Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco author page

Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco is a Class Teacher and Wellbeing and Mental Health Curriculum leader at JSL, The British School in The Netherlands. During the last three years, she has developed their ‘Healthy Minds’ programme which aims to support the wellbeing of all students. In January, the initiative was a finalist for the International School Awards. Rhiannon has held a range of teaching and leadership positions in schools in London, Rome and The Hague over a twenty year period and is a firm believer that academic success and wellbeing are intricately linked.

Cultivating a Sense of Belonging in the Classroom
As a fundamental psychological need according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of...