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UK’s Low Ranking in Child Wellbeing and Mental Health Recent findings from UNICEF have highlighted a concerning trend: the UK ranks 21st out of 36 high-income countries for child wellbeing and an alarming 27th in child mental health. This places British teenagers among the most dissatisfied in the developed world, with life satisfaction levels ranking

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Jul 22 2022

Report on Festival of Education 2022

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It was an honour to be asked to speak at the Festival in 2022, although we soon realised that with 300 speakers over 2 days, there would be a lot of choice for the attendees. Keynote speaker Amanda Spielman delivered an impassioned talk about Ofsted and how schools cannot separate wellbeing from education, the two

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May 13 2022

Talk at APPG, House of Commons on why Yoga for Teenagers

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This talk is from 2018, the inaugural speech at House of Commons YOGA IN SCHOOLS Mental health issues are a dominant issue for young people today, and stress is the root cause. 1 in 5 UK teens between the ages of 13 and 18 will experience at least one major mental health issue. 1) According

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Nov 15 2018

House of Commons Speech by Charlotta Martinus, November 2018

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“Thank you for inviting me to speak. I base my contribution today on 15 years of continued interaction with the diverse community of people involved in yoga in schools across the UK, which includes school leaders, teachers, counsellors and yoga teachers. Last week I was about to teach yoga to my year 7 and 8,

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Apr 13 2018

Update on the APPG on Yoga in Society

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The APPG on yoga in society was inaugurated in the House of Commons on the 22nd March. This a historic moment as it is the only government to introduce this kind of initiative, it follows in the steps of the very successfully APPG on mindfulness and it heralds a new era in acceptance of yoga

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