From Wellbeing to Welldoing: How to Think, Learn and Be Well

About the Author
Abby Osborne has extensive experience in mentoring and tutoring students in Secondary, Further and Higher Education. Abby also has a background in Special Educational Needs and experience in supporting student wellbeing both within and beyond the curriculum. She has also taught English in Further Education and currently works at the University of Bath supporting staff to develop and implement inclusive curriculum. Abby also works as an Educational Consultant, most recently working with Cambridge Assessment International Education developing educational guidance for international teachers and as a Trainer.
Karen Angus-Cole has a number of years’ experience teaching in UK secondary schools and tutoring students. She is currently a Lecturer in Education at the University of Bath as well as a member of the Curriculum Development Team in the University’s Centre for Learning and Teaching, where she supports teaching staff to develop effective curricula that are centred on student learning. Karen also provides education consultancy, designing learning materials for students as well as professional development workshops for teaching staff. She has worked for the BBC to create Bitesize revision resources for secondary school students, as well as Cambridge University and Cambridge Assessment International Education as a Trainer and resource developer.
Loti Venables is a SEN teacher within a mainstream secondary school, delivering Alternative Provision to a range of vulnerable, disadvantaged and SEN students. With a degree in Illustration and Graphics, she applies her visual way of seeing the world to produce supporting academic materials and pastoral guides within her department. Loti has worked for over two decades in teaching working as an art specialist within a SEN setting, as a secondary school art teacher delivering GCSE and A level and recently combining both skill sets to deliver Art as an Alternative Provision, with a focus on mentoring, social and life skills.
′From Wellbeing to Welldoing′ is an applied, hands-on book that incorporates wellbeing skills such as mindfulness and resilience into learning practice and critical thinking.
This mix of well-being, well-learning and well-thinking are all supported by practical, actionable advice, hence the term ‘well doing’. The focus is on allowing you to develop excellent learning practices by using constructive tools to support quality thinking. This is not a book about physical wellbeing with some background context, it is a well-balanced introduction to all of the skills that empower you as a student and encourage success.
Whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student, this book has examples and tools that map the needs of the widest interpretation of social science students.
Key features: Practical advice for action, the applied nature of the book and its focus on well-doing. Triangle of well-being, well-learning and well-thinking gives a grounded introduction for you to succeed at university. This book covers a solid mix of soft and academic skills, with a good coverage of learning techniques and tools for your academic success. Important wellbeing subjects all covered, such as ‘physical’, ‘stress’, ‘resilience’, and ′sleep′. Content to jump-start critical thinking skills within the specific context of academia. Global case studies to show awareness of diversity of experience depending on gender, race, country of study, disabilities and age.