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ABOUT
I’m Josey, the founder of Joytastickids. I’m a Primary teacher and mum of three and am super passionate about developing healthy little minds.
I have worked in primary schools in Bristol, Hackney, Christchurch and Poole and have taught all ages from 4-11. I started going down the senior management route in schools before having my own children and then my outlook COMPLETELY changed.
After working with children for over 22 years, I have become increasingly aware for the need of support with mental health and wellbeing for our children. Since having my own children and also experiencing post-natal anxiety, I have worked hard to develop strategies to combat this for myself and also ways to help my own children. I have seen what can happen when someone doesn’t pay attention to their own mental and emotional needs and unhealthy coping mechanisms that can be used.
My aim is to help children believe in themselves, to develop the skills to really understand their own mental and emotional health and to ultimately, live lives full of joy. Although I adore working in primary schools and have so much respect for all the staff, I was keen to offer a service outside of school to support both parents and children in an area that seems more important than ever.
My long-term goal is to train schools to develop this awareness within all schools and to enable the ‘wellness’ curriculum to become a permanent feature in the school timetable.
The term ‘wellness’ means so much more than eating your vegetables and doing exercise.
Josey x
REVIEWS
"Both kids had such a great time! Josey made it really fun and easy to follow along at home. My son usually doesn’t have much patience for art and craft however he sat for over an hour totally focussed and enjoying what he was doing. Thanks so much!"
"Loads of fun! ****** loved the crafting and the interaction with Josey and the other children in the zoom class. And we have had lots of enjoyment out of the things that we created. It was a great creative activity for a weekend morning, without leaving the house!"
