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Adrian Bethune is a teacher and Healthy Body & Mind Leader at a primary school in Hertfordshire.
He is the founder of Teachappy, Associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and Vice Chair of the Well Schools board.
In 2012, he was awarded a ‘Happy Hero’ medal by Lord Richard Layard at the House of Lords for his work on developing wellbeing in schools.
In 2015, he was invited to speak at the Action For Happiness event, Creating A Happier World, on stage with the Dalai Lama.
Adrian is author of the award-winning Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom – A Practical Guide To Teaching Happiness (Bloomsbury, 2018 and 2nd Ed. 2023), co-author with Dr Emma Kell of A Little Guide to Teacher Wellbeing and Self-care (Sage, 2020) and lead author for the Oxford International Curriculum for Wellbeing (Oxford University Press, 2021).
His animation, Can School Make You Happier? won the People’s Choice Charity Film Award in 2021.
Adrian’s teaching practice has been strongly focused on the best ways of developing children’s levels of happiness and wellbeing, whilst ensuring they achieve their best academically.
It is Adrian’s strong conviction that children learn best and flourish when they are happy, and that their education should be set up to allow them to become responsible, happy and well-rounded people.
I laughed a lot and, at times, I cried……as some of the points that were raised certainly hit more than one raw nerve! This workshop has taught me how to start looking at things in a different way and I am hopeful that I will be able to incorporate some of the techniques learnt into my daily routine. A truly thought-provoking and uplifting experience!
Adrian delivered a highly engaging talk which gave our staff an understanding of the reasons why students can suffer from anxiety as well as plenty of practical ideas we can now use straight away with our students. Importantly, all of this discussion was well grounded in scientific research which Adrian made accessible to all.
