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A big thank you to Bene London!

We’re so grateful to the team at Bene London for hosting their first ever Charity Auction in support of Mindapples. The event took place on 1st May at their Farringdon showroom, where guests enjoyed a relaxed evening of great company, generous bidding, and beautiful design. Together, they raised an amazing £1,505 – all of which […]

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Step Outside for Your Mind

As the evenings grow lighter and the sun stays with us a little longer, it’s a beautiful time to slow down and spend some time outdoors. The Summer Solstice, which fell on Saturday 21st June, marked the longest day of the year. It was a gentle reminder to pause, soak in the light and reconnect […]

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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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Give Me Five: Paul Dodsley & Leah Wareham

Paul Dodsley (Student Health Development Officer) and Leah Wareham (Student Health and Wellbeing Project Officer) both run Healthy NTU, Nottingham Trent University’s Health Promotion programme within the Student Support Services. They help students learn new ways to look after their wellbeing through lots of different ways including running training sessions, events and activities throughout the […]

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Mindapples at University

We were delighted to see so many friends and partners using their Mindapples trees and apple cards on University Mental Health Day last week, sharing activities that they try to do every day to take care of their minds. Students at Nottingham Trent University, Royal Holloway University of London and Nottingham University thought of great ways […]

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Meet a Mindapples Champion!

This week we thought we’d hand over the Mindapples blog to one of our newest wellbeing champions. Tilly is a second year psychology student at Nottingham Trent University and recently completed her Mindapples Champion’s Training as part of our ongoing universities wellbeing programme. Over to you Tilly! Coming from a background of finding it so […]

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Give Me Five: Corinna Simmonds

Corrina Simmonds is a Wellbeing Practitioner at University Centre Sparsholt and is passionate about helping students look after their minds and supporting them when things get tough.  1. Tell us about your mind. What’s it like up there? Hmm tricky to answer as it depends…sometimes is BUSY things are going in and out and around […]

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Give Me Five: Hanna Silk

Hanna is a postgraduate student with the Open University. She volunteers as Representative for Wales at Open University Students Association and is a mum of three and fan of terrible jokes! We were delighted to chat to Hanna about her mind, mental health and wellbeing, and how a Mindapples webinar helped her to start thinking […]

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Give Me Five: Lara Munday

Lara Munday is the Projects Officer (Student Community) at the Open University Student’s Association and a key part of the team who Mindapples are collaborating with to support as many students as possible to take better care of their minds. You can find out more about Lara, her experience working with our tools and resources […]

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