Mindfulness and compassion are at the heart of everything we do at BEST.

We believe that happy teachers teach better and happy learners learn better.

Since 2020, all BEST staff have been offered the opportunity to discover mindfulness, with over 150 having trained in foundation courses and leadership programmes.

A growing number of staff are now teaching mindfulness to pupils, while six BEST schools have so far embedded mindfulness into the curriculum.

Our CEO Dr Alan Lee has spoken at regional, national and international conferences about how his own personal journey has helped shaped our approach.

And in the 2024/25 academic year we are expanding our offering, with parents and carers being given the opportunity to take part in introductory sessions.

Find out more about mindfulness at BEST by watching our short video, above, and then clicking on the links in the 'In this section' box on the right (desktop) or below (mobile device).