Lynn How - Positive Young Minds

Lynn How, Educational Consultant and Editor of Teacher Toolkit

Positive Young Minds

Lynn is the Editor at Teacher Toolkit. With 20 years of primary teaching and SLT experience, she has been an Assistant Head, Lead Mentor for ITT and SENCO. She loves to write and also has her own SEMH and staff mental health blog: www.positiveyoungmind.com. Lynn holds an MA in Education, NASENCO and NPQH. Her particular areas of interest are wellbeing (staff and pupil), SEND, children’s mental health, leadership, mentoring and coaching. Recently she has started an Educational Consultancy business for SEND (SEND support) and Teacher Wellbeing (The Wellbeing Lady). You can find her teacher coaching group on Facebook; a group for those wishing to improve their work life balance in school or who need support in moving out of teaching:

Contact Lynn:

Website – www.positiveyoungmind.com

Twitter – @Positive_Y_Mind

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/PositiveYoungMind

https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforteacherwellbeing

Instagram – @positive_young_minds

Recent and upcoming:

Children’s book ‘Your Rainbow’ out October 2022 (SEMH linked).

SEND station New SENCO training – have trained 125 SENCOs so far this term.

Nexus award for Spotlight on Wellbeing for my teacher coaching group, meets and blog posts.

Twinkl best blog award (2021)

SENCo Survival book available for pre order with Hinton House

Working with Sensible SENCO Abigail Hawkins on wellbeing for SENCOs