Overcoming The Barriers To Implementing SEL

Teachers

Teachers, Students, Mindfulness

Overcoming The Barriers To Implementing SEL

Posted by Smiling Mind’s Education Wellbeing Lead on February 13, 2023
This article sets out the common barriers to SEL implementation in schools, answ...
Teachers, Students, Mindfulness 8 minute read

Children, Family, Teachers, Students, Schools, Mental Health

A critical moment to invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our future generations

Posted by Dr Addie Wootten, CEO of Smiling Mind on June 23, 2022
Australia’s mental health crisis is now in plain sight. The impacts of the pande...

Teachers, Schools

What is Social and Emotional Learning?

Posted by Smiling Mind’s Education Wellbeing Lead on March 1, 2022
This article sets out the importance of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in t...
Teachers, Schools 1 minute read

Teachers, Schools, Self care

Spotlight On: St Joseph's Primary School

Posted by Smiling Mind on February 2, 2022
School Principal and Smiling Mind Spaces recipient, Michelle Moore tells us how ...
Teachers, Schools, Self care 2 minute read

Teachers, Schools

5 minutes with Principal, Tip Kennedy.

Posted by Smiling Mind on June 8, 2021
Meet Tip Kennedy. Tip is a principal at Richmond West, an inner Melbourne primar...
Teachers, Schools 2 minute read

Teachers, Schools

Which Smiling Mind Space is right for your school?

Posted by Smiling Mind on June 8, 2021
We are all influenced by our surroundings and as we explored in our previous pos...
Teachers, Schools 3 minute read

Teachers, Schools

How a mindful space can support your students

Posted by Smiling Mind on June 1, 2021
Since 2012, Smiling Mind has supported healthy minds thrive in Australian school...
Teachers, Schools 2 minute read

Teachers, Schools

Mindfulness is key to reducing stress in teachers

Posted by Smiling Mind on May 11, 2021
Data collected prior to the COVID-19 pandemic revealed 58% of Australian teacher...
Teachers, Schools 2 minute read

Teachers, Students, Schools

5 minutes with teacher, Lucy Barrat

Posted by Smiling Mind on November 19, 2020
Meet Lucy, Lucy is a teacher at Methodist Ladies College in Mallacoota and spoke...
Teachers, Students, Schools 4 minute read

Teachers, Students, Anxiety, COVID19

Returning to the ‘new normal’ – keeping kids calm in the classroom

Posted by Smiling Mind Team on October 29, 2020
The past year has been one of the most unusual and unprecedented in our lives. F...
Teachers, Students, Anxiety, COVID19 2 minute read

Latest

A GP’s top tips to support kids’ mental wellbeing

Dr. Preeya Alexander is a mum of two and a GP. She’s passionate about doing what she can to help children thrive—both ph...

Tips & Tricks, Children, Family 3 minute read

The Real Meaning of Gratitude and How to Practise it to Cultivate Wellbeing

Gratitude. It’s a term we’ve all used a lot in recent years, as the topic of mental health becomes more prominent in sch...

Self care, Mental Fitness 5 minute read

Primary School Teacher, Cass Furst, explains why a holistic education in childhood must include wellbeing

Cassandra Furst is a passionate primary school teacher who creates a positive learning environment that encourages curio...

7 minute read

Empower Your Mind: How to Develop a Growth Mindset

Active learning, hard work and valuable feedback can change our brains—literally. Our intelligence is malleable and when...

Workplace, Tips & Tricks, Family 5 minute read
Quote of the week
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”
Pema Chödrön

At home

A GP’s top tips to support kids’ mental wellbeing

Dr. Preeya Alexander is a mum of two and a GP. She’s passionate about doing what she can to help children thrive—both ph...

Tips & Tricks, Children, Family 3 minute read

Dr Preeya Alexander: Why mental Fitness in Childhood is Fundamental to Long-term Wellbeing

Dr. Preeya Alexander is a mum of two and a GP. She’s passionate about doing what she can to help children thrive—both ph...

Children 3 minute read

How to build confidence in children: A glimpse into your child’s mind during primary school

As your child starts primary school they enter a whole new world of social connections, structure and learning. It’s an ...

Children, Schools, Anxiety 6 minute read

At Work

Empower Your Mind: How to Develop a Growth Mindset

Active learning, hard work and valuable feedback can change our brains—literally. Our intelligence is malleable and when...

Workplace, Tips & Tricks, Family 5 minute read

Leading the Way to Wellbeing: How Managers Can Counteract Workplace Stressors

Investing in workplace mental wellbeing is quickly becoming the dividing factor between a thriving business, and one tha...

Workplace, Tips & Tricks 8 minute read

The Art and Science of Compliments in the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide

Improve mental wellbeing and team cohesiveness in the workplace by opening up communication and encouraging positive enf...

Workplace 5 minute read

At school

How to build confidence in children: A glimpse into your child’s mind during primary school

As your child starts primary school they enter a whole new world of social connections, structure and learning. It’s an ...

Children, Schools, Anxiety 6 minute read

Why a ‘Blended’ Approach to Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Can Create Greater Impact

Schools, and the educators that work within them, are in a unique and influential position. They have the ability to cre...

Children, Schools 13 minute read

Meet the duo who walked 50km in one day to raise money for kids’ mental health

Would you walk 50km in one day? What would make you want to?

Schools, Media release 5 minute read

News

3.6 million invested in a revolutionary approach to mental health for Australian children and families

Preventing mental illness before it starts is at the heart of a bold new partnership spearheaded by Smiling Mind and bol...

Mental Health, Media release 4 minute read

Meet the duo who walked 50km in one day to raise money for kids’ mental health

Would you walk 50km in one day? What would make you want to?

Schools, Media release 5 minute read

Federal Government Announces Further $3.3m In Funding For Smiling Mind’s Schools Program

Federal Government Announces Further $3.3m In Funding For Smiling Mind’s Schools Program Smiling Mind today welcomed the...

Mental Health, Media release 2 minute read
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