Since I came into post in 2021, I have spoken to a million children and young people across the country. The vast majority of children are happy, and feel| Children's Commissioner for England
Background Systematic reviews suggest school-based mindfulness training (SBMT) shows promise in promoting student mental health.Objective The My Resilience in Adolescence (MYRIAD) Trial evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of SBMT compared with teaching-as-usual (TAU).Methods MYRIAD was a parallel group, cluster-randomised controlled trial. Eighty-five eligible schools consented and were randomised 1:1 to TAU (43 schools, 4232 students) or SBMT (42 schools, 4144 students), strat...| Evidence Based Mental Health
Making change in education is hard. Making a change at scale is even harder. Whether it is a new secondary school, growing their departments and staff, or a school trust mushrooming in size, this type of scale up can easily suffer what has been termed a ‘voltage drop’. The book,| Alex Quigley