Welcome to 2020 everyone! We overcame all the challenges 2019 threw at us, improved our resilience and worked with some truly amazing children, young people & families. Now let’s see… Read more
Mental Health
Understanding your anxious teenager
A great article with practical ideas for parents & carers… Read more
Children’s Mental Health Week 4th – 10th February 2019
Are you a teacher, school support worker or youth worker? Have you accessed the resources available for Children’s Mental Health Week? Great materials from PlaceToBe. https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/schools-and-youth-groups/… Read more
Coming Soon!
We’re very excited to be collaborating with an inspirational group of Health and Social Care students at Petroc to develop our Time To Make Sense programme for 13-17 year olds…. Read more
Aviva Community Fund: thanks for all your votes for us!
Voting has now closed in the Aviva Community Fund. Thanks for all your awesomeness. We got 1,109 votes – brilliant going everyone!… Read more
Handling the stress of a new term
September can be full of excitement and possibilities – a new class, new school, or a transition to college, university or work. It can also be stressful and intimidating, as… Read more
Great little video explaining autism
Have a look at this – and show it to your kids. https://www.facebook.com/115178025803049/videos/115182099135975/… Read more
Cost of mainstream school vs Pupil Referral Unit
This Access to Information request (on the Devon County Council website) sheds some light on the stark differences in cost when a child leaves mainstream education to attend a Pupil… Read more
The incredibly successful sound of music
How focusing on a typically side-lined subject brought this school and its pupils the side-effect of success. Derelict school becomes national leader by making a surprising subject compulsory… Read more
Epidemic levels of anxiety recorded
Anxiety is reaching epidemic levels among children – ‘seismic change’ is needed, according to the Children’s Commissioner. We believe the change needed is a focus on early, rather than crisis,… Read more
“Greater availability of timely support” needed for children facing exclusion
A major new study by the University of Exeter has found that children who are excluded from school are more likely to be suffering from mental health problems, and that… Read more
Crowdfunding for support direct to local communities
We are crowdfunding to deliver three of our Time to Make Sense groups directly to the families who need them most. Can you spare any donation, no matter how small,… Read more