Then there’s another group, a category I fear not enough people are aware of: the children who want to go to school but just can’t. It’s not that they won’t go: they can’t go. And if they do manage to attend, it takes an unimaginable toll on them. This is the group I want to focus on in this blog post.

Do You Ever Take a Break? Do you ever feel that you just desperately need a break - a genuine physical and mental rest? And do you ever...

Teenagers already have so much to navigate while trying to protect their mental health. In this post I will share tips for parents on how to support exam preparation with a focus on prioritising mental health.

How often do you feel you’re getting it wrong for your kids? We all know that making mistakes is a very effective way of learning.  But...

If there’s one medicine I’ll gladly take every day, it’s walking. No prescriptions, no side effects - just fresh air, movement, and a...

To mark World Teen Mental Wellness Day, this week's blog post is about how to support your teen's mental health.

Do you have difficulties with sleep which are out of your control? Read this realistic guide to coping with sleep deprivation.

“Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone”, the lyrics to Kelly Clarkson’s song,are playing on repeat in my head as I write this..

I’m probably known by most people to be a fairly quiet person, never the outgoing life and soul of the party. But recently I found myself...

“What do you do all day?” I’ve been asked this question by numerous people - friends, school staff, an Educational Psychologist.

If I could banish one thing from my life forever, it would be anxiety. Only those closest to me are aware of the extent to which anxiety

While some folk look forward to embracing a winter of cosy nights, it fills me with dread as I think back to previous years. Months of...

Relationships are at the heart of education. They have to be. Why do I say this? Because I’ve seen what happens...

Did you know that I have some pretty high profile friends? You’ve probably heard of some of them

Here we go again! Back to the anxiety riddled nights, frantic mornings, constant emails back and forth with school staff...

Why I've bid farewell to my teaching career

My family's experience of tourette syndrome and where we found support

How our whole family is embracing a new normal after an autism diagnosis