Staff Wellbeing: 14 courses and resources worth sharing
With staff wellbeing topping the concerns that leaders have talked to me about, here are some courses and resources to help you with this very important topic.
Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Pooky has a PhD in child mental health from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. She is the author of several books, and is a former chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition. She runs Creative Education alongside her husband and Mother-in-Law.
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