Mindapples for Schools: November Round-Up
At Mindapples, our goal is to help everyone understand how their minds work and take practical steps to take care of them. This month, our work in schools has been all about putting that into practice. Across London, students and staff have been exploring how small, everyday actions can make a big difference to their […]
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Feed your Mind at Beckmead College
At Mindapples, we believe that mental health education should be accessible, positive and part of everyday school life. Many young people already have strategies in place to manage their mental health, so instead of telling them what to do, we work with them to find out what they’re already doing, encourage them to do more […]
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Mindapples brings Feed Your Mind to Beckmead College
This month we’re delighted to be working with Beckmead College, a vibrant SEN school supporting young people with social, emotional and mental health needs. Our trainer Andrea will be delivering our Feed Your Mind session to Year 10 and 11 students in assembly. The workshop gives young people simple, everyday tools for looking after their […]
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Youth Mental Health Day: Share Support with Mindapples
September the 19th is Youth Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is #ShareSupport. It is about encouraging young people to talk about what helps them, to share their own ideas for wellbeing, and to support one another through connection and understanding. At Mindapples, this message is very close to our work. Since 2008, we […]
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Bringing the Whole-School Approach to Life with Mindapples for Schools
How Mindapples helps schools bring mental wellbeing into everyday education – in line with national guidance. Embedding Wellbeing Across the School Community The Department for Education’s Whole School or College Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (2021) sets out a clear vision: that schools and colleges should promote “an ethos and environment that promotes respect […]
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Making Mental Wellbeing Part of School Life
There’s growing recognition in schools, policy and research that mental wellbeing in education should be part of everyday school life, not just an add-on. As schools explore new ways to support young people’s mental health, two recent studies help shed light on what’s working and where we need to go next. A 2024 review by […]
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Year 10 prepare to launch Mindapples to the whole school
Earlier this year Mrs Donna Hughes (Assistant Principal Personal Development) at Ormiston South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy (SWB) attended the Mindapples’ champions course for schools. Ormiston SWB is a large secondary school with over 1100 pupils in Bilston, Wolverhampton. We caught up with Mrs Hughes to find out what she thought about the course and […]
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Mindapples visits Mayfield school
In October 22 we were thrilled to be invited to Mayfield school in Portsmouth to film the teachers and students launching their whole school approach to mental health (the world premiere of the film coming soon!). We also had a chance to catch up in person with Mindapples’ champions Mrs Jude Firth and Mrs Verity […]
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Donate to our #ChristmasChallenge21
Donate today and help Mindapples give mental wellbeing and resilience training to 100 schools! Mindapples are thrilled to be part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge, a digital match funding campaign which runs from midday 30th November (Giving Tuesday) to midday 7th December 2021. We aim to raise £20,000 to provide wellbeing support to 100 […]
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Mindapples Schools Wellbeing Pilot
As schools begin another academic year, we are taking the opportunity to reflect on a pilot programme we delivered in May and June with 14 schools across England. We all know that school staff and young people have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and we wanted to help them as a priority. We […]
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