The US government are cutting down diversity, inclusion and equality programs in American Schools, including international. This is understandably causing concern, Our work to promote shared humanity, kindness and inclusion in education matters more than ever for the future of our children and the world they will be living in. Thank you again for all you do.

News and Information

On April 28th there was a meeting in the UK House of Commons to discuss the far-reaching impact of verbal abuse on children. Read the report of this event here.

I was delighted to be asked to talk with Meg Durham about the value of the ASPIRE principles for her podcast at the School of Wellbeing. You can listen to this here.

ASPIRE Culture Cards

With At My Best we have now completed the initial piloting of the ASPIRE Culture cards and are thrilled with feedback from both educational and organisational sectors. This has been overwhelmingly positive – but also informative which has led to a few changes. Here are a few quotes from the pilot:

  • With the children, we started some wonderful conversations about elements of our class that are there but not often highlighted – playfulness, belonging.
  • Overall a brilliant way to get to the heart of the issues quickly.
  • It has been a wonderful experience piloting them with my students and colleagues. It was great to see minds flourishing, opening up, sharing ideas, and building meaningful connections through thoughtful conversation.

We have decided to get some feedback on the revised version before publication and pre-ordering. Follow this website link for more information.

Upcoming events and conferences

June 11th , Parenta are hosting a free webinar on Shaping Children’s Behaviour in the Early Years. This is for early years professionals and parents.

October 11th, Worcester, National Association for Pastoral Care in Education conference plus award winners in the evening,

The Positive Schools Conferences are across Australia in October and November: more details here.

Circle Solutions

For those who have already attended an Introduction to Circle Solutions and want to be accredited as a Trainer, the next training program in the UK is on Thursday October 23rd and Friday October 24th 2025.  Details here, and you can book a place here. [NB – if you get an error message from the website, it should go away if you refresh the page: we are about to employ a website professional in the hope of clearing this long-standing and intractable problem!]

All trainers will be informed of upcoming network meetings, 7th July for UK and Europe, and 28th July for the rest of the world.

Books

Robin Cox’s new book 52 Mentor Musings to Encourage Anyone Motivating Youth is now available and will be of interest to many.

I have just come across this organisation that has been set up to address the educational needs of millions of disadvantaged, impoverished children in India. If anyone thinks that change is too hard just check this out. So impressive. https://dreamadream.org/strategy/