Tackling the mental health and well-being of young people

We talk to Simon Antwis from Steer Education (former headteacher and schools inspector) about how technology can help find those children in school suffering from mental health and offer support. We look at how technology has helped transform schools' data unity and pastoral care. We also touch on the struggles of children who hide their feelings by 'gaming the system' and how to reach them, with why girls' mental health is of particular concern. And finally, what teachers can do about the growing divide between girls' and boys' social and emotional well-being."We want to reverse this awful decline in mental health and well-being in young people." Simon Antwis, Steer Education 2022#Mentalhealthawarenessweek2022Useful linksMental Health Awareness week 2022 Blog – Girls’ mental health “at a precipice” and increasingly worse than boys’, data showsBlog – Mental health support – How should schools help students who don’t want to be helped?FREE resource – Handy guide to teaching mindfulnessRelating podcast – How to teach mindfulness to children with Nadege RobinqFind out more about Steer Education – Proactively safeguarding young people’s mental healthFollow Steer Education on Twitter @SteerEducationFind out more about Cornerstones Education – Everything you need to build an ambitious primary curriculumFollow Cornerstones Education on Twitter @Cornerstonesedu

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The Primary Knowledge Podcast is for primary headteachers and senior leaders involved in curriculum design, development, management and implementation. Delivered by specialist educators, each episode focuses on the sharing of knowledge, experience and wisdom about primary curriculum and best practices. Hosted by James Marriott and curated by Cornerstones Education, each episode is around 15 minutes, easily squeezed into a busy working day but packed full of useful tips and advice.