The European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP) will be in Innsbruck 10th-14th July 2024. Join me on 11th July at 8.30am to find out how Appreciative Inquiry is supporting whole school wellbeing in an English primary school.
Finalist – NAPCE Awards 2024
Frederika Roberts, also known as “The Happiness Speaker”, has been named as one of five Finalists in the “Raising Awareness About Pastoral Care” category at the NAPCE Awards. The Grand Presentation of the National Awards for Pastoral Care in Education will take place on 11th October 2024 at the Worcestershire County Cricket Ground.
Exploring the Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Playful and Uplifting afternoon at “Positive Psychology Summit: UK”
At Positive Psychology Summit: UK 2024, I was honoured to be given a 2.5-hour Friday afternoon slot to give delegates a practical taster of what Appreciative Inquiry (the original AI!!!) is all about. Given that most AI Summits live and die on the basis of the preparation process with a small representative group of participants (the Definition phase), and that they tend to last at least a day (often 2-3 days), this was quite a challenge, but one I rose to with playfulness and curiosity.
Do We Need a Special Day to Be Happy?
Since 2013, 20th March has been celebrated as the International Day of Happiness with online resources and challenges encouraging us to get involved. This year, as I launched a 10-day happiness challenge to lead us into 20th March, this thought-provoking response was posted on Facebook: “Isn’t it a bit sad that we need special days to spread happiness and joy? Shouldn’t we do this every day anyway?”
‘My Voice Matters’ – What happens when children have equal say in shaping their school
s someone who is really into wellbeing in education, I’ve been so frustrated by the challenges of trying to make a difference in a broken system. I’ve realised that trying to introduce new programmes and models for wellbeing can backfire: there is often a mismatch to the school’s unique culture and needs, teachers and school leaders get annoyed with yet another thing on their plate, and nothing really changes. And children’s voices are all but silenced in the process!
