After Easter, the pressure ramps up. Exams are approaching. Energy dips. And for some young people… this becomes the hardest term of the year. Not because of the content. But because of how they feel. Many leaders are telling us the same thing: “We’re trying everything… but we’re still not reaching some of our most vulnerable students.” A growing focus in schools right now Across the schools we’re working with, three priorities keep coming up: Inclusion – every young person feeling they...

We're delighted that the first of three articles  in a new series has been published in the Spring 2026 edition of the afPE Physical Education Matters  journal . This first article explores how physical education, movement and play can support wellbeing, inclusion and enrichment in primary schools. Across many schools since the pandemic, colleagues have been navigating increased anxiety, emotional dysregulation and reduced confidence among children. Increasingly, educators are recognising...

Today marks a special milestone for Future Action. This is our 200th blog . Our first blog was published on 6th September 2020, and it asked a simple but important question: “What would you change about education in a post-Covid world?” At the time, educators everywhere were trying to make sense of the challenges young people were facing. Schools were navigating the aftermath of the first lockdown, rising anxiety among pupils, and a growing recognition that education needed to respond not...