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Six essential things to ensure effective student wellbeing program implementation
Tips for increasing sustained change when implementing a wellbeing program in schools.
Oct 31, 20225 min read
Turning the dial on Emotional Intelligence
For those familiar with the world of comics, there is a superhero in the X-Men world called Cyclops who has laser eyes that obliterate...
Sep 14, 20224 min read
Sep 13, 20220 min read
What to do when kids feel sad
Kids can feel sad over the smallest of things that can spin them into deep despair, like not getting the chair they wanted, or misplacing...
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Using transition time as an opportunity to embed SEL
With the new social and emotional learning (SEL) goals set out by the government, many teachers are looking for novel ways to address...
Aug 11, 20222 min read
The true power of gratefulness
By Phil Slade Having a daily practice of recognising the good things that are around us and being grateful for them builds mental...
Jul 21, 20223 min read
Importance of human connection
By Roshelle Weir and Phil Slade We were honoured to be a part of the Queensland Association of State Schools (QASSP) 2022 conference last...
Jun 16, 20222 min read
The change trap
5 common traps people fall into when implementing a new system We humans really dislike changing our routine, even when we know it’s for...
Jun 1, 20225 min read
Four Approaches to Using Wellbeing Data
By Phil Slade It’s one thing to be able to see the data, it’s a whole other thing to know what to do with it at times. When it comes to...
May 20, 20223 min read
Control vs. Chaos, who wins in the end?
By Phil Slade Control agents Maxwell Smart and 99 lead the battle against Chaos in the 60’s TV show Get Smart, which is one of my all...
May 13, 20223 min read
Does being thankful make you smarter and more successful?
By Phil Slade In short, yes, significantly. In five major ways, research shows the positive benefits to us cognitively, and to our...
May 6, 20222 min read
Fight bullying with emotional intelligence
By Phil Slade Bullying is a word that gets used quite a lot nowadays, but what does it actually refer to. Well, it’s basically a...
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Is Habit Stacking the Most Powerful of All Life Hacks?
By Phil Slade In 2007, researchers at Oxford University discovered that babies have 41% more neurons than the average adult1. 41%! With...
Apr 21, 20222 min read
Five emotionally intelligent things to do to set you and your team up for success in 2022
By Phil Slade, as featured in the latest edition of the QAASP March Journal. We all know of the importance of emotional intelligence (EI)...
Mar 31, 20228 min read
Is feeling tired or bored an emotion?
By Phil Slade “Our emotional responses shape our experience of the world. Emotions can feel profoundly enriching and painfully...
Mar 26, 20223 min read
6 Ways to be More Resilient
By Roshelle Weir Being resilient is the ability to quickly get back up when life knocks you down – to be better and stronger than you...
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Two ways you can reduce change fatigue
by Phil Slade I hear a lot of people talking about change or decision fatigue nowadays. Neither concepts come from the psychological...
Mar 11, 20223 min read
Cage the Rage
When is it okay to be angry? by Phil Slade There is an old Japanese proverb which describes anger as a sharp clawed tiger, raging and...
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Empathy led leadership is not for the weak
By Phil Slade There is a common misunderstanding that leading with empathy is somehow a passive style of leadership, one that always...
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Managing vs controlling a class
Phil Slade interviews Noah Cunningham, Student and Teacher Behavioural Support ROCKET program founder from Education Queensland, on the...
Feb 20, 20221 min read
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