BI vs BMI – the great divide? by Thea O’Connor
“Should we be encouraging people to accept their bodies when we are all getting so fat?!” The concurrent rise of overweight and obesity…
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GETTING SOMEWHERE: THE GETTING OF WISDOM by Dr. Christine Durham
“Knowledge is what you know, wisdom is what you do with what you know.” Anon Learning to think again with a lot of help…
Social Capital in Schools. What is it and why does it matter? by Sue Roffey
Capital is often defined in financial terms – what you have in the bank or is otherwise available to you. But assets are not…
Preparing for tests & exams by Andrew Fuller
If you have ever looked at a test or exam paper and thought, “I know that I know this but I can’t remember anything”,…
Children are Not Pots of Jam! – a brief critique of the DSM5 by Sue Roffey
Strawberry, apricot, cherry, mixed fruit. You expect to get what is on the label don’t you? The Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM) is a…
Turning Tables with Positive Schools, by Dr Helen Street
Positive Schools is an ongoing conversation about youth wellbeing. Examination of the history of this conversation enables us to engage in an increasingly informed…
A Recipe for Success By Dr Helen Street
A Recipe for Success the great debate of facts versus feelings Dr Helen Street Over the past twenty years, schools and colleges Australia wide…
Bringing Positive Education to your bookshelf
Neil Porter and Dr Helen Street are helping you take home a little piece of Positive Schools 2014. Better than OK: helping young people…
Why comfort isn’t always the answer for sad children by Thuy Yau
My seven-year-old daughter is quite the sensitive child. She gets easily upset, incredibly emotional, and needs a lot of assistance when it comes to…
Sugar is the new tobacco” says expert
Professor Simon Capewell, from the University’s Institute of Psychology, Health and Society is part of a campaign, `Action on Sugar’, aimed at reducing the…