Latest Positiveeducation Podcast Episodes
S1 Ep54: Wellbeing or academic success…and can we teach kindness? - Book Launch Panel 4 Part 2
For Flourishing's Sake - September 07, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutesWelcome to Episode 54. This is the last of the extended podcast episodes where you have had the opportunity to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the fourth and final panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza. ...
S1 Ep53: Wellbeing or academic success…and can we teach kindness? - Book Launch Panel 4 Part 1
For Flourishing's Sake - August 31, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutesWelcome to Episode 53. This is the penultimate of the extended podcast episodes where you have had the opportunity to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the fourth and final panel discussion of the book launch extravaga...
S1 Ep52: A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 2
For Flourishing's Sake - August 24, 2020 06:00 - 32 minutesSeason 1, Episode 52 (24th August 2020) A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 2 Welcome to Episode 52. This is the sixth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flour...
S1 Ep51: A whole school approach to education for good citizenship - Book Launch Panel 3 Part 1
For Flourishing's Sake - August 17, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutesWelcome to Episode 51. This is the fifth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the third panel discussion of the book launch extravaganza...
S1 Ep50: Practical Examples of Character and Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 2 Part 2
For Flourishing's Sake - August 10, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutesWelcome to Episode 50. This is the fourth of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the second panel discussion of the book launch extravaga...
S1 Ep49: Practical Examples of Character and Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 2 Part 1
For Flourishing's Sake - August 03, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutesWelcome to Episode 49. This is the third of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the first half of the second panel discussion of the book launch extravaganz...
S1 Ep48: The what and how of Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 1 Part 2
For Flourishing's Sake - July 27, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutesWelcome to Episode 48. This is the second of the extended podcast episodes over the next few weeks, where you will be able to listen to the replays of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch events. Today, I bring you the second half of the first panel discussion of the book launch extravagan...
S1 Ep47: The what and how of Positive Education - Book Launch Panel 1 Part 1
For Flourishing's Sake - July 20, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutesWelcome to Episode 47. Looking at the countries where most listeners to this podcast are from, I think most of you are now on a well-earned, much-needed summer holiday break. With that in mind, over the coming weeks, I am bringing you some extended podcast episodes, where you will be able to ...
S1 Ep46: Positive Education - from individual happiness to the greater good
For Flourishing's Sake - July 13, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesWelcome to Episode 46. As I write and record this week’s episode and think about the phrase “the greater good” in the title, I can’t help being momentarily distracted and chuckling to myself. If you’ve seen the dark comedy film Hot Fuzz, you’ll know what I mean. If not…I recommend it, and un...
S1 Ep45: Flourishing Despite Fear
For Flourishing's Sake - July 06, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesWelcome to Episode 45. Nearly four months after the UK - where I live - went into lockdown due to Covid-19, and as last week more businesses, such as hairdressers and pubs, have been allowed to re-open and plans for the full re-opening of schools in September were announced, my levels of fear ...
S1 Ep44: Self-Kindness Bingo
For Flourishing's Sake - June 29, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to Episode 44. If you’re anything like me and the many friends and family I regularly talk to and see updates from on social media, you are bound to have ups and downs, and particularly get days when you are thoroughly fed up with the current Covid-19 situation, whatever lockdown restr...
S1 Ep43: Sounds great but we can't afford it
For Flourishing's Sake - June 22, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesWelcome to Episode 43. Wow, this has been quite a week! Three of the Four panels on the “For Flourishing’s Sake” Virtual Book Launch Extravaganza happened on Thursday, the day the book launched in Kindle format. The final panel will take place on 21st August, when the paperback comes out. O...
S1 Ep42: Taking a whole school approach to positive education
For Flourishing's Sake - June 15, 2020 06:00 - 8 minutesWelcome to Episode 42. The day has finally come when I can say “For Flourishing’s Sake, the BOOK, is out this week!” Yay!!! So in today’s episode, I will focus on the overarching theme of the book, which is to use a whole school approach to positive education to support character development a...
S1 Ep41: Cherish the learning
For Flourishing's Sake - June 08, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to Episode 41. Today’s topic centres around the character strength known as ‘love of learning’. If ‘love of learning’ is one of your signature strengths, you’re likely to be someone who enjoys learning for its own sake. This goes beyond curiosity, where you might be interested in find...
S1 Ep40: We need strong leadership (more than ever)
For Flourishing's Sake - June 01, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesWelcome to Episode 40. This is a very exciting day as it’s the first day of the month in which my book, For Flourishing’s Sake, will be published. Due to disruption caused by Covid-19, the book will be published twice, which means two opportunities to celebrate! The Kindle version is coming o...
S1 Ep39: Connection through remote teaching and social distancing
For Flourishing's Sake - May 25, 2020 06:00 - 7 minutesMaintaining and developing connection through remote teaching and social distancing Welcome to Episode 39. Many teachers and school leaders are wondering increasingly how to maintain a sense of connection and build, develop and maintain positive relationships with pupils and with colleagues; f...
S1 Ep38: Covid19 MH&WB Panel - Caren Baruch-Feldman - Accept the Suck
For Flourishing's Sake - May 18, 2020 06:00 - 4 minutesOn 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this podc...
S1 Ep37: Fabian de Fabiani - Recovery curriculum and the importance of focusing on character and wellbeing
For Flourishing's Sake - May 11, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutesWelcome to Episode 37. Today, I am delighted to bring you another special guest: Fabian de Fabiani. Fabian is an Assistant Headteacher and Director of Character Education. His work was highly commended by the DfE and he has advised Ofsted on the new inspection framework. Fabian works for Town...
S1 Ep36: Anni Poole - Deconstructing Scary Thoughts
For Flourishing's Sake - May 04, 2020 06:00 - 8 minutesOver the past couple of weeks, I've brought you snippets of the recent virtual Mental Health and Wellbeing Panel, and I will bring you more of those in the weeks to come. Today, though, I am delighted to bring you another special guest: Anni Silverdale Poole. Anni is a transformative coach...
S1 Ep35: Kelly Hannaghan - Covid19 MHWB Panel - Supporting Older Teens
For Flourishing's Sake - April 27, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesOn 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this ...
S1 Ep34: Covid-19 MH & WB Panel - Kate McAllister
For Flourishing's Sake - April 20, 2020 06:00 - 6 minutesOn 24th March I hosted a virtual mental health and wellbeing panel on YouTube with a group of fantastic guest panelists: Dr Caren Baruch-Feldman: Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist, School & Camp Psychologist Adele Bates: Behaviour & Education Specialist. Adele was also featured on this podc...
S1 Ep33: Keri Haw - Simple Everyday Self-Care - Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities
For Flourishing's Sake - April 13, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesToday I bring you a very special guest to help us navigate the challenges of staying mentally well and even flourishing through and beyond the Covid-19 crisis. Keri Haw is the Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead at Malvern St James Girls’ School, an independent boarding school at the foot of the ...
S1 Ep32: Reappraise positively with strengths - Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities
For Flourishing's Sake - April 06, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to episode 32. As promised, while the current Coronavirus situation continues to evolve and provide us with challenges, in each episode I will share with you a simple activity that you (or your pupils or your own children) can do to support your wellbeing. As many of us are spending m...
S1 Ep31: Covid-19 Wellbeing Activities - Start Interesting Conversations
For Flourishing's Sake - March 30, 2020 06:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to episode 31. These are unprecedented and challenging times we’re all going through. There are, however, some comforting thoughts I take from the present situation: We’re all in this together, and we’re seeing daily wonderful examples of communities coming together, of individuals h...
S1 Ep30: Simple wellbeing activities to do during Coronavirus school closures
For Flourishing's Sake - March 23, 2020 07:00 - 6 minutesSeason 1, Episode 30 (23rd March 2020) Simple wellbeing activities to do during Coronavirus school closures Welcome to episode 30. Wow, what a week! In the UK, we have had daily updates on drip-fed changes with about as much clarity as you would expect when attempting to scuba-dive in a mud...
S1 Ep29: Positive Psychology for difficult times
For Flourishing's Sake - March 16, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to episode 29. Over the last week, our world seems to have changed dramatically! Coronavirus has been declared a Pandemic by the World Health Organisation and people don’t know which advice to follow and how best to protect themselves and their loved ones. I am not qualified to give a...
S1 Ep28: I'm not ok - and that's ok!
For Flourishing's Sake - March 09, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutesWelcome to episode 28. A few weeks ago, I published an episode about healthy coping mechanisms in which I talked openly about some difficult times I went through and how I’d got through these with the strengths (and emotions) of hope, love and gratitude. Today, I’m going to share some of the ...
S1 Ep27: Experiences
For Flourishing's Sake - March 02, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutesWelcome to episode 27. Last week, we explored the importance of savouring - not just food but moments and experiences. So let’s talk a little more about the importance of experiences. Do you go out of your way to create enjoyable experiences for yourself, the people you love, and your studen...
S1 Ep26: Savouring
For Flourishing's Sake - February 24, 2020 07:00 - 6 minutesWelcome to episode 26 - I can’t believe we’ve been enjoying this weekly rendez-vous for exactly half a year already! Thank you for going on this journey with me. Talking of journeys… I have just come back from Paris, where I spent two days teaching on the Positive Education module of the Anglia...
S1 Ep25: Feel the love
For Flourishing's Sake - February 17, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutesWelcome to episode 25. As it was Valentine’s Day a few days ago and my Birthday yesterday, and I was lucky enough to have the people I love most in the whole world close to me, love has been on my mind more than usual over the past week. So today I want to dedicate this podcast to love, but not ...
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