TES SEN Show: Focus on SEMH
This year our CEO, Dr Asha Patel (Clinical Psychologist) is presenting two seminars at the largest SEN conference in the UK. This provides...


How to Spot Signs of Self-Harm in Students
According to the Mental Health Foundation, 10% of young people self-harm. That’s two or three in every classroom, and the figures may be...

Education Today columnist Dr Asha Patel shortlisted for prestigious award
Birmingham-based Innovating Minds CIC has been shortlisted for the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Entrepreneur for...

Transition: Making new friends at a new school
When the Children’s Society asked children what made their childhood happy, friendship was the factor they mentioned most often so it is...

GCSE Exam Results Day – Spare A Thought For The Teachers
It’s not just students who are judged by exam results, and many teachers feel the strain of comparing theirs to colleagues’ and other...

The Psychology of Seating Plans
There’s no magic bullet in a seating plan and no such thing as a perfect arrangement – but it is all too easy to get it wrong. Clinical...

Relieving stress in the over-burdened nursery sector
Nurseries are having a hard time. With a government drive to increase the number of child places, staff shortages and changes in policy,...