Mindfulness and compassion are at the heart of everything we do at BEST. Our CEO Dr Alan Lee has spoken at regional, national and international conferences about how his own personal journey has helped shaped our approach.We believe that happy teachers teach better and happy learners learn better.

Since 2020, all BEST staff have been offered the opportunity to discover mindfulness, with over 150 having trained in foundation courses and leadership programmes.A growing number of staff are now teaching mindfulness to pupils, while six BEST schools have so far embedded mindfulness into the curriculum.

Parents and carers are also offered FREE courses for mindfulness:

Discover what our pupils say about Mindfulness at BEST!