Greetings to all those at the start of the 2025 academic year and happy Chinese New Year – the year of the Snake, representing growth, flexibility and tolerance.
Please click on the links of interest in this newsletter that include events, research, talks and more, all on aspects of wellbeing. There is information about Circle Solutions across the world, including follow up sessions with Trainers.
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Hong Kong, 2-4 May 2025: Wellbeing in Action: Positive Schools Conference
Brisbane, Australia 2-5 July 2025: International Positive Psychology Association World Congress
Worth a watch, listen or read!
Reith lectures by Gwen Adshead – If you have time, listen to all four!
- Can Trauma cause violence? – about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences – set in Grendon Prison
- Can we Change Violent Minds – the power and possibility of restorative approaches.
Ted Talk: How to Raise emotionally intelligent kids
The ASPIRE Principles: Build a Culture of Wellbeing and Learning for All – article in Russian and English for the 50th Anniversary of the Pedagogical Dialogue Journal based in Kazakhstan – click on this link to download the PDF (3.9MB).
Research
Article from the Conversation January: Why Resilience Won’t Solve the Mental Health Crisis Among Young People. Focusing on resilience as a solution to the mental health crisis risks shifting responsibility for mental health onto those affected, rather than calling out and changing policies and systems contributing to poor mental health.
The November 2024 issue of The International Journal of Emotional Education
Circle Solutions Across the World
Circle Solutions: Social and Emotional Learning with a safe, solution-focused pedagogy.
The next full training – Intro plus Trainer – will be in Odense, Denmark in March. This is being organised by International and Danish Schools.
If you or your school / organisation are interested in a Circle Solutions Introduction day, or if you already have completed an Intro and want to become a Trainer, please contact me directly: sue@sueroffey.com
Circle Trainer Follow up Sessions – this is an opportunity to share stories, to ask questions and to clarify issues with fellow trainers. Free to all accredited trainers. If others want to hop on just to discover what this is all about you are also welcome: please email me to ask for the Zoom link.
Monday 7thApril, 9 – 10am British Summer Time – afternoon / early evening elsewhere
Monday 28th July, 9 – 10am British Summer Time – afternoon / early evening elsewhere
Monday 20th October, 9-10am British Summer Time
National Association for Pastoral Care in Education
I was thrilled to win the UK National Association for Pastoral Care in Education Award for Outstanding Contribution 2024 and be a finalist for Outstanding International Contribution. Sadly, I was in China when the awards were presented but hope to be at the next national conference on October 10th 2025.
Leaving X/Twitter for BlueSky
After many months of thinking I could perhaps be a voice for reason on Twitter (X) I have given up in disgust. Along with many others I have now decided to open a Blue Sky account instead: @drsueroffey.bsky.social My user name is @drsueroffey – if you followed me on Twitter /X please change to this – thanks.
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