International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment 2022

International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment 2022 Let’s end the cruel ,degrading and humiliating behaviour of using corporal and harsh punishment against children. Ever since my first year in teaching I have tried to support the end of corporal punishment -it seems a long road, but let us have a big push to end all forms ofContinue reading “International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment 2022”

The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Minimum Services Package

During the pandemic, report after report mention the impact that COVID19 and the responses to it have had on young people’s mental health. In some ways this has put mental health of all higher up on the agenda. INEE newsletter reports on the best practice needed in emergency contexts: The Mental Health and Psychosocial SupportContinue reading “The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Minimum Services Package”

World Food Day 2021

Since 1981, World Food Day has adopted a different theme each year in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide a common focus Theme for 2021: “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”. What is shameful is the number of children who are stunted in 2018 stunting affected an estimated 21.9 per centContinue reading “World Food Day 2021”

Mental health in schools

From INEE: Mental health in schools: implementation and evaluation planWHO & Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean A newly released resource from WHO/EMRO school mental health package. This material is intended to guide educators to better support the mental health needs of their students and take practical steps implementable in school settings. Click here toContinue reading “Mental health in schools”