As the videos were released into the public domain The Royal Highnesses said: œWe hope these films show people how simple conversations can change the direction of an entire life.

Alongside the videos, Heads Together published the most comprehensive survey, which shows that 46% have talked recently about mental health, with a quarter of us talking about our own mental health. In relation to these results it is important that children are aware of mental health from a young age and the support available to them. The Feel Brave Series by Avril McDonald is designed to help children explore emotional intelligence, positive psychology and some of the real-life issues which they might face “ such as bullying, anxiety, bereavement, friendships and worries “ in an engaging, creative and non-threatening way.



The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry proceed to convey: œWhen you realise that mental health problems affect your friends, neighbours, children and spouses, the walls of judgement and prejudice around these issues begin to fall. And we all know that you cannot resolve a mental health issue by staying silent. The findings portray that Britain is ˜opening up™ about its mental health but also make prominent some of the challenges that are still present. However, the release of these videos reinforces that there is always a starting point when it comes to mental health issues and throughout This Much I Know About Mind Over Matter, John Tomsett looks specifically into improving our mental health in schools. John explains how he manages the pressure of modern day state school headship in a climate where you are only as good as your last set of examination results, a pressure which acutely affects staff and students too. He outlines his strategies for mitigating this pressure and turning the tide of students™ mental health problems.

The Feel Brave series: Little Stories about Big Feelings was recently shortlisted for The MadeForMums Awards 2017. Results for the awards were announced this morning and The Feel Brave series is a finalist!

Dr Jill Berry, author of the recently published title Making the Leap, has written an article for the Innovate my School website sharing her top tips on managing senior level workload.   

Click here to read the article and here to take a look inside the book™s sample pages.

Kenny Pieper has written a feature: œMy Child Won™t Read!

Mark Creasy offers his insights on ˜The Homework Conundrum™.

Sue Cowley shares top tips in her article: ˜Your SATS Survival Guide™.

The Opening Doors to Quality Writing series by Bob Cox!

Amongst the many other great titles that were up for nomination in the Educational Book Award category (including three other titles/series of our own), Bob Cox™s two-book series won through.

Judges™ Comments: œDescribed as two gems which provide innovative approaches to exploring quality texts as stimuli for children™s writing. Judges described The Opening Doors to Quality Writing series as an invaluable resource, particularly for non-specialist teachers. Excellent literary choices contained within very attractively produced books.

For a glimpse of what makes the series so great, you can learn more about the titles “ both the 6“9 and 10“13 books “ here.



A full list of the evening™s winners can be found here. Congrats to Bob and all of the other winners and nominees on the night!

It is International Day of Happiness today, Monday 20th March: a global celebration to mark the United Nations International Day of Happiness. It is coordinated by Action for Happiness, a non-profit movement of people from 160 countries, supported by a partnership of like-minded organisations.

A profound shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising that ˜progress™ should be about increasing human happiness and well-being, not just growing the economy.

Should you wish to celebrate International Day of Happiness, we have two titles which may be of interest to you:

Stephanie Davies™ Laughology (£12.99) is a practical self-help guide to using laughter and humour as a thinking skill and life skill to make you feel better and enable you to communicate more effectively. Written in an easy to understand, fun, informative way, the author takes a psychological look at how humour can influence your behaviour, help you feel better and live a happier life.

Dave Keeling™s The Little Book of Laughter (£10.99) demonstrates why having a laugh should be in your job description and shows you the benefits that humour can bring to the learning environment.