Evolve’s continued growth and progress has led to an internal management restructure, which will help them to scale and extend their evidenced social impact.
Evolve has been selected to take part in Spring Impact’s 2019 Scale Accelerator, joining the ranks of seven UK change-maker charities and social enterprises, with an ambition to scale their impact.
On the week when schools were nervously awaiting the results from Key Stage 2 SATs tests, new research suggests that hand-eye coordination can affect pupils’ academic ability in reading, writing and maths. A study for the journal Psychological Science assessed
The six-week summer holidays are a substantial period of time to keep your children active, engaged and free from boredom. Fortunately, a variety of XLR8 holiday courses are taking place across the country that help to bridge the education attainment
The roar of car engines; the beeping of horns; the grunts of frustrated drivers in traffic; and not forgetting the damage being done to the environment due to pollution. All of these are synonymous with ‘rush hour’ as parents race
West Midlands Health Mentor Jeevan Chagger currently works with students at a special school who have been diagnosed with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) and part of his work involves developing fine and gross motor skills through sensory circuits. In this blog,
Our latest guest blog comes from Julian Stanley, CEO of the Education Support Partnership. He is calling for teachers to ask for help sooner as Mental Health Awareness week begins with a focus on stress this year… Few would be
Last week, the Sunday Post reported that more than 3,500 schools across 31 countries had adopted and adapted the Daily Mile concept to encourage their children to become more physically active. Elaine Wyllie, the founder of the idea, explained, “schools
Tim Small is a former secondary Headteacher/Principal and has taught in seven comprehensive schools over 27 years. Tim now works as an Associate Executive Coach and regular blogger for one of the UK’s Leadership Coaching companies for School Leaders, Integrity
Jade Lewis-Jones is a Head of Department in a secondary school in Valencia after taking the leap to move abroad from the United Kingdom. In this article, Jade talks about the difference in lifestyles and the impact it is having
Nottinghamshire Health Mentor Robbie Collingburn talks us through how he has used Lego therapy to improve pupil wellbeing and group cohesion at one of the schools he works in. The Background The concept of Lego therapy is one that appealed
Our latest guest blog comes from Brett Summersby. Brett has been a primary school teacher for nearly eight years in South London and Nottinghamshire and is currently English Lead in a Nottinghamshire school. (Twitter: @MrS_Primary) With no better way to describe
Delivering exciting sporting activities is not a new venture for Evolve Health Mentors who are practitioners for such sessions on a daily basis. However, Sport Relief provides the opportunity for schools and Evolve members of staff to engage their pupils
A preface by Brian Padden How can a child with an unrealistic view on mental ill health recognise problems with their own mental health? A report by the Children’s Commissioner in October 2017 looked into children’s perceptions of mental illness.
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across the globe. As ladies in all four corners of the planet continue to fight for equality on all fronts, I spoke with two inspirational Evolve Regional
With startling obesity figures continuing to make headlines in the United Kingdom, Public Health England have announced their latest plans to try and halt the epidemic. Officials have called upon food manufacturers to cut calorie content in their products by
Viv Grant is an Executive Coach and Director of Integrity Coaching, using her vast school leadership experience to work closely in a coaching and development capacity with current school leaders. You can read more about Viv and Integrity Coaching here.
In our second feature of the ‘day in the life of a Health Mentor’ series, Paul Norris talks about his work in Lincolnshire schools. Paul previously won the National Health Mentor of the Year and is the current East Midlands
Bryn Llewellyn is the brains behind Tagtiv8 and takes a look at how active learning is making a positive impact on schools across the country. As teachers and leaders, we need to look at ways we can increase and embed
Separate studies by children’s mental health charity, Place2Be, and Leeds Beckett University have found that school staff at both ends of their teaching careers feel under-prepared and under-trained when it comes to supporting the mental health of their students. The