School exclusion can have a detrimental effect on young people, their family and even their former school. In this blog, the effects of school exclusion on young people and the consequences on their mental health and education will be discussed. We believe that preventing school exclusion is better for young Read more…
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has committed to providing 2 million pounds towards significantly reducing exclusion rates in London schools. Why are exclusions becoming a ‘habit’ in schools? In an article published on the 6th of September 2022 on BBC News [1], the director of the Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit Read more…
“Young people aren’t the leaders of tomorrow. They are the leaders of today and tomorrow.“ Kathy Calvin – Former Resident and Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Foundation. In our past blog, we shone a light on the lack of youth input in policies that affect them directly. Following Read more…
The UK government’s educator regulator, Ofsted, has released a catch-up report [1] following up on the decline in young people’s development. This report looked at the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Ofsted’s leading cause of concern is pupils’ mental health problems, stress among teachers, and ongoing school absences due Read more…
The 2022 film academy awards, popularly known as the Oscars, will go down in history as one of the most jaw dropping events in the global film industry. It was a night to remember…. but for all the wrong reasons. The world looked on in sheer shock as Oscar winning Read more…
Photo by Yan Krukov When working with young people, it is essential to build trust and rapport. Developing a successful rapport means that you and the young people have mutual respect for each other. This allows working towards a common goal with both sides committed and open to communication. Developmental Read more…
True ‘intelligence’, covers many, many different qualities. As Einstein once said, ‘If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it’ll live its whole life believing that it’s stupid’. The truth is, we’re all ‘intelligent’; just in different ways, at different things. Why is this important to know? Because our education system does not always recognise this. There’s a whole list Read more…
“I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values, and follow my own moral compass, then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.” Michelle Obama [1] In this quote, the attorney, author and former first lady of the United Read more…
Our young people are the future of, well, everything. We need to allow them to have a voice, a safe space in which to use that voice, and encourage and support them to reach their goals. Were you encouraged to have an open mindset as a child? Did your parents and Read more…