In this post, we delve into why belonging matters in the classroom and how it impacts students' overall experience and success.

Today, safeguarding the welfare of students is paramount for schools. With the rise of digital platforms and the complexities within our society, schools face unique challenges in identifying and addressing concerning behaviours among their student body. Recognising this need, we have created Bounce Alerts, a cutting-edge solution designed to enhance safeguarding practices in schools like yours.

In this blog post, we'll explore how transitions can affect mental health and discuss practical ways teachers can support pupils during these periods of change.

It’s no secret that today, our children and young adults are spending more time on screens and less time being physically active. In the blog post, we explore practical ideas for promoting movement and measuring attitudes toward physical activity in schools.

This informative blog post focuses on the importance of ensuring students get adequate sleep during the exam season. It highlights how sufficient sleep enhances memory retention, cognitive function, and emotional resilience - vital elements for exam success.

This blog will explore the importance of reading attitudes and explore how schools can measure, shape, and utilise these to cultivate children's habits, achievement, engagement, and wellbeing.

In this blog, we'll explore the intricacies of test anxiety, its impact on students, and actionable strategies for teachers to support their students more effectively.

In today's digital age, where technology is a big part of education, creating a safe online environment for students, teachers, and parents is more important than ever. Let's explore some key tips and strategies to help schools navigate the digital landscape and empower everyone for a safer internet experience.

The children who struggle the most are often those that teachers are not aware of; pupils that internalise their feelings or don’t know how to ask for help and express themselves. How can we ensure that every student's voice is not just heard but valued and supported within the school environment?

In this blog post, we will explore the significance of measuring bullying in schools and how surveys, such as the Child Relationship Survey, can help schools overcome the barrier of disclosure this Anti-Bullying Week and beyond.

In this blog post, we'll delve into the significance of a growth mindset, understand what it entails, and explore how it can be measured and enhanced in your classroom.

The BounceTogether Annual Children's Wellbeing Snapshot Report is a valuable resource that offers a deeper understanding of children's wellbeing and sheds light on the emotional challenges they face.

Bounce Alerts is a game-changer for schools seeking to proactively address the evolving mental health challenges faced by their students. By analysing all responses to survey questions in real-time, the platform will now identify and alert teachers to concerning trends, low scores, changes in scores, or alarming answers to individual questions.

Did you know that the Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of £1,200 to eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England? We speak to schools everyday who are unaware this funding is available and earmarked for training a Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) to develop and implement a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

It is no secret that it’s not always the children who shout the loudest who are silently grappling with struggles. But how do we ensure that these silent strugglers are heard, supported, and empowered? In this blog post, we will explore the importance of recognising and understanding the experiences of children who internalise their emotions.

BounceTogether is excited to announce its partnership with Wellbeing Through School, who offer a unique, expert-led programme 'Wellbeing Through Sport®' that promotes mental health and wellbeing using sport as its vehicle. Using a signature approach, this collaboration involves using fun and engaging physical activity to help young people to develop life skills and resilience inside and out of the classroom.

In this blog post, we will explore the transformative relationship between sport and children's wellbeing, highlighting the numerous advantages that PE brings to schools.

In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of surveys, the importance of passing information between feeder schools, and introduce the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ) as a popular survey used by schools to capture insights that support transitions.

In this blog post, we will explore the significance of asking the right questions in wellbeing surveys, enabling your school to collect meaningful data that informs decision-making, encourages meaningful conversations, and strengthens relationships within the school community.

This article provides a summary of the full research report and findings of the first wave of the inaugural working lives of teachers and leaders survey conducted in spring 2022 by IFF Research and the Institute of Education (IoE) on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE).

Why measuring wellbeing is like planting a tree! The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is today!

With Mental Health Awareness Week just around the corner, it's important to start thinking about how we can support our students' mental health, particularly when it comes to this year's theme, anxiety.

During Stress Awareness Month, it's important to recognise that stress is a normal and common experience for students in schools. However, schools can play an important role in promoting student wellbeing by identifying and supporting students who are struggling with stress.

"We understand that measuring wellbeing can be a daunting task for schools, which is why we have created School Voice to provide a simple and affordable solution to help EVERY school get started."

Adaptability and resilience are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they do refer to different concepts. It is important for teachers to understand the difference between them so they can better support children in developing the skills they need to navigate inevitable change and uncertainty.

The following blog post provides insight into test anxiety as a common phenomenon experienced my many school-aged children.

We recommend that schools follow the following five steps to monitor and measure wellbeing effectively, resulting in improved outcomes and maximum impact. You may want to adapt our guidelines to suit your own school and its unique requirements.

This post contains information to support primary schools and secondary schools in preparing for an Ofsted “deep-dive” into SEMH provision.

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is an essential part of our education system. There is now a clear need to monitor and measure this key area but how can you use data to purposefully drive the right decisions and create better outcomes for your school community?

As well as being one of the greatest indicators of academic success, it is generally accepted that reading for pleasure positively affects mental health, self-esteem, empathy, mood and stress. So, how can we harness the power of reading, change attitudes, and in turn have an impact on our children’s mental wellbeing?

There is no doubt that teaching is an incredibly rewarding job! But it is important to recognise that working in education is also a challenge, where resilience is often tested daily.

Transition is an exciting time for children. However, like any change, it brings a sense of uncertainty, which can cause children to feel anxious. The following blog post explores some practical tips to help schools prepare children and young people for the upcoming transition period.

Our partners at Partnership for Children, a children’s mental health charity who provide social and emotional learning programmes to schools share their tips on helping children build resilience.

The following blog post will help you recognise the difference between good and bad stress so you can better support your pupils in developing the resilience and effective buffer systems they need to overcome the challenges they face.

In the following blog post, we have listed some of the most popular surveys and questionnaires across different category areas to help you get a head start when it comes to measuring mental health and wellbeing amongst your pupils.

Professor Dieter Wolke on bullying definitions, challenges for schools and our new Child Relationship Survey

Check out our TOP 5 recommended surveys for use in your school this children's mental health week.

Helping children to have happy and healthy online relationships

The biggest barriers to measuring wellbeing in schools and how to overcome them

Kensington Primary School share their journey to becoming one of the happiest schools in the UK.

Aidan Harvey-Craig on a peer-led approach to wellbeing in schools.

Ludworth Primary School’s Wellbeing Lead tells us how BounceTogether is helping to improve wellbeing.

Kidscape CEO, Lauren Seager-Smith, shares her tips on how to create a kinder school ahead of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week.

Kidscape and BounceTogether launch free Kindness Surveys for Anti-Bullying Week

What to be mindful of and what to avoid when you're planning to measure wellbeing. School mental health and wellbeing leads will want to read this!

In conversation with David Putwain

A few insights from the School Library Association on developing reading for pleasure in school.

Why does your school need a wellbeing governor? Advocates Governors for Schools share some of their thoughts.

Learn how we're working with LBU and Teachappy

Exciting new developments on the horizon with a new partnership