When the founders of a new ACT-based primary school curriculum asked me to create an identity for their new product, I thought it would be another standard branding job. 3 years later and I’m writing a blog for them as a co-director.
Russ Hancock
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I’d be the first to admit that, growing up and in my early adulthood, I would not have won any awards for my ‘flexible self-view’! I was infinitely self-critical, defensive, and my self-confidence was pretty low.
Emily Goyen
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Written by Dr Amy Hulson-Jones. Over the past year I’ve been exploring the Connect Curriculum. In doing so, I’ve pulled apart the programme from three different perspectives: Mum, researcher, primary school teacher.
Guest blog
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Written by Dr Geetanjali Basarkod. The termly themes of the Connect Curriculum are informed by the Six Ways to Well-Being—six everyday actions that can help individuals improve their well-being indirectly.
Guest blog
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What makes the Connect Curriculum really unique is that the termly themes are derived from the psychological wellbeing literature, and specifically the work of Dr Geetanjali Basarkod. Dr Basarkod developed the ‘Six Ways to Wellbeing’ along with her PhD supervisors Professor Joseph Ciarrochi and Dr Baljinder Sahdra.
Nic Hooper
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As humans we are born Discoverers! Babies and toddlers explore their new world with no inhibitions or preconceptions; no thoughts, doubts or fears. Take a toddler learning to pull herself up on the sofa; she has no internal dialogue, fretting “but what if I fall down and they think I’m stupid?”, or “I’m no good at this, there’s no point in trying again”.
Emily Goyen
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The Children’s Society recently published a report called Life on Hold, which focused on the impact that COVID-19 has had on children’s lives (particularly those children already disadvantaged). The report detailed how, even before COVID-19, children’s happiness levels were at the lowest they’ve been since 2009/10.
Nic Hooper
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