Cornwall Schools’ Wellbeing Hub Newsletter 14th February 2025
Friday 14th February 2025
Welcome to the Wellbeing Newsletter
Part 1 - Training & Events
Welcome to the Wellbeing Newsletter
The Right On Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Survey 2025
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP – DEADLINE FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY. TODAY!
Register now FREE. More information on our website. This is a superb opportunity for you to gain a powerful insight into the wellbeing of the C&YP in your school.
This week saw Safer Internet Day. The debate about young people’s access to the online world continues with a previous head of Google saying recently he regrets his role (and the of other ‘Tech Bros’) in not thinking through the potential impacts of social media / internet on children’s wellbeing. He now would like to see YP under 16 not able to have mobile ‘phones or using social media.
The arguments for a ban on ‘phones in schools or raising age limits on social to 16 plus are powerful and persuasive but we wonder if it is too late to put the genie completely back into the bottle?
At Headstart we’ve always advocated for children and young people to be given the skills and resources to survive and thrive online - to be able to get the best out of online life as well as being digitally resilient and able to safely navigate the downsides and dangers.
The digital resilience area of the website has tools and resources for a wide range of professionals as well as parents and carers and YP themselves. With guides, tools, training and more…
https://www.headstartkernow.org.uk/digital-resilience-resources-parents
https://www.headstartkernow.org.uk/digital-resilience-resources-young-people
https://www.headstartkernow.org.uk/digital-resilience-resources-prof
Have a super half term.
About Anxiety
Coming Soon as part of the Brilliant ME! resource
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Don’t forget you can now access this and previous newsletters on the website
Wellbeing Training with Headstart Kernow
Find details of all our training including on-demand interactive modules
Current:
- SPACE Combined (Parent & Carers and Children & Young People) 3-day Facilitator Training 3-day (all day) online training | Monday 12th, Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th May 2025
- A range of Karen Treisman Webinars - On-demand access Limited number of licences.
- FREE wellbeing content for all staff /governors / parents with Pooky Knightsmith’s Creative Education Platform
- Protective Behaviours 2 Day Foundation Course – March 7th / 14th 2025 (Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Pool)
- NEW for 2025 – Workforce Development Opportunities: (download PDF)
Have you joined the Headstart Kernow Creative Education membership yet?
Offering full and free access to a huge range of online, on-demand content for all school staff, governors and a dedicated membership for parents and carers.
Plus access to Live Networks for safeguarding and MH and wellbeing (with more to come)
Download our updated information fliers for:
Featured content from Creative Education – Staff Wellbeing
As Creative Education launch the new Staff Wellbeing Network - we focus on staff wellbeing – which is the heart of any effective whole school approach to wellbeing
- Creating a Culture That Supports Staff Wellbeing
- How to Have Difficult Conversations
- Thriving Under Pressure: Strategies for Resilience and Performance
Blog Posts
- 10 Small Ways to Boost Morale in Your Team (That Take Less Than 5 Minutes)
- The Educator’s Guide to Effective Delegation
- Resource: Recognition and Appreciation Cards for School Staff
Downloads
External Training
Empathy Lab
'Boys, books and reading for empathy’ (cost involved)
11th March 4.00 – 5.30pm
As our boys grow up, there are concerning trends which we believe educating for empathy has the potential to combat. This training helps you choose and use empathy-rich books which increase reading for pleasure, exploring what it is like to be a boy or young man in 2025, challenge pressures to conform to gender stereotypes, raise aspiration and support wellbeing.
Look out for the 2025 Reading for Empathy Collection launching on Thursday 13th February
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Part 2 - News / Resources / Updates
Empathy Lab – Reading for Empathy Collection 2025 – Just released
The latest #ReadforEmpathy collection is here.
Jump into someone else's story with a diverse collection of empathy-rich texts, from picture books to non-fiction to graphic novels, written and illustrated by leading authors and illustrators. The 2025 collection is a fantastic resource to help grow an empathy-educated generation…
Primary Collection (pdf)
Secondary Collection (pdf)
We’ve come across some of these books already and they are superb. For example, the lovely “The Grand Hotel of Feelings”; The powerful and moving “The Wrong Shoes” and “Bird Boy”; The laugh out loud and hopeful “Keedie”.
Check out www.empathylab.uk for details of training and events coming up in 2025.
We're calling on young people across the UK to get drawing and take part in M&S x YoungMinds Young Designer Competition – to design a new hoodie or sweatshirt – for the chance to have their design sold in M&S stores and online across the UK to support YoungMinds’ work.
The new hoodie and sweater will go on sale to celebrate this year’s Hello Yellow. When schools and communities come together on World Mental Health Day to show young people they’re not alone with their mental health.
Have you visited our new www.headstartkernow.org.uk website yet?
We are delighted to let you know that our refreshed and redesigned website went live recently. We made it simpler to find what you need as professionals supporting children and families need as well adding a new, more prominent area for parents and carers.