EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MENTAL HEALTH MASTERCLASS AT THE NEW BEACON SCHOOL , SEVENOAKS
ASK ANY TEACHER ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COVID AND LOCKDOWNS ON CHILDREN ’ S DEVELOPMENT AND IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE WORDS ‘ ANXIETY ’ AND ‘ FOCUS ’ MAKE AN APPEARANCE . IT MAY BE THE CASE THAT WE ARE GENERALLY BETTER AT IDENTIFYING SUCH TRAITS AS ADHD THOUGH , MORE LIKELY , SUCH TRAITS ARE ON THE INCREASE . THIS IS THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE FORTHCOMING MENTAL HEALTH MASTERCLASS AT THE NEW BEACON SCHOOL ON 17 MARCH .
The keynote speaker is the globally recognised expert on young people ’ s mental health Dr . Pooky Knightsmith with her talk entitled : Anxiety , Autism and ADHD : Practical Ideas for Understanding and Supporting . The intended audience is educators and parents – or simply those who are interested in the development and wellbeing of young people .
Of concern to all parents is their children ’ s online presence . James Storey-Mason , head of digital wellbeing at Tonbridge School , will educate and advise the audience on not just the pitfalls of social media but also the benefits , giving tips to parents on how to support and monitor their children ’ s online activity . Alice Palmer ( on behalf of the Charlie Waller Trust ) will speak on the sensitive topic of self-harm , identifying the warning signs , recognising the stigma and helping to enable supportive conversations .
The day will finish with a panel of speakers , experts in this field , taking questions from the audience and Pooky Knightsmith giving closing advice on how those who look after others should make sure they are looking after themselves .
On the evening of 15 March , Dick Moore – who has spoken to audiences of educators and parents across the world to great acclaim – will give his own masterclass . He identifies behaviours which can signal warnings about mental health while touching on neuroscience and ways of supporting . Admission is free to this event with donations requested to The Charlie Waller Trust ; charliewaller . org .
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