Decoding Group Supervision: What to Expect
For many professionals, the idea of group supervision can bring mixed feelings. Some people look forward to hearing different perspectives and learning from others. Others may wonder whether they will feel comfortable sharing in a group setting, or worry about confidentiality and being judged by colleagues. These concerns are completely understandable. In reality, effective group […]
Who Is Supporting the People Everyone Relies On?
Every school and college has them. The people others naturally turn to. The member of staff who always seems able to manage one more conversation. The colleague who offers support when someone is struggling. The pastoral lead who remains calm during difficult situations. The SENCO, DSL, teacher, or senior leader who can be relied upon […]
Celebrating Excellence: Livewell Counselling Service Wins the Quality Business Award 2026
We are delighted and incredibly proud to announce that Livewell Counselling Service has been awarded the Quality Business Award 2026 for Best Counselling Service in Chorley, UK. This award is a reflection of an extraordinary year of growth, dedication, and impact. Over the past year, Livewell has expanded significantly, securing new contracts and partnerships across London, Lancashire, […]
Before You Break for Summer: What Your Staff Are Quietly Carrying Into Next Term
As schools and colleges move towards the summer break, there is a natural sense of reaching the end. The final weeks bring a shift in pace events, transition work, reports, goodbyes. A sense of closing things down before September. On the surface, it can feel like a moment to pause. However, for many staff, the […]
Educational establishments ask for honesty… But Do they Make It Possible?
There’s a familiar moment in many schools and colleges. A group of staff sit together. Perhaps it’s the start of a session, a training, or a meeting. They are asked to introduce themselves or share a thought. Outwardly, it looks simple but internally, something else is happening. Most people are not fully listening to the […]
Support Only Works If People Use It: The Missing Piece in School Wellbeing
Schools and colleges are investing in supervision, counselling, wellbeing programmes and external support services. Leadership teams are recognising the pressures staff are under and are actively trying to respond. On paper, the systems are there and yet, in many settings, something doesn’t quite shift. Staff continue to feel overwhelmed. Concerns are still held privately. Difficult […]
The Hidden Load: Supporting Staff Working With the Social Media Generation
al Media Generation There is a shift in education that is often discussed in relation to young people but much less often discussed in relation to the staff supporting them. The current generation of children and young people is growing up in a world shaped by constant connection. Social media is not separate from their […]
Beyond Survival: How Schools are Building Emotionally Resilient Staff Cultures
In recent months, something has quietly shifted among our clients in education. More schools, colleges and universities are reaching out not just for supervision, but also for counselling. Both! Increasingly, leadership teams are recognising that supporting staff in today’s educational landscape doesn’t need to be confined to a single service or a single approach. The […]
Supervision Isn’t Just Support – It’s Strategy
In education, there are some decisions that feel operational, such as timetables, staffing, budgets systems. Then, there are decisions that shape everything else. Culture.Consistency.Clarity of thinking under pressure. Supervision firmly belongs to the second category, yet it is still too often viewed as the first. For many schools, colleges and universities, supervision is positioned as […]
“Nothing Changes… Until Something Does: What Real Change in Counselling Actually Looks Like”
People often believe that counselling is about talking. Sitting in a room, saying things out loud. Going over the same experiences again and again. Understanding yourself a little more and sometimes, that’s where it stays. But real counselling, the kind that changes lives, doesn’t stop at insight. Because insight alone doesn’t change anything. You can […]