Bespoke service for 'care experienced kids'. Therapeutic group work in schools. Consultant on becoming 'adoption friendly'. Adoptive parent and teacher.
London, England
Joined May 2018
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Purple Penguin:
- Runs Tree of Life #workshops
- Works with students to manage overwhelming feelings
- Runs teacher training on working with looked after/adopted children
- Works with parents
- Helps #schools connect with parents/carers
If you want to find out more DM me 😊
Mindfulness is important for both children and adults.
Here are 18 great mindfulness games, worksheets and activities you can use with your kids.
#positivepsychology
#children #mindfulness
positivepsychology.com/mindf…
A side by side account from a birth mother & her son who was adopted of their experiences and reunion.
It gives an insight into the issues involved in #adoption. Openness & honesty are so important in all #family life, especially adoption.
pac-uk.org/pac-uk-guest-blog…
@PACUKadoption
The move to secondary school means a number of major changes and everyone knows change can be scary.
The right preparation is important to help children settle in, feel comfortable in their new surroundings and to reduce anxiety.
#SecondarySchool #Change #preparedness
On #gcseresultsday day I wanted to raise awareness of the state of #education for #lookedafter pupils.
Last year GCSE grades fell & absence rates rose. The gap in attainment between looked-after & non-looked after children is widening.
schoolsweek.co.uk/attainment…
@SchoolsWeek
Good luck to all the teachers, students and parents out there today on #GCSE results day. 🤞🍀
#gcseresultsday2019 #GCSEResults2019 #GCSEresults
A great list of books that can be helpful for certain groups of children, including refugees and those that are care-experienced.
Children need to be able to see themselves represented in books.
misterbodd.wordpress.com/201…
#inclusive #children #KS1 #refugees #adoption #fostering
A terrifying immigration story from last year about a father who nearly lost his child to adoption while he was detained. Definitely worth a watch.
channel4.com/news/exclusive-…
@simonisrael @Channel4News
#Immigraton #Adoption #HomeOffice #injustice #CapOnImmigration #UKImmigration
Antony Corrigan spent his childhood in care, got Ds and Es in his A-Levels and was labelled an underachiever - but now he’s going on to study a Master's degree…
msn.com/en-gb/news/children/…
#childhood #careexperienced #issues #UK #vulnerablechildren #youngpeople
An excellent interview with @BDPerry on childhood trauma and the healing power of relationships.
radiocafe.media/newmexican-p…
#healing #relationships #childhoodtrauma #ACES
Sad fact - a lot of #careexperienced young people aren't expected to do well in education.
This early labelling & lack of encouragement means only 6% of foster kids attend university.
Be the person who lets all children know they CAN achieve.
#education #fostering
Does childhood adversity and neurodevelopment predict mental health outcomes? #fasd #aces #adversity #mentalhealth
We are presenting our poster on the risk of suicide & self harm in children with FASD at today’s conference ‘Does childhood adversity and neurodevelopment predict mental health outcomes’ #fasd #aces #adversity #mentalhealth
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Are care leavers really more likely to go to prison than university?
'Are care leavers really more likely to go to prison than university?' - my new stats nerding blog post about #cep and #careleavers has just been published courtesy of @exchangewales... exchangewales.org/single-pos…
How well are children in the care of the State actually being looked after?
It is so important to achieve emotional wellbeing for care experienced children and their mental health needs can be met, but change needs to happen.
#LookedAfterChildren #Wellbeing
