The Satchel Blog

Currently in England, students in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 have been invited back to the classroom, and in secondary schools pupils who are ...

In schools, the wellbeing of staff and students is, and always should be, a top priority. We’ve spoken at length about how the wellness of ...

We’ve all been living under the government’s lockdown measures for over a month now, and for many of us this is taking a toll on our mental ...

The advice in this article is true as of 09/03/20 - The situation is changing rapidly so for up to date information surrounding the Covid-19 ...

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 ...

The end of final exams is a liberating time for students. It’s when school finishes and summer begins; a well-deserved break from the stresses ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that the exam period is a stressful time for students, with pressure to excel and the sheer volume of revision to complete, it ...

Over the years, the role of the teacher has transformed both mentally and practically. Today, teachers are expected to do so much more than just ...

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 ...

Wellbeing, by definition, is the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy - in education student wellbeing is fundamental to successful ...

The teaching of sex education has been constantly changing over the years, reactive to societal changes so that it reflects the current mood and ...

The rise in the use of social media amongst children has meant that ...

Teachers join the profession with the understanding that they’re going to do much more than simply teach. It’s now expected that teachers double ...

Improvement is at the top of every school leader’s agenda, which is why creating a detailed and well thought out SIP is ...

If there are two things that are undisputed in the present day it’s that 

The subject of teacher wellbeing has been on the rise in recent years in conjunction with the publicised teaching crisis and ‘healthy body, ...