Humour & laughter: health, imune system, wellbeing, etc. follow links at bottom to more fab free PDFs. To be linked to emotional intelligence please! - my lovely charity chums our humour, EI & Social Intelligence will help us reach learners and service users more effectively. Long live fun & humour ;o) convert the toxic avengers!
Yes, I guess I hadn't thought about it before but it does help that Christine and I give lots of laughs in our double act! You must see our impression of me (being me) talking to Gareth Malone (acted by CWP). This is one element that helps us to bond with our learners.
Check this out when you've done your interventions for this year! It's a report with a wellbeing framework for children in after school services contexts. Enjoy
"The resources listed in this catalogue provide a wealth of information on how to effectively engage local people, increase active citizenship and social responsibility, all of which lead to a greater sense of identity, wellbeing and belonging in the community.
This online guide allows you to peruse our resources and explore our learning and expertise. In sharing our work, we hope to champion good practice in empowerment across London, supporting local services, voluntary and community groups and local people to work together to achieve better outcomes for all.
Resources are grouped into four types of report:
* RESEARCH REPORTS
* EVENTS REPORTS
* CASE STUDIES
* GUIDANCE TOOLS"
The materials link to Every Child Matters outcomes and focus on four areas:
* community cohesion (including neighbourhood participation, community safety (especially issues around guns), gangs and knives)
* health and wellbeing (including sport, healthy eating)
* arts and culture (including encouraging reading, museum work)
* sustainable development (including global trade, sustainable living).
Fab website to do with workplaces and productivity - links nicely to May's edition of mind magazine. Research pointed to design and workplaces, hospitals, etc - and impact on wellbeing. Enjoy ;o) nicking some of this for my presentation ;o)so check out his article on 12ways to pimp up your office.