You might feel isolated, stressed, alone or just more worried than normal during this time of Covid- YoungMinds Crisis Messenger Provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK if you are experiencing a mental health crisis If you need urgent help text YM to 85258 All texts are answered by trained volunteers, with support from…
Read MoreKent County Council has launched a new 24 hour helpline called Kent Together to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The helpline will provide a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration between KCC,…
Read MoreWe were underway with creating a short film about EKST when the world had to stop. To give you a taster of where we are, and to remind you of the brilliant impact of our eight partners working together, there has been a short taster created. Click here to view this film and thanks to…
Read MoreWellbeing is about so many things…. appreciating the small things, looking after our physical health, eating well, seeing friends, taking on a personal challenge, hobbies are just a few. At this time when our options are so limited it can be a real boost to escape around the world virtually and this resource is one…
Read MoreWonderful to see the government publish this advice to parents and carers looking after our young people’s mental health at this time when everything has changed for them and they are cut off from their routine, peers and support networks. Some of the key pieces of advice that has come from working with charities in…
Read MoreTo save you trawling the web for online resources The King’s School have shared this incredible CHECK IT OUT website to provide learning, teaching and research resources and even ways to revise well and improve productivity. Thank you so much for sharing King’s. Partner schools please do share with your colleagues and students.
Read MoreCambridge University have launched a fantastic portal for school’s to share with any students thinking about applying to University. It is a great website for exploring subjects beyond the curriculum. Each topic is produced by Cambridge postgraduate students and academics at the cutting edge of research in their field. The topics provide guided activities, questions to…
Read MoreThis Educare resource is a great one to share with families at home – really good guidance here in one place for supporting young people with anxiety. A BBC podcast and article on looking after your mental health at this time. Another great resource to share. St Anselm’s have shared these wonderful Mindfulness resources for…
Read MoreThe King’s School have asked me to share with you an offer from CPOMS. They write the following: This week we have been inundated with enquiries from schools who are working on paper based safeguarding systems. They are suddenly faced with having to track vulnerable students in disparate locations with pastoral teams not readily able…
Read MoreHIIT for beginners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXr6V9q6rM HITT for Intermediates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEsZITtRiWQ HIIT for those who want a bit more of a challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHfTCd2q-rg These are all a male instructor, if you’d prefer a female instructor you can try the following as recommended by KVB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyUY2QZe0OI If you enjoy these then there are loads of you tube videos that…
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