Jim Stevens

Feb 7, 2024 | hmc.org.uk | James Brown |Jim Stevens |Matt Phillips

As a leadership team at Stamford School, we work hard to promote the wellbeing of our pupils in all aspects of our school life. Although as school leaders we are held accountable to this by the ISI inspection framework, we place such an important emphasis on wellbeing as our experience shows us that young people flourish when both the academic and the pastoral elements of their education are holistically interwoven.

Feb 6, 2024 | hmc.org.uk | James Brown |Jim Stevens |Ardingly College |Andy Tallett

Technology and social media have become part of the fabric of daily life. Whilst they provide fantastic opportunities for education, creativity and connection, it is a challenge for young people to avoid over-engaging with them and their overuse can pose risks to wellbeing if not managed properly. This is particularly true for younger users who are still developing critical thinking skills and independence.

Feb 6, 2024 | hmc.org.uk | James Brown |Jim Stevens |Ardingly College

When was the last time you and your family spent quality time eating a meal together with all devices switched off? Sadly, I suspect that for the majority of us, it hasn’t happened in a while…That’s because, in this digital age of ours, the primary way to communicate is via technology and we are bombarded by it – websites, emails, apps and social media. It doesn’t matter whether we are arranging to meet friends or doing the weekly shop – almost everything we do, we do using these technologies.