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5 Tips on Creating a Motivating Workspace

Discouraging and dull. Many workspaces replicate this. Without a motivating environment, it’s near impossible to thrive. Organisation and structure promote efficiency within your workspace encouraging a day of quality work.

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Future in Mind: Five Points to Achieve

Handsam Ltd is a leading provider of compliance consultancy services, online management systems, support and advice to the education sector.

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Six Tips on Supporting Pupils with Their Mental Health. Think APPLES!

According to the anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change, 40% of young people have experienced negative reactions from teachers as a result of their mental health problem.

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Does Listening to Music Increase Productivity at Work?

61% of employees find that listening to music at work can boost their happiness and productivity.

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Mental Health in Law and Education: Care, Listen, Protect and Promote

By Daisy Whittingham of Handsam Ltd.

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7 Tips for Teachers on Managing Stress

Research suggests that at any given moment, teachers have more decisions minute by minute than a brain surgeon. This works out at approximately 130 decisions per hour during a six-hour school day and reflects only those decisions made within the classroom. Sound stressful?

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CIPD 2016 Report - Mental Health in the Workplace

A striking 31% of people have experienced mental health problems whilst in employment, according to a 2016 report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

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Emotionally Intelligent Managers

Emotional intelligence is the ability to correctly interpret and deal with both your own emotions and the emotions of others, but why is it important in management?

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5 Steps to Dealing Effectively with Change

Change can be scary. Many people take comfort in a routine and knowing what to expect. Changes to routines, rules and requirements create a fear of the unknown which can cause the ‘fight or flight’ response we commonly associate with anxiety. This is true in all aspects of our daily lives, including at work.

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What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a term that is often bandied around when discussing stress but what actually is it?

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