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Throughout February OpenView Education are visiting schools with our interactive e-safety workshops to mark the occasion for Safer Internet Day. A big thank you to all the schools that have been sharing these workshops via Twitter. Here's a snapshot of these fantastic...

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is 7th - 13th February 2022. This year’s theme is ‘Growing Together’.  This year, the organisers of Children’s Mental Health Awareness, Place2Be, are calling for children to consider how they can grow emotionally, and help...

As the academic year draws to a close, it can be a good opportunity to take time out and reflect on where we are, and where we want to go. A great starting point for this is doing a 360 review on each of the main areas of our life. Reviewing our life in separate...

As a teacher, young people will often turn to us for support. It's important for our own wellbeing and for the wellbeing of our students that we are prepared for this, and that we have an idea of how to respond. Here are some useful ideas to keep in mind to look after...

Parents and Carers understandably want to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their children and young people. If there are concerns that your child is being bullied, what can you do to support your child and to help prevent further bullying? This short guide has been...

What is mental health? Everyone has mental health. In the same way that we all have physical health, everyone also has mental health. Having positive mental health is made up of different parts including: Positive Self-Image: A positive self-image means that we feel...

Improving our wellbeing may not always be straightforward, and there can be many factors that impact our mental health and wellbeing in all areas of our life. The radical changes and upheavals that we have gone through during the covid pandemic has highlighted the...

The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2021 has been announced, the theme is... One Kind Word The challenges and isolation that many people have experienced over the past year has highlighted the power of small acts of...

The Anti-Bullying Alliance have recently published two new guides and CPD courses. Sexual Bullying: A new guide for schools and CPD training. Addressing bullying is always a challenging subject, but the topic of sexual...

Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place Monday 10-16th May 2021. This year the theme is nature. Research from the Mental Health Foundation on impacts of lockdown showed that spending time in nature was on of the most popular coping strategies, and 45% of people...

One part of our interactive mental health and wellbeing workshops for primary schools, is helping students learn how they can use simple mindfulness techniques to feel calm. For students in Reception, years 1 and 2, the workshop is positive and interactive. Students...

At OpenView Education we are delighted be visiting schools with our Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshops this May for Mental Health Awareness Week. Our workshop for Key Stage 2 is called the Steps To Wellbeing Wisdom, each of the steps provides students with...

A brand new report published by the Anna Freud Centre finds that 93% of 3,000 young people surveyed in the UK want mental health to be brought into the classroom.  And as schools once again open their doors to all students, student mental health and wellbeing is a...

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) co-ordinates the Schools Wellbeing Partnership, a national network for 50 member organisations. The organisations are from the education, health and wellbeing sectors. The partnership aims to improve the wellbeing of children in...

The mental health charity YoungMinds have created a new report about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the mental health and wellbeing of young people. This is the fourth report that they have released and it shows that the covid-19 pandemic continues to have...

The effects of lockdown has had a significant impact on young people, so as all students begin to return to school again we want to help students get ready to learn. For many schools this will mean prioritising student wellbeing. The Department for Education outlined...

Ofsted has published some tips for delivering effective remote learning. The list of tips has been written by Ofsted's inspectorate research head, Daniel Muijs and draws on findings from interim visits. The tips also aim to debunk certain 'unhelpful myths' about what...

Introducing an exciting new Internet Safety Online learning experience for Early Years Foundation and Key Stage 1 Students... The Internet Owl - Be Kind Online. Are you all sitting comfortably? Because it’s time to go on an exciting adventure into the Internet Jungle!...

Many schools experience challenges around how their students behave in message groups on WhatsApp.  It could start with an in-joke or banter that goes too far and becomes cyberbullying, or when students write messages in groups without really thinking about the...

Safer Internet Day is approaching this February and as we look forward to teaching important messages on online safety, we wanted to take time to reflect on how the digital lives of young people have changed during lockdown and school closures. Ofcom recently released...

Time to Unite! follows the story of Milly and Philip. To begin with Milly and Philip are good friends, but when two new students arrive at the school things start to change. The show explores how bullying can start and progress in a friendship group. This show is...

This year, we need unity more than ever before, and as proud Associate Members of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, we create brand new Anti-Bullying workshops every year to support the Anti-Bullying Week theme. Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is from Monday 16th November 2020 -...

Last year 78% of schools took part in Anti Bullying Week and students and teachers agreed that it had a positive impact in raising awareness about bullying. This year the theme is United Against Bullying, the theme encourages us to think about how we all have a part...

Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is taking place from Monday 16th - Friday 20th November, and it's now celebrated by more primary schools across the UK than ever before. Last year almost 80% of schools took part in Anti-Bullying Week. This year the theme is United Against...

With many students returning after the school closures throughout the coming months, we wanted to find a way to help teachers welcome their students back to school. That's why we have created this free resource and supporting discussion points. The Returning To School...

With such uncertain and big life changes, student's mental health and wellbeing is a top concern for many schools. Establishing a sense of routine, and belonging within the class can help students feel more...

Fake news is not a new problem. With the advancement of technology and the rise of the internet, fake news is now a commonly occurring issue. During the coronavirus outbreak however, fake news has risen substantially. From WhatsApp voice notes, to fake quotes from...

In these uncertain times, wellbeing has fast become a top priority. During lockdown, teachers, parents and carers have cited positive mental health and wellbeing as their number one concern for their children and young people, and they are actively searching for...

  Social Media is one of the most popular aspects of the internet, and with the amount of apps available for download increasing constantly, keeping young people safe online has never been more important. But what exactly do we need to know about the age restrictions...

With schools now closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak, learning from home is now a reality for many parents, carers and children up and down the country. For most, this is a brand new experience and a complete life adjustment. Many parents and carers will now be...

Throughout the year we work with whole school communities to provide internet safety training for students, parents and teachers. This enables us to see new trends and understand the online challenges that are facing parents and teachers. We now regularly hear about...

At OpenView Education we have the opportunity to visit hundreds of schools and work with thousands of students delivering anti-bullying workshops and internet safety workshops. This provides an insight into the way young people are engaging with technology. Children...

Safer Internet Day 2020 will be held on Tuesday 11th February 2020, however the event is celebrated by schools throughout February.   We will be visiting thousands of schools and students with our Internet Safety Training,...

5 Tips To Help Reduce SATS Exam Stress SATS can be a stressful time for teachers and for students. For young people who have not yet developed strategies for dealing with stress, this can be a particularly challenging time. Studies have shown that 1 in 8 teachers...