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Children’s Mental Health Week: How to support your students’ personal growth

Apr 6
3 min

Children’s Mental Health Week: How to support your students’ personal growth

Children’s Mental Health Week takes place this year from 7-13 February. The theme of this week is ‘Growing Together’; encouraging...

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How can young people benefit from volunteering?

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Apr 6
3 min

How can young people benefit from volunteering?

At Yes Futures, we’ve been delighted to see our students supporting their communities over the last few weeks on their Play Your Part...

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Apr 6
4 min

Teaching Kindness in the Classroom

This week, kindness is reaching every classroom in the UK as Anti-Bullying Week has finally arrived! Anti-Bullying Week was created to...

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5 things I wish I knew before I started teaching

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

5 things I wish I knew before I started teaching

Having just finished my first year of the Teach First training programme, I have spent some time reflecting on what I would tell someone...

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How developing your mindset can improve your classroom practice

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

How developing your mindset can improve your classroom practice

My first year of teaching has been the most challenging, but also the most rewarding year of my life. Every day brought with it new...

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Building positive relationships with students

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Apr 6
3 min

Building positive relationships with students

Building positive relationships with students is not only key for establishing a positive classroom environment, it’s also vital for...

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How can character education increase happiness?

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

How can character education increase happiness?

Character education is key to what we do at Yes Futures. As a teacher-led organisation, we want to ensure that all young people are happy...

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Helping your students transition to secondary school

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

Helping your students transition to secondary school

As the summer holidays draw to a close, thousands of young people are getting ready for their very first day at secondary school!...

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We're having a Big Education Conversation, are you?

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

We're having a Big Education Conversation, are you?

We've partnered up with Big Education Conversation, in support of their national campaign to get people talking about what education is...

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School resources from Mental Health Awareness Week and beyond!

Yes Futures

Apr 6
4 min

School resources from Mental Health Awareness Week and beyond!

It goes without saying that the last year has been unlike any other for both teachers and students. A recent study by Education Support...

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Creating a Positive Classroom - Bringing Wellbeing Education into the Classroom

Yes Futures

Apr 6
3 min

Creating a Positive Classroom - Bringing Wellbeing Education into the Classroom

Having listened to Mick Walsh, BScEd talk about his experience of bringing Wellbeing Education in the Classroom, I’m pleased to be able...

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