The Emotional Curriculum

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Lea-Weston discusses the purpose of supervision and the impact this has on the head teachers she works with. We explore how supervision has a place in schools and can offer support in a way that is invaluable considering the emotional load on teachers.  How can supervision help you get back in touch with your passions and what steps can you take if you aren't being offer...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Karen Bluth, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina shares the model of self-compassion and discusses how this can be key to supporting the well-being of adolescents.  We discuss how a sense of humanity can be a key component in helping adolescents manage their own emotions and how we can help the young people we work with to develop t...

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to Series 2 where we discuss how these podcasts can be useful for you.  For more information on the issues we touch on in this episode try these articles: https://www.tes.com/news/action-research-classroom-quick-guide https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/nov/23/how-can-we-make-research-work-harder-in-our-schools Twitter: @emcurriculum Contact: theemotio...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa O'Reilly, a school SENCo, discusses how she has introduced a space for the students at her school to come and share their thoughts and feelings. We discuss how she uses metaphors to encourage discussions, how this has helped the students in school, the skills she uses to make this intervention a success and the difference between listening and hearing.  Are you working t...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Michael Haslip from Drexel University presents his research which explores how love, kindness and forgiveness are demonstrated by young children and how we can encourage the development of these virtues. In this episode we discuss how developing love, kindness and forgiveness can have a long term impact on emotional well-being and how teachers can be encouraged to develop these...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Annie Gowing from the University of Melbourne discusses her research which explores what contributes to students' sense of school connectedness.  She found that peer relationships are a key determinant of this. In this episode we explore how school connectedness and belonging differ, the importance of prioritising peer to peer relationships alongside teacher to peer relati...

Send us Fan Mail Colin Newton from Inclusive Solutions discusses his journey into using restorative justice to support schools to manage behaviour. In this episode Colin and Sarah discuss the theory and principles behind restorative justice and how it can be implemented in schools.  We highlight the 5 key questions that any teacher can start using straight away and talk about the real impact this...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Sian Jones from Queen Margaret University has conducted research which explores how imaginative play can be used to increase a child's intentions to play with children who are immigrants or refugees.  In this episode Sian and Sarah Taylor-Whiteway discuss the idea of imagination, the impact of being from an isolated group and how play has the potential to build connections...

Send us Fan Mail  Dr Sarah Taylor-Whiteway introduces this new podcast, explains why is is important and who should listen. Each 30 minute episode will present a piece of research or evidence based practice focused on understanding or improving mental health in schools. All in an effort to explore the emotional curriculum we build in our schools. Contact: theemotionalcurriculum@gmail.co m  Twitter...

Send us Fan Mail Dana Carsley from McGill University has conducted research which found that art based mindfulness activities can reduce a young person's test anxiety after just a 15 minute intervention. In this episode Dana and Sarah Taylor-Whiteway discuss the ideas of mindfulness, the nature of anxiety and how we can use what we know to support young people before exams. We touch on how th...