Mindapples

03/09/2025

Starting university is a big life change and can be a high-risk phase for mental health. Many students experience an increase in anxiety, sleep difficulties and dips in wellbeing. Our approach begins before students arrive, and continues through first year and beyond. By sharing insights from neuroscience and psychology, we help whole university communities understand and manage their minds better.

The Mindapples Student Journey is our framework for supporting students throughout their whole university experience. It begins with our Feed Your Mind module, where we explore how the mind works and the everyday “mindapples” students already use.

Mindapples Champions are peer mentors and staff who host interactive activities that spark conversation, share ideas and signpost support. Meeting real people early on helps students feel part of the community.

Our approach helps universities strengthen student belonging from day one, support retention and ease pressure on specialist services. It’s a scalable way to keep wellbeing visible and relevant all year round, and is aligned with sector frameworks calling for early, whole-university action.

Find out more about our Student Journey and Wellbeing Competency Framework, or get in touch: universities@mindapples.org.

https://mindapples.org/2025/08/26/pre-arrival-student-wellbeing/

Pre-arrival student wellbeing that continues in first year with research-informed sessions and peer Champions.

15/08/2025

🧠 Over 100 staff at Leyton Sixth Form College took time out at the end of term to explore something vital: how their minds really work and how to take better care of them.

Our minds are our greatest assets, involving many overlapping systems of instinct, emotion and physiology, and influenced every day by our surroundings.

🌿 Light, noise, sleep, exercise and social connection all affect how we think, feel and perform.

In our Feed Your Mind workshop, we explored the science of stress, focus and mental energy, and why daily “breathers” and “restorers” help keep us balanced and energised. Staff then identified their own “mindapples”, personal habits that help them recharge and support their wellbeing.

💬 Supporting teacher wellbeing matters. When staff have the tools and space to look after their minds, they are better able to support each other and their students too.

Read the full story in our latest blog: https://mindapples.org/2025/07/18/mental-wellbeing-for-teachers/

Practical tools and everyday strategies to support mental wellbeing for teachers and help school staff thrive, from the team at Mindapples.

05/08/2025

The first weeks at university can shape a student’s sense of belonging, confidence, and wellbeing for years to come.

Research shows that early intervention can make a significant difference to student wellbeing, confidence, and outcomes. Wellbeing content in pre‑arrival and induction programmes has been linked to improved student adjustment, satisfaction, and even better learning outcomes. Peer support is also a powerful protective factor, but student leaders and staff need the right skills to support others safely.

As universities prepare for the new academic year, there is a growing focus on embedding wellbeing across the student journey, from induction and peer mentoring to staff training.

Mindapples’ Wellbeing Competency Framework offers a practical way to do this.
It develops both:
🧠 Personal competencies – self‑management, resilience, healthy habits
🤝 Interpersonal competencies – supporting others, active listening, empathetic communication

Co‑produced with students and staff, and aligned with the University Mental Health Charter, the framework helps make wellbeing a shared responsibility across campus.

📖 Read the full article here: https://mindapples.org/2025/07/18/wellbeing-competency-framework-universities/

Learn how the Mindapples wellbeing framework for universities helps embed mental health into student life and staff development.

31/07/2025

🎉 We’re excited to welcome three new trustees to the Mindapples Board! 🎉

Charlie Hamilton, Julia Lyons and Suzanne Parsons each bring their own unique expertise, from clinical psychology to education and neuroinclusion, and a shared belief that mental wellbeing should be for everyone.

Together, they’ll help guide our work and grow our impact, supporting people to take care of their minds every day.

👉 Read more about our new trustees: https://mindapples.org/2025/07/18/mindapples-board-of-trustees/

01/07/2025

There’s growing recognition in schools, policy and research that mental wellbeing in education should be part of everyday school life, not just an add-on.

Recent studies highlight the value of universal mental health programmes, while also calling for approaches that are embedded in school communities and supported by families and networks.

That’s the space where Mindapples works. We don’t just run sessions, we help schools build a culture of mental wellbeing.

In our latest blog, we explore how this looks in practice:

✅ Embedding wellbeing into everyday school life

✅ Supporting staff, students and families together

✅ Aligning with national strategy and current research

Read the full post to find out how we’re helping schools bring this vision to life:

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Mindapples offers tools and training to help people and organisations improve mental wellbeing and manage their minds

23/06/2025

What does mental wellbeing look like in everyday life?

In our latest newsletter, we explore how schools are embedding wellbeing into daily routines, how nature supports our minds, and how a recent fundraiser is helping us reach more school communities.

From classrooms to green spaces, and everywhere in between, small actions can make a big difference.

💌 Read the newsletter and subscribe for future updates:
https://mailchi.mp/ab7d4643c301/mindapples-charity-newsletter-education-update-9605942

11/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who generously donated during our Big Give campaign. We are delighted to announce that we exceeded our target!!! Also a super special shout out to for their incredible support. We're really looking forward to supporting more young people with their mental health. 🎉

10/12/2024

Only 3 hours to go until our Big Give campaign ends. WE could tell you more about our programmes but thought you might like to hear more from the young people who benefit across the UK. There is still time to donate so we can help support more young people with their mental health.
DONATE https://bit.ly/Mindapples
Thank you

09/12/2024

Mindapples has worked with universities for over a decade. Our peer-reviewed training and resources support all students and staff to take a proactive and positive approach to looking after their mental health and wellbeing.
Our vision is of a world where taking care of our minds is natural and normal for everyone, and we do that by sharing knowledge and encouraging stigma-free, practical conversations about the positive side of mental health.
Let's get the nation talking about student mental health!
Please donate to our Big Give campaign before midday 10th December by visiting https://bit.ly/Mindapples

07/12/2024

We are blown away to have received a whopping £5000 donation from Know Thyself Charitable Trust to our Big Give campaign. Donations like this allow us to continue our work supporting young people with their mental health as they navigate their way through the bumps in the road. Thank you once again.

07/12/2024

How does the Mindapples' school programme allow staff and students to have happy minds?
🎥 Watch this short film from Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School in Bath to find out. Please help us reach more young people by donating to our Big Give campaign. https://bit.ly/Mindapples

06/12/2024

We've been super busy over the last 3 years developing resources and delivering programmes to support young people at school and university.
To read more and donate to our Big Give campaign please visit

The Mindapples charity are crowdfunding as part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 24 to help more young people with their mental health