by HIP Psychology team | Apr 17, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Children’s Mental Health Week gives schools a valuable chance to focus attention on emotional wellbeing, belonging and support. The opportunity is real, but so is the risk of the week becoming mostly symbolic. A few posters, a themed assembly and a social media post...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 17, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Emotional literacy is one of those terms schools often agree is important, but not always define clearly. In practice, it means helping children and young people recognise feelings, put words around them, understand what may be driving them, and communicate more...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 17, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Exam stress is one of the most common pressures schools see in the months leading up to GCSEs and A-levels. For some students it looks like worry and self-doubt. For others it shows up as avoidance, irritability, perfectionism, panic or a sudden drop in confidence....
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 17, 2026 | School Wellbeing
GCSE options can feel like a very big moment in school life, even when adults know they are not the end of the road. For many pupils, this is the first time they are being asked to make a decision that sounds serious, future-facing, and difficult to reverse. That...
by HIP Psychology team | Apr 15, 2026 | School Wellbeing
Resilience is one of those words schools hear all the time, but it is not always used clearly. Sometimes it is treated as a character trait pupils either have or do not have. Sometimes it is used as shorthand for coping better under pressure. In reality, resilience is...
