What's included?

  • Science of Happiness

    You'll develop a deeper understanding of the science of happiness and positive psychology.

  • Latest Research

    The training shares the latest research and evidence of what works to improve wellbeing.

  • Practical ideas

    You'll take away lots of practical ideas to help you embed wellbeing to benefit your whole school community.

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Course curriculum

    1. About the book

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    2. Can you teach happiness?

    3. Can school make you happier?

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    4. Further reading

    5. 10 Ideas To Create A Happy Classroom

    1. Introduction

    2. Why your wellbeing matters

    3. Measure your wellbeing

    4. Managing stress

    5. Creating healthier habits

    6. Nourishing vs depleting

    7. Nourishing v depleting activity

    8. Perspective

    9. Perfectionism vs being 'good enough'

    10. The power of laughter

    11. Summary

    1. Why relationships matter

    2. The social brain

    3. Attachment-based teaching

    4. Creating tribal classrooms

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    5. What do children think of tribal classrooms?

    6. We are crew

    7. Building belonging

    8. Teachers change lives

    9. Positive relationships summary

    1. Introduction

    2. Hardwired for kindness

    3. Doing good feels good

    4. Doing good does us good

    5. FUNdraising

    6. Noticing kindness

    7. Befriending meditation

    8. Befriending meditation script

    9. Acts of Kindness

    10. Creating a culture of kindness and lesson summary

    1. Introduction & what mindfulness isn't

    2. What mindfulness is

    3. Mind wandering

    4. Mindful teacher - starting with you

    5. Online mindfulness course for adults

    6. Mindfulness - the evidence

    7. Short mindfulness practices

    8. Mindfulness books, apps and summary

    9. Further reading

    1. Introduction & the negativity bias

    2. Positive emotions

    3. Blind optimism vs realistic optimism

    4. Explanatory styles

    5. Priming

    6. Reframing

    7. Summary

About this course

  • £49.99
  • 78 lessons
  • 5.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Adrian Bethune

Adrian Bethune is a primary school teacher, wellbeing nerd, and founder of Teachappy. He’s an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Deputy Chair of the Well Schools strategic board. Adrian picked up a ‘Happy Hero’ medal at the House of Lords for boosting wellbeing in schools and later found himself speaking on stage with the Dalai Lama — as you do. He’s the author of the award winning Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom, co-author of A Little Guide to Teacher Wellbeing and Self-care, and lead author of the Oxford International Curriculum for Wellbeing. In 2024, he contributed a paper on teacher wellbeing to the OECD’s Global Forum on the Future of Education and Skills 2030. When he’s not writing, teaching or trying to make the world a happier place, he’s busy being a dad to two boys and a lively cockapoo!

Pricing options

Whether you are an individual wanting to access the training, or a school wanting access for all of your staff, we have pricing options to meet your needs. If you would like access for several schools, or a single small school (less than 150 pupils), please drop us a line at [email protected] to discuss price options.