Wellbeing Talk –Dr Pooky Knightsmith

On Thursday afternoon, students in Years 10-13 attended a talk with Dr Pooky Knightsmith. She specialised in the field of adolescent mental health and wellbeing, and shared a practical, down-toearth session on the theme of staying healthy and happy through the forthcoming examination season. Her talk contained lots of guidance for those pupils in Years 11 and 13 who will shortly be taking their first public examinations at school, and Dr Knightsmith also shared advice for pupils in Years 10 and 12 on how to manage the longer period before their exams next year.

Dr Knightsmith stayed on after the talk to deliver a session to parents. Titled 'Supporting your child through revision and exams', this session explored how best to support young people through these busy and intensive weeks. The guidance focused on promoting wellbeing, creating effective study spaces, and on the importance of sleep, breaks, and rest to achieving the best on exam days. Feedback from both sessions was very positive, and resources from Dr Knightsmith will be shared with all pupils and families in the bulletins next week.

Miss Allen