The Satchel Blog

Schools Mental Health Student Wellbeing Wellbeing
13 Feb 2023

5 Ways To Promote Wellbeing In Your School

Student wellbeing has seen a lot more attention in recent years following the addition of wellbeing to the Ofsted framework. Keep reading to learn about 5 of the ways you ...

Author: Antoinette Morris

Mental Health Distance Learning Covid-19
14 Dec 2021

A Return to Restrictions

With concerns raised over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, the government introduced new guidance to schools across England and Wales. This article gives you an overview of ...

Author: Ross McDermott

Ofsted ofsted inspections Mental Health Student Wellbeing Staff Wellbeing
24 Nov 2021

How Does the Acceleration of Ofsted Inspections Impact Wellbeing?

Ofsted have recently revealed that they have been asked by the government to accelerate Ofsted inspections, with all school and further education providers now expected ...

Author: Ross McDermott

Mental Health Teacher Wellbeing Student Wellbeing
08 Nov 2021

5 Ways to Improve Student and Teacher Wellbeing

In order to create a positive school environment, and with new wellbeing judgements being added to the Ofsted inspection handbook, it is important that schools are continuously ...

Author: Ross McDermott

Mental Health Attendance School Closures Covid-19
21 Jul 2021

Have Pupils Missed Out During Self Isolation?

More than a year after schools first closed due to Covid-19, students' education is still being impacted by the virus. Recent figures revealed by the Department for Education ...

Author: Ross McDermott

Mental Health Physical Health
15 May 2020

How to Exercise at Home During Lockdown

For those of us who have been working from home since lockdown, we may have noticed that our physical wellbeing has taken a hit. It’s easy to take for granted how much our walk ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Mental Health Distance Learning
27 Mar 2020

How to Stay Healthy and Work from Home Effectively

As we find ourselves in the uncharted territory of school closures, business closures and whole companies working from home, we’re faced with new challenges.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Mental Health Student Wellbeing School Culture School Improvement
15 Jul 2019

How Having a Wellbeing Policy Makes Better Learners

As the number of mental health issues in schools continue to rise, so too does the importance of a well-considered wellbeing policy. In order to combat this mental health ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Mental Health Exam-ready Student Wellbeing
17 Jun 2019

The Benefits of Exercise on Students' Mental Health

Exam season can be a turbulent time for our students’ mental health. But there's a plethora of coping mechanisms out there that can reduce anxiety and manage stress so that ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Blog Mental Health Student Wellbeing PSHE
08 May 2019

Teaching Students About Wellbeing in School

The changes we’ve seen within education recently regarding the DfE’s and schools’ stance on PSHE and student wellbeing are huge steps in the right direction, however, this does ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Mental Health Teacher Wellbeing School Culture School Improvement
30 Nov 2018

The Importance of Teacher Wellbeing

Looking after your teachers’ wellbeing is one of the most important things you can do as a school leader.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Mental Health
19 Jul 2017

When Does Technology Become a Hindrance in Schools?

We live in a world that’s filled with technology and the millennial youth of today are more technologically inclined than we'll ever likely experience.

Author: Naimish Gohil

Blog Mental Health Mental Health in the Workplace
10 May 2017

Supporting Staff with Mental Health Issues

Me and my staff aren’t ones to shy away from talking about mental health - we’re all very much on the same page in that it needs to be spoken about and more can be done to ...

Author: Naimish Gohil

Exams Blog Mental Health SATs
31 Mar 2017

Mental Wellbeing During Exams & Year 6 SATs is Important

Mental health worries amongst students is a topic we’re familiar with. As the stigma surrounding mental health is slowly chipped away at, we’re ...

Author: Bethany Spencer