Every month, we analyse exactly how many parents are tuning into the Tooled Up site. This is fascinating data and it gives the team a real boost to know that parents are using and benefitting from the Tooled Up tips. Like me, you are probably wondering which resources are most popular? Amazingly, we know that our podcasts have had over 24,000 plays! And the most popular podcast to date has been the one that I did with Natasha Devon MBE on Children’s Mental Health. It is always interesting to know what other people are reading too. The most popular resource to date has been 50 Questions to Encourage Family Chat and the video clip that has been watched the most is Maths Anxiety – Tips for Parents. This is encouraging data to those of us who are absolutely passionate about ensuring families feel supported and are taking evidence-based tips and applying them in their parenting.
It is extremely uplifting to receive emails from parents who have felt the impact of Tooled Up tips in their lives. Last week, one parent commented that in simply moving her child’s bedtime by 30 minutes, she had seen a big improvement in his daytime behaviour. Another parent, of a same-sex couple wrote to me to thank me for interviewing the world-famous, Professor Susan Golombok (Head of the Centre for Family Research at Cambridge); an interview that highlights how children raised in new family forms are doing just as well, than those raised in what be perceived as ‘traditional family forms’. What matters is that children feel loved, are knowledgeable, proud of their family unit and are growing up in a secure, loving and stable home.
As usual, Wednesday Wisdom is proving to be popular! It always feels a bit nerve-wracking to send out that weekly newsletter as it needs to be relevant to over 5000 parents who have subscribed to it. We all have children of different ages, so that makes providing generic parenting advice slightly trickier. However, your comments and feedback about Wednesday Wisdom keep me going. My favourite comment to date has been:
“Weekly Wisdom is like a burning torch in world of confusion and noise, I can’t do without it!
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Tooled Up supports Bank of Ireland's 'Wild Child' campaign
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Have smartphones and social media led to an anxious generation?
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Sextortion: what is it and why is it in the news?
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Mar 08, 2024
#InspireInclusion: Celebrating International Women’s Day
You are probably already aware that it’s International Women’s Day today. This year’s theme is #InspireInclusion and the event focuses on celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness about discrimination and taking action to drive gender parity. Working as part of a small (but growing) team of fantastic women (and men), these are things that we are passionate about at Tooled Up, and we have plenty of resources for the Tooled Up community which will help to break down stereotypes and recognise the successes of some remarkable women.
Nov 17, 2023
Tooled Up Education – 2024 BETT Awards Finalist
We are delighted to announce the exciting news that Tooled Up Education has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2024 BETT Innovation Award.
Sep 27, 2023
Tooled Up Education Joins Forces with ISEB to Champion Pupil Wellbeing in Admissions Tests and Exams
We are really excited to launch the Parent Power Toolkit, a new set of resources that we’ve produced for The Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB), which are all designed to empower parents to support their children’s mental health and wellbeing throughout their admissions test journeys and equip families with the tools needed to help children navigate change.
Jul 07, 2023
Tooled Up’s Head of Research Nominated for ACAMH 2023 Award
Exciting news! It seems apt that in the same week as Research Appreciation Day, our very own Dr Hope Christie has been nominated for the prestigious Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research into Practice’ award. This award recognises individuals with a sustained contribution to translating research into practice over a number of years, whose work involves both research and involvement in either clinical or educational practice.
Jun 27, 2023
When it Comes to Anxious Young People, Avoidance Should Be a Last Resort
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Mar 20, 2023
A Few of Our Favourite Things
Sometimes, a sense of excitement builds at Tooled Up Towers when we discover some hidden gems buried in the research papers that we come across in our work. Sometimes, we shop in bookshops, attend talks or see things when out and about that we really want to tell our families and schools about. So here … Read more [https://tooledupeducation.com/general/a-few-of-our-favourite-things/]
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Studying Shakespeare?
Is your teen working towards their GCSEs? Macbeth is a key GCSE text for many of our teens and we are extremely excited to share the arrival of our new Supporting Macbeth resources for our Tooled Up community. These are revision resources for Macbeth written with parental engagement and home study in mind.