Every year thousands of research papers, guidance documents and educational aims are published on pupil mental health and wellbeing. Many of them offer insightful ideas and theories, but what is often lacking is a clear route for busy classroom teachers to apply these findings. A focus on wellbeing is here to stay, but what does it mean? How does it apply to the curriculum? And what is a teacher's role? This book critically explores the importance of being a research-informed teacher, assesses some of the key health and wellbeing areas that class teachers can directly affect, and offers practical advice on how to do this. Designed in part to create a clearer pathway for classroom teachers to ensure that, while already spinning their many existing plates, the health and wellbeing needs of their pupils can be met effectively.
What do we think?
The book is full of tips on how to support pupil wellbeing with case studies, points to consider, discussion points and lots of information from supporting individual children to evaluating whole school approaches to wellbeing.
Who it is for
Classroom teachers in primary and secondary schools who want a route from wellbeing research into everyday practice, and pastoral or wellbeing leads looking for a staff discussion text. The publisher frames it around three questions: what wellbeing means, how it applies to the curriculum, and what the teacher's role is. It is not a guide to clinical mental health support; for the school's wider responsibilities see the DfE's Mental health and behaviour in schools guidance.
About the book
- Author: Kirsten Colquhoun.
- Publisher: Hachette Learning (Hachette UK). Paperback, 140 pages, published 14 July 2023.
- ISBN: paperback 9781398388871; ebook 9781036001513.
Source: Hachette Learning listing and Hachette UK listing, checked 13 October 2026.