This week on Wellbeing we talk with Maria Mendez, a teacher from Southbank International School, Westminster, UK. Maria is a Spanish teacher at the school and is passionate about the area of student wellbeing.

In this episode Maria talks about the teacher's role in student wellbeing, the impact of social media on the wellbeing of students, the importance of schools fostering good body image in students, why schools need wellbeing supports in place, the relationship between parents and a school in the context of student wellbeing, exam stress, and the long-lasting positive impacts teachers are capable of causing in students' lives.

“There are many ways to identify that a student is struggling. Some of them do have coping mechanisms; for some of them it's more difficult, but I say the most important thing is to ask, and you will be surprised - if you start your lesson by asking "How are you feeling?" or if your ask a student at the end of lesson "Is everything ok?" - the things that they will tell you." - Maria Mendez on this episode of Wellbeing

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