A research project conducted by Mind With Heart’s volunteer research team has underscored the importance of mutual support and empathetic communication in emotionally supporting beginning and trainee teachers.
Read MoreInterviews and a focus group discussion conducted with UCL's Institute of Education following delivery of Mind With Heart's mindfulness based-empathy and compassion training to year 9 boys in Swanlea Secondary School showed that students experienced a number of benefits to their emotional health. Following the training, students reported feeling more able to express and engage with their emotions, manage stress, and support their peers emotionally.
Read MoreResearch carried out by the University of Montpellier on pupils found the impact to be on cognitive, relational and emotional levels. They reported that students were more at ease when they did not know the answer, were less rigid in their thinking and more connected to other people and to nature. ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS WERE MORE RESPONSIBLE, LESS VIOLENT AND LESS PRONE TO INDOCTRINATION OR RADICALISATION.
Read More185 school staff received an 8-week course focusing on their own wellbeing. The research finds that the mindfulness and connection exercises undertaken by staff have a statistically significant positive impact on wellbeing. Read the research paper here: Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Educators: Effects of a School-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Study
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