{"id":22413,"date":"2017-05-27T13:31:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T13:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/misp\/?page_id=22413"},"modified":"2023-06-09T05:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T05:32:57","slug":"introduce-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mindfulnessinschools.org\/mindfulness\/introduce-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2 \u2013 Introduce Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introducing mindfulness to staff and\/or students<\/strong> – If a more mindful culture in schools is to become a reality, a core group of staff exploring and practising mindfulness is essential. This can start with a single teacher or other staff member taking the first step. In tandem with staff learning mindfulness, you may want to invite in an external MiSP trained teacher to teach the student curricula to your students.<\/p>\n

At its most simple there are three main reasons for staff to learn mindfulness:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mindfulness can enhance the well-being and resilience of staff among many other benefits. ‘Evidence for Mindfulness: Impacts on the Wellbeing and Performance of School Staff<\/a>‘ by Katherine Weare, Emeritus Professor, Universities of Exeter and Southampton<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. To teach it well and safely to young people, teachers will need to have understood mindfulness personally – from the inside.<\/li>\n
  3. Research indicates that staff learning mindfulness has a positive impact on whole school climate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n