CoolFire – Teachers and Students Say…
Testimonials CoolFire has made a real difference to the way both teachers and students Feel, Think and Act Over the last seven years years, we have staged CoolFire programmes / workshops for over 8,500 young people (ages 3 – 18+) and 3,500+ teachers and wider school staff – working with many partners throughout the UK…
Mental Health and Wellbeing : School chooses CoolFire
Whole-School Mental Health and Wellbeing Whole-school mental health and wellbeing is now an integral part of teaching and learning within the Holme Court school day. This small Special School specialises in teaching pupils on the Dyslexic spectrum – ages seven to sixteen. Holme Court moved to their new and larger Cambridge site at Cherry Hinton…
Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Practice
Emotional Intelligence is central to every aspect of nursing practice. At its heart lies the Nurse-Patient relationship. Not just dialogue, but a dynamic highlighting nurse perception and an empathy with the patient’s feelings. Just two factors in the wider equation. But how does this fit the well-established definition of Emotional Intelligence? The Emotional Intelligence Framework…
Early Years – Becoming Grounded and Secure – Part Two
In part two, we look more in depth at why becoming grounded and secure is vital to both our early years and life development. In part one, we highlighted several key factors: To Become Grounded and Secure – we need to ensure that our survival needs are met. We develop trust through learning to live…
Feeling Grounded and Secure in Early Years
The degree of feeling grounded and secure is established throughout our early years. By about the age of five, we are reaching a vital stage of development. By then, we have likely built the foundations on which we can become a part of this world in every sense. We instinctively seek to relate and interact…
Emotional Literacy Resources for Teachers – Breath and Breathing
Get your breath and breathing right and you are harnessing one of the most powerful Emotional Literacy resources for teachers – and students too. We all take our breathing for granted – it’s automatic isn’t it? But it’s the way you breathe that’s vital. It affects every aspect of your emotional, mental and physical…
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day and its central theme is: “Young People and mental health in a changing world” – which helps us to focus on the conflicting pressures and issues that young people are having to face at an increasingly early age. The charity, Young Minds, highlights a number of disturbing trends:…
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence is being able to consciously work with and harness the power of your underlying feelings. Research shows that EQ (Emotional Quotient) – not your IQ (Intelligence Quotient) – can account for up to 80% of your likely success in life and work. But emotions and feelings underpin every aspect of your life. Most…
Children’s Mental Health Week – Spreading Kindness
Children’s Mental Health week is happening now – February 6 – 12th. Supported by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this year’s central theme is: Spread a little kindness. Estimates show that: 50% of all mental health problems are established by the age of 14 75% are established by the age of 24 Also evidence…
Wellbeing Worldwide – Teacher and Learner Webinar Series
Worldwide teacher and learner wellbeing A four webinar series that you can take part in throughout March 2017. Presented by The MOFET Institute and ATEE – the Association for Teacher Education in Europe March 8, 15, 22 and 29th, 2017 For further details and registration, click here on the logos Wellbeing and positive mental…