integrative Physiology & Neuroscience at Washington State University and Emeritus Professor of the Dep...
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