Welcome to the podcast. About the hosts:

Sam Miller

Sam is a pastoral middle leader in a secondary school with a special interest in wellbeing. He has over 10 years experience as a middle leader and has been both a Head of Department and a Head of Year. 

Nicola Crawley

Nicola is a mental health professional with many years experience in a wide variety of roles. Her current role as a Mental Health In Reach to Schools practitioner involves supporting schools in developing wellbeing practices. 

The aim of the podcast is to provide some informal CPD by discussing a particular topic and then providing a small number of suggested practices for listeners to apply or try out in their professional practice. 

Episode 1 is an introduction to the podcast, wellbeing and the potential impact of COVID-19.

Links:

www.mind.org.uk

https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/

Links to increased prevalence of eating disorders:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/17/like-losing-control-fears-eating-disorders-on-rise-amid-lockdown

https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-020-00295-3

.Mind's 5 ways to wellbeing:

https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/taking-care-of-yourself/five-ways-to-wellbeing/

We hope you enjoy the podcast and find it useful. New episodes coming soon...