The course blends Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Positive Psychology, and Neuroscience, offering a practical and research-backed path to wellbeing that aligns with SPHE and your school’s Wellbeing Framework.

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You’ll reconnect with your Real Self through daily mindfulness practice and gain the skills and confidence to integrate mindfulness into your classroom, school setting, or your work with children or adolescents in age-appropriate ways.

• How to establish your own mindfulness practice for emotional wellbeing and resilience
• How to integrate mindfulness formally and informally into the school day
• How to introduce mindfulness to children and adolescents in age-appropriate formats
• Key concepts from MBCT, MBSR, Neuroscience, and Positive Psychology
• Breathwork as a pathway to present-moment awareness
• How to guide meditations for different age groups (primary and secondary)
• How to support your school’s Wellbeing Policy through modelling mindfulness
• How mindfulness supports the formation of beneficial thought patterns in the mind

• Duration: 6 weeks (fully online, self-paced with moderated discussion)
• Start Date: [Insert date]
• Time Commitment: Up to 6 hours per week
• Daily Practice: Guided formal meditations and informal mindfulness tools
• Weekly Discussion Board: Required for certification
• Reflective Submissions: Required in Weeks 2, 4, and 6
• Certificate of Completion provided

• Primary and secondary school teachers
• Special education professionals
• Youth workers, SNAs, and pastoral care staff
• School leaders looking to model and promote wellbeing
• Others who work with children and young people

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No prior mindfulness experience is needed — just a willingness to practise, reflect, and grow.

Week 1: Mindfulness in Schools Today

Learn the research behind mindfulness in education. Explore the science of attention, automatic pilot, and how to begin building a mindful life. Practise Mindfulness of Breath meditation adapted for children, teenagers, and staff.

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Week 2: Neuroscience, Gratitude & Mind-Body Connection

Explore the science of neuroplasticity and the MBCT model. Understand how thoughts, feelings, and sensations interact. Practise the Body Scan for yourself and learn adaptations for pupils of different ages.

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Week 3: Mindfulness of Thoughts, Flow & Character Strengths

Explore how Unhelpful Thinking Styles negatively impact wellbeing. Learn Flow theory and Positive Psychology tools. Complete the Character Strengths Survey and introduce the Mindfulness of Thoughts meditation for primary and secondary students.

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Week 4: Short Mindfulness Tools & Positivity Practices

Incorporate short practices throughout the school day and after-school settings. Use Positive Psychology to ensure the unconscious mind supports, rather than hinders, children’s development. Practise meditations like The Mountain and Tree in the Wind.

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Week 5: Empathy, Kindness & Emotional Intelligence

Explore the physiological benefits of mindfulness through case studies. Introduce age-appropriate Loving Kindness meditations and self-compassion activities to build emotional intelligence and empathy.

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Week 6: Integration, Sustainability & Inspiration

Reflect on your journey and reconnection with your Real Self/Core Being. Learn how to create and sustain a mindfulness culture in your school. Access additional meditations for use with children, teenagers, and school staff.

• Created by mindfulness experts and experienced educators  
• Aligns with UK and Irish school wellbeing frameworks and PSHE goals  
• Evidence-based and spiritually grounded  
• Includes practices for all age groups and learning needs  
• Certificate of Completion (ideal for CPD hours)  
• Trusted by over 1,000 primary and secondary teachers