Our new special guest, Lynn How, joins Dale for her first episode at The SENDcast. Find out more about Lynn….
Lynn How, Educational Consultant and Editor of Teacher Toolkit
Positive Young Minds
Lynn is the Editor at Teacher Toolkit. With 20 years of primary teaching and SLT experience, she has been an Assistant Head, Lead Mentor for ITT and SENCO. She loves to write and also has her own SEMH and staff mental health blog: www.positiveyoungmind.com. Lynn holds an MA in Education, NASENCO and NPQH. Her particular areas of interest are wellbeing (staff and pupil), SEND, children’s mental health, leadership, mentoring and coaching. Recently she has started an Educational Consultancy business for SEND (SEND support) and Teacher Wellbeing (The Wellbeing Lady). You can find her teacher coaching group on Facebook; a group for those wishing to improve their work life balance in school or who need support in moving out of teaching:
Contact Lynn:
Website – www.positiveyoungmind.com
Twitter – @Positive_Y_Mind
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/PositiveYoungMind
https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforteacherwellbeing
Instagram – @positive_young_minds
Recent and upcoming:
Children’s book ‘Your Rainbow’ out October 2022 (SEMH linked).
SEND station New SENCO training – have trained 125 SENCOs so far this term.
Nexus award for Spotlight on Wellbeing for my teacher coaching group, meets and blog posts.
Twinkl best blog award (2021)
Working with Sensible SENCO Abigail Hawkins on wellbeing for SENCOs
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Upcoming SENDcast episodes:
Becoming a SENCO – Where to start?
SENCO Workload and Wellbeing
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