Practical Parenting: Week 1
Children’s Mental Health and Schooling, Hilary Wyatt

Hilary Wyatt is interested in the impact that adult emotions have on young people and has given talks and written about ‘emotional contagion’. She offers practical advice to young parents about how to build emotional resilience in children.

Hilary has been teaching for over 30 years. She has worked in London prep schools for 15 years, eight as the Head of a pre-prep, and seven years as a Headteacher, and has taught children from Nursery age to A-level. She is currently head of St James Prep School. Hilary read English at university, has a Masters’ Degree in Education and an NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headship). She has also worked with the ISI (the Independent Schools Inspectorate) since 2014. She has two grown-up daughters, and an adorable grandson.