October 10
World Mental Health Day
Resources for World Mental Health Day and emotional wellbeing in schools
📅 October 10
World Mental Health Day is October 10. Many schools mark it with assemblies, activities, or a mental health awareness week. The most useful response, though, is integrating mental wellbeing into everyday teaching — these resources support both.
For the staffroom
Mental health day works best when staff wellbeing is also taken seriously.
Teacher wellbeing
The Teaching Burnout Cycle — How It Actually Starts
Burnout in teaching isn't a single bad term — it's a cycle that builds over months. Here's what the research says about how it starts, and what intervenes early.
5 min read
Teacher wellbeing
The Sunday Night Feeling
If you can't enjoy a Sunday afternoon because Monday is looming, you're not alone. Here's what's actually causing the dread, and the practical changes that help.
5 min read
Teacher wellbeing
Saying No to the Extra Thing
Teachers are asked to take on extra responsibilities constantly. Most say yes when they should say no. Here's why, and a script that makes declining feel less awful.
4 min read
For the classroom
Resources for teaching emotional regulation and mental wellbeing.
Feelings and Emotions — Vocabulary Mat
Twenty emotion words grouped by intensity. Helps children name and talk about feelings.
Emotional Regulation — A Toolkit for Primary Classrooms
How to teach and support emotional regulation in primary classrooms — including why 'use your words' so often fails, and what to do instead.
'Take 5' Calm-Down Toolkit
Five evidence-informed calming techniques children can use independently — breathing, grounding, movement, sensory, and cognitive. With age-appropriate adaptations and a take-home card.
Mental Health Feelings Check
A self-check tool kids use to notice their feelings, body, and what they might need.
For dysregulated children
Practical articles when individual children are struggling.
Classroom culture
The Quiet Children
Loud children get our attention. Quiet children often go a whole term without a one-to-one moment with the teacher. Here's why that matters and what to do.
5 min read
Behavior & classroom management
The Child Who Disrupts Everything
Most teachers can name the one child whose behaviour can wreck a whole lesson. Here's what's actually going on, and the strategies that genuinely help — beyond the obvious.
6 min read
EAL & inclusion
ADHD in Primary Classrooms (What Actually Helps)
ADHD is one of the most common SEND diagnoses in primary, and one of the most misunderstood. Here's what teachers can actually do to help children with ADHD thrive.
6 min read
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SEND Inclusion Toolkit
7 essential SEND resources covering autism, ADHD, dyslexia and emotional regulation.
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