Wendy Sims-Schouten

A protester holds up a sign about white privilege at a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in London. Carol Moir/Alamy

June 25, 2021

Learning about white privilege isn’t harmful to white working class children – viewpoint

Wendy Sims-Schouten, University of Portsmouth; Naheem Jabbar, University of Portsmouth, and Patricia Gilbert, University of Portsmouth

After a report from the education select committee suggested the term does more harm than good, it’s worth unpacking what it actually means

Sometimes resistance – or rebellion – is the only way a child feels able to respond to a difficult situation. PR Image Factory / Shutterstock

April 1, 2021

Wendy Sims-Schouten, University of Portsmouth

The pandemic has seen more children experience mental health troubles. Modelling compassion and fostering self-esteem will help

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February 11, 2020

Wendy Sims-Schouten, University of Portsmouth

Considerations of whether children and young people are deserving of help are reminiscent of 19th-century approaches to child services.

School children today face a huge amount of pressure. smolaw/Shutterstock

June 28, 2017

Wendy Sims-Schouten, University of Portsmouth

The government is making £200,000 available to train teachers in how to deal with mental health issues in secondary school children.