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Clare is a teacher, SEMH Consultant, educational psychotherapist, author, speaker and advocate for children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Clare has worked in primary schools, mental health and education provision and within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). She has led on national initiatives for local authorities as the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) Consultant, leading on training, curriculum implementation and development as well as the local coordination of the National PSHE CPD programme.  

Clare was co-author and co-creator of Jigsaw PSHE, a Senior Trainer and Supervisor for Trauma Informed Schools (TISUK) and is a Consultant and Adviser for Optimus Education. She is the author of Hamish & Milo Wellbeing Resources.

Education Support, the dedicated education mental health and wellbeing charity, have released a new report showing the reality of the role of teaching and the expanding responsibilities of  modern education.

Our September edition includes articles on media literacy and how to support pupils with SEND to critically engage with news and media,how school libraries can help to boost wellbeing and how strategies to support young people with autism can benefit all.

We at nasen believe that – just like access to education – good social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) is an important right of every child and young person in our schools and colleges, as well as every member of the education workforce.

A survey carried out by Education Support shows that a record number of teachers and education staff have cited mental health issues as a reason for considering leaving the profession

This letter provides advice and guidance on several issues, including behaviour, risk assessments, face coverings, specialist and visiting practitioners, mental health and wellbeing, aerosol generating procedures and hospital schools...

With the new term beginning for a large proportion of schools across the country, the Anna Freud Centre has produced new toolkits to support pupils and staff to build healthy wellbeing habits in 2022.

Association of Child & Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has recently launched an initiative aimed at teachers, to enable schools to access and put to use resources that can genuinely make a difference to the mental wellbeing and educational outcomes...

National Children’s Day UK (Sunday 12th May) provides a wonderful opportunity for everyone to share all the great work that they are doing to protect the wellbeing of children and families.

A free webinar on Tuesday 22nd November at 4pm organised by Partnership for Children and Children North East will look at how schools can support children’s mental health and wellbeing through poverty proofing.

The Mentally Healthy Schools programme, delivered by Anna Freud, has released a guide and toolkit to help schools and colleges develop effective targeted mental health and wellbeing support.

The Children’s Society has produced its tenth Good Childhood Report on the well-being of children (aged 10 to 17) in the UK.

The final part of the annual State of Education survey carried out by the National Education Union (NEU) in March 2021 includes the opinions of over 10,000 school staff on the mental health needs of their pupils.

February 2025

Headteacher urges other schools to take wellbeing action as part of Children’s Mental Health Week

A new report by Public First commissioned by Education Support, the wellbeing charity for school personnel, focuses on the experience of middle leaders and their role in the current educational climate.

During anti-bullying week the government announced additional funding for organisations to support schools to combat bullying, promote diversity, and improve wellbeing for staff.

Education Support, the charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff, have published their annual Teacher Wellbeing Index.

July 2026

A new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research shows that deteriorating pupil wellbeing is likely to be a major factor influencing school attendance, with increased social media use & online bullying linked to the decline.

September 2026

 A new toolkit from the Chartered College of Teaching is encouraging school leaders to rethink their curriculum through the lens of belonging and wellbeing.