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From Words to Action: Bringing School Values to Life
School values shouldn’t just live on posters—they should guide daily decisions, learning, and behaviour. Discover why embedding the values of schools matters and how clear strategies help build stronger, more resilient students, staff, and culture.

Jon Ford
Sep 82 min read


5 Ways to Wellbeing: Boosting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges
Discover how the 5 Ways to Wellbeing can transform your school community. From connection to kindness, small steps make a big difference. See how youHQ supports whole-school mental health with simple, everyday actions.
Ayub Sarfaraz
Jul 234 min read


What is a ‘whole-school’ approach to wellbeing anyway?
Wellbeing, safety and academic results are at the top of your list. But just having it as a priority doesn't mean everything's being done as well or effectively as it could be. What can actually be done to support whole-school wellbeing at your setting?

Martin Harling-Coward
Jun 244 min read


Nurturing Minds: Promoting Wellbeing in Schools
Empower students through education, wellbeing, and community. Create a supportive school environment for their success and growth.

Jez Belas
Jan 223 min read


Strengthening Wellbeing in Schools and Student Outcomes: A New Partnership with Schools BI
Announcing a new partnership between youHQ and Schools BI, combining our expertise in wellbeing tracking with their powerful dashboards.

Jon Ford
Jan 213 min read


Evolving Trends: The Integration of Wellbeing in the ISI Inspection Framework Over the Past Decade
The pursuit of academic excellence has long been the focal point of education and its evaluation by inspectors. Enter ISI's Framework 23...

Jez Belas
May 7, 20243 min read


The Connection between Wellbeing and your School IT Systems: Where to Start if your System is Broken
An adequately resourced school IT ecosystem is not only important for learning, but for staff and student wellbeing, health, and attainment.

Philippa Wraithmell
Feb 15, 20245 min read


From the extreme end of behaviour: top tips for wellbeing from the alternative provision perspective
Dr Alexandra Gray talks about Alternative Provision -and finding the balance between the care of traumatised pupils and staff mental health.

Dr Alexandra Gray
Nov 15, 20235 min read


Push forward PSHE and Personal Development with youHQ e-Learning Courses 🖥️
Over the next academic year, we’ll be releasing a series of Health and Wellbeing UK PSHE courses for our user schools and students.

Jez Belas
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Introducing Wellbeing Wins Webinars
In our first Wellbeing Wins Webinar, we're talking to suicide prevention trainer Rose Rowkins to help teachers break down suicide stigma.

Sophie B
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Navigating Emotionally-Based School Avoidance: Strategies for Senior School Leaders and Teachers
With a new term now upon us, the challenges of Back-to-School are palpable. Emotionally-based school avoidance is on the rise across the UK.

Jon Ford
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Using an ACT Exercise for Student Personal Development
Perfect for character education, the 80th Birthday Exercise is a creative way to reflect on values, purpose, personal growth, and the future

Jez Belas
Jun 7, 20232 min read


How can we harness affirmations to reduce student exam anxiety?
As teachers, we observe the variety of challenges young people face as they grow - and affirmations can help them to overcome obstacles.

Jez Belas
Apr 26, 20233 min read


Experience youHQ at Bett UK 2023
We're thrilled to be showcasing our wellbeing platform at the world's leading EdTech show. What can you expect from youHQ at Bett 2023?

Sophie B
Mar 23, 20232 min read


NetSupport Research Report: Teaching & Personal Relationships
Written by Kat Cauchi and feat. contributions from youHQ's co-directors, a new research paper explores teaching and personal relationships.

Sophie B
Jan 12, 20231 min read


youHQ school Leighton Park wins ISA Award
Last week, Leighton Park School was awarded the Independent Schools Association Award for Excellence in Pupil Personal Development. A...

Jon Ford
Nov 23, 20221 min read


UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR: Ensuring Teacher & Pupil Wellbeing
We're thrilled to invite you to our free webinar on school wellbeing. Hosted by Jez Belas and Dr Alistair Bailie, the webinar will...

Sophie B
Sep 23, 20221 min read


Supporting KS2 pupils’ mental health
Dr Alistair Bailie of youHQ was recently featured in a new article about how KS2 educators can support students' mental health.

Sophie B
Sep 22, 20221 min read


Six tips to look after teacher wellbeing (in 90 seconds)
In this short video, clinical psychologist and wellbeing director Dr Bear breaks down how teachers can look after their emotional wellbeing.

Dr Bear
Aug 31, 20221 min read


How to support struggling students
Join Dr Bear and Jez for the latest minisode of our youmatter series! This week, they discuss how to support pupils who are struggling.

Dr Bear
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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