2 Wellbeing and Core Strength
Explores the critical relationship between emotional wellbeing and mental health, and the impact these two factors can have on learning and personal development.
2.1 Wellbeing and achievement in schools: The big picture
2.1 A Guide by the Side ESSENTIAL VIEWING
New targets - new challenges - new ways of working
Setting the Scene
What can we learn from eradicating cholera?!
Why is emotional well-being such an important factor in learning and academic achievement?
The Amygdala Hijack
The Amygdala Hijack: Jon Drew and Marius Frank in conversation 2:30
The link between stressors and learning
Exploring the relationship between mental health and emotional wellbeing
EWMH (Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health) Trajectories- Check your answers
Thinking about EWMH Trajectories
What do children think about wellbeing?
Why "Raising Attainment with Wellbeing"? Marius Frank in conversation with Nic Ponsford 2:30
Referrals to CAMHS
The emotional wellbeing of an education community
What social and environmental factors can have a negative impact on the wellbeing of your education community?
Reflecting on the negative social and environmental factors
The Social and Emotional Impact of the Covid Pandemic - Why sometimes "learning" has to wait. Jon Drew and Marius Frank in conversation 6:40
Resources
2.2 Core Strength - An introduction
2.2 A Guide by the side
The challenge of disadvantage and underachievement: building core strength
What is Core Strength?
Core Strength and the World of Work
Today's job market... and the perceptions of the most disadvantaged young people
Uncovering the harsh realities of today's job market and youth expectations (Webinar and workshop Dec 2022)
Core Strength and Raising Attainment with Wellbeing
Rebalancing the Curriculum? A thinkpiece: Returning to the knowledge versus skills debate
Resources
2.3 Core Strength - Confidence, Resilience and Growth Mindset
2.3 A Guide by the side
What is Self-Esteem?
What schools can do to unlock learning, from the perspective of the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs
Creating a climate to grow self-belief and self-esteem
Is this an example of a "can-do" culture shifter... or not?
Final thoughts on Self-Esteem
Building Resilience and self-efficacy
Building Resilience- External and Internal Factors
Fostering Academic Resilience - and links to additional resources
Introduction to Carol Dweck's 'Fixed' and 'Growth' Mindsets
How Metacognition relates to Growth Mindset
Developing a Growth Mindset- The Power of "Not Yet"
Resources
2.4 Core Strengh- The Metacognitive Classroom
2.4 A Guide by the side
Thinking about thinking... and the impact of social disadvantage
Feuerstein's Cognitive Processes
Piaget's Development Stages
Vygotsky- Zone of Proximal Development
Vygotsky- Why learning (sometimes) goes wrong
Reflections on the development of thinking skills
Scaffolding
Developing Thinking Skills
Thinking Skills Schema
Evidence from ASDAN on the impact of CoPE on GCSE performance
Making Thinking Visible in your Classroom
Curriculum Planning for Thinking Skills
3D- Curriculum Planning
Creating Curriculum Opportunities to grow thinking skills
Thinking and Learning Skills within Subjects
Thinking and Learning Skills Planned Around Events
Thinking and Learning Skills Embedded into Project-Based Learning
What to do with a coachload of American Tourists in Wales for five days? An example of Project-Based Learning blended with skill development
Thinking Skills Audit
A Thinking Skills Evaluation Framework
Resources