Psychology in the Classroom

Presenteeism and absenteeism due to mental health issues costs schools £1697 per year per employee.   It underlines why there is a clear business case to look after teachers.  However, it is clear that teachers who are struggling will not be as effective and this will impact the students in their classrooms.  This podcast considers a few simple things schools and teachers can do to improve mental...

Maff Potts from Camerados joins me to discuss everything from why we don't need to fix people, the power of failure and the importance of tea.  Although he is not a psychologist his expertise in supporting people through tough times demonstrates that we don't need training and qualifications to sit alongside someone when they are struggling. If you'd like to find out more about the work of Camerad...

In this very first episode I dive into what it means to take a 'Whole School' approach to mental health and wellbeing.  Moving beyond the token gestures so that Wellbeing is something that runs like a thread through everything your school does - every day, every interaction, every decision holds the wellbeing of the whole community in mind. More information about the webinars can be found on my so...

It is a real pleasure to talk with Professor Cathy Creswell, Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology at Oxford University, who has been researching the effects of Covid-19 and Lockdown on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people from the beginning.  Her findings are fascinating and not what you might expect.  Here she shares her research and lots of practical advice for...

Welcome to Psychology in the Classroom, the podcast for teachers who want to apply the latest psychological research and thinking to their classroom practice.  Find out about more about me, Lucinda Powell, and why this podcast is so important to me, as well as why this first season will be focused on Mental Health and Wellbeing in the classroom.