Minds Ahead are proud to be joining Mental Health Foundation for #WearItGreen day today! 📷 Here is our small but mighty team, who are all passionate about supporting the mental health of children, young people, school and college staff. #mentalhealthawarenessweek2023 #schoolmentalhealth

The perfect way to end #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - on a #yoga retreat in #Cumbria. A real sense of #connection through the senses & with views of 🌳 through each window & the surrounding stillness, I feel #calmer already & I've only just arrived 😀

I'm really excited to be representing Minds Ahead at the 13th Festival of Education.

A morning without any meetings means the to-do list might shrink a little - here's hoping!! Then this afternoon, I'm meeting one of our Minds Ahead cohort one #SMHS students in their setting 😀

#SMHS student Paula welcomed me into her setting today in #Derby. We talked #mentalhealth, we laughed & we discussed future ideas. It was a real pleasure to meet Paula after working with her #remotely for nearly 2yrs as she engaged in the Minds Ahead #postgraduate qualification.

#Elton performing at #Glastonbury An incredible performance with #JacobLusk and the #LondonCommunityChoir. Thank goodness for #BBCcatchup!!

Despite the alarm going off at 4.30am, I enjoy these #opportunities to #collaborate with my Minds Ahead colleagues. Today, a strategic planning meeting in #London & tomorrow is a #coaching session in preparation for the #FestivalofEducation. But first #coffee!

Heading to the #FestivalofEducation2023 Wellington College. Looking forward to listening to Minds Ahead colleague Adam Gillett speak about #adopting a #StrengthsBasedApproach to the #mentalhealth provision in #Secondaryschools.

Our Minds Ahead colleague Adam discussing the #strengthsbased approach he champions in his #setting. He credits the Carnegie Education MA School Leadership in Mental Health & Wellbeing as integral to his shift in how he works. Applications are still welcome via the LBU website.

Day 1 at The #FestivalofEducation2023. Great to meet my Minds Ahead colleagues & make some interesting #connections with those attending. Also, I had the opportunity to listen to #EddieIzzard talk. Back tomorrow for #day2, where deanjohnstone & myself are presenting a session.

#Day2 at the #EdFest23. deanjohnstone & I were joined by Minds Ahead #SMHS student Lakshmi Divakarla. Our session on "Mental Health in #Education: Voices that lead #improvements" was well attended for a Friday, 2.45pm, on a teacher's strike day!!

Today gifted me another opportunity to #connect with #colleagues, fellow #professionals & "my" #students! The Minds Ahead & Carnegie Centre of Excellence for MH in Schools conference held Leeds Beckett. An array of speakers, all focusing on #schoolmentalhealth. A very important #conversation to be having!

Using public transport has its highs & lows. My train travel since January has apparently 1,227kg of CO2. Result 😀 However, waiting for 🚆's that have been delayed or cancelled is too often, the experience. No wonder the 🚘 is the preferred way to travel. #trains

SCHOOLS COMPETITION! Why no entries yet!?? 🤔 I have 5 sets of the 'The Adventures of Grandad Wheels!' to give away! Just say why you'd like my books, then ➡LIKE ➡ FOLLOW and ➡ REPOST Winners announced on 2/10/24 #edutwitter #PrimaryRocks

Hi Penguin Books I purchased the book “the lost spells” for my nephew’s in Australia 🇦🇺 I was beginning to pack & found the book cover had become damaged. I can’t really afford to buy another copy of the book & so I wondered where I can get a replacement cover from, pls? Thanks.

Let’s go to Durham! It’s midday & a quick survey of options to avoid taking car: (1) park & ride ~ £2/person (2) rtn bus ~ £4/person (3) drive & park in Sands area £1.20 for 2hrs then free from 2pm. (4) Prince Bishop CP, queues & chokka! Car still cheapest 🤨This needs to change!

When #jetlag is real then watching British Bake Off at 3am Wednesday because you fell asleep at 7.40pm Tuesday is a great option!!

In a moments lapse of concentration I succumbed to an Facebook scam. I’ve literally been eradicated from existence on Facebook. I have tried all the avenues suggested but absolutely no success. Can anyone help please? I’m surely not the only victim. 12 years of memories, gone 🥲

I am currently unable to access my LinkedIn account. I am being asked to “verify my account” via Persona who want me to upload my passport or drivers license. After my recent experience with Facebook, feeling rather nervous about this! Anyone else any experience of this?

What a fantastic end! Congratulations to the #winners of #CelebrityRaceAcrossTheWorld. No #spoilers from me!!