kids mental health — Thought Pieces

Back to school!

Hearing the excited voices of my own children who attend The New School and other children on the first day of the new school year, it filled my heart with joy. This is what learning should be about and this is what I believe the experience of education should be.

Therapeutic Support at The New School

At The New School, we offer a range of therapeutic support including therapeutic play and counselling. Learn more about what play therapy is and how it is used.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyAugust 18, 2022mental health, kids mental health, children mental health, early childhood development, children's mental health, childhood development, primary schools, uk school, uk schools, uk education, uk kidsComment

Webinar: Persona Education - Life Skills & Wellbeing CoP Webinar with Lucy Stephens

Watch this webinar with our Founder/Director Lucy Stephens, where she discusses how we’re ‘doing education differently’ at our school.

Webinar: Young people's behaviour and mental health - two sides of the same coin?

Watch our free webinar discussing the link between young people’s mental health and behaviour, hearing from experts in the field and young people and their parents.

Fresh from the kitchen

Jehn, one of our fantastic chefs, explains here how things work in the kitchen here at The New School. We do things a little differently, of course, and with nutrition playing such a huge part of mental and physical wellbeing, it’s very important to us.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyNovember 13, 2020UK teachers, uk curriculum, chefs in schools, school dinners, school food, uk education, uk education reform, democratic school, democratic education, uk school, London schools, London school, nutrition, kids nutrition, kids mental health Comment

'Fear of failure' giving UK children lowest happiness levels in Europe

Children in the UK have the lowest levels of life satisfaction across Europe, with “a particularly British fear of failure” partly to blame, according to a major report into childhood happiness.

Back to school debate

It’s understandable that parents and teachers are reticent about going back to school. Other countries have done it differently and are no worse off. There is lot of independent science that we don’t hear about, that paints a different picture.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyMay 26, 2020covid, covid19, coronavirus, kids mental health, uk school, uk schools, uk education, uk education reform, education, education reform, new school, London schools, London school Comment

When the Covid-19 crisis finally ends, schools must never return to normal

We recognise the necessity for education to break free of its current shackles to high-stake testing that create mental health problems, perpetuate disadvantage, leave young people feeling a failure and create educational disengagement.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyApril 9, 2020UK teachers, uk education reform, education, education reform, self directed learning, democratic education, uk education, progressive education, democratic school, kids mental health, uk schools, uk, uk school, uk teachers, uk primary schoolsComment

English schools buying in mental health support has 'almost doubled' in three years

Creating school cultures that value different opinions, support respectful communication, give young people agency in learning, and ensure partnership relationships between adults and children - as oppose to dictatorial adult control, is key to improving mental wellness.

Thought piecesHannah MulvanyFebruary 10, 2020education reform, education, uk education, ofsted, mental health, kids mental health, children mental health, children's mental health, teacher, teaching, uk schools, uk secondary schools, uk primary schools, uk teaching, counselling, schoolsComment