Jo Howarth Speaker | Primary & PHSCE & Lifestyle & Women & Well-being & Teacher CPD & Mental Health & Happiness

Jo Howarth

Mindfulness, mental health, wellbeing, resilience and happiness

Jo is a Mindfulness Practitioner & Resilience Expert by trade. She works with people of all ages, from primary school through to retirement, to help them manage their mental health and wellbeing. Resilience & happiness are the targets.

Jo experienced huge levels of stress and anxiety throughout most of her childhood and adult life before discovering the power of working with her subconscious mind to overcome the beliefs that were holding her back.

Jo provides many services to schools, including:

INSET sessions for staff to teach them how to manage stress and become more resilient
Inspirational talks for staff conferences & events
Inspirational talks for students
Practical workshops for students from age 4 upwards, teaching a range of resilience and mindfulness techniques

Mental health is fast becoming a key topic in today’s world. Jo believes that we all have the ability to be happy and resilient, sometimes we just need someone to teach us how. Practising Mindfulness helps to manage stress, anxiety and overwhelm both as a member of staff and for students in the lead up to exams.

Testimonials from Teachers

“We were delighted to invite Jo Howarth into our school to share with our Year 11 students a range of stress busting tips and techniques. Students and staff gained a lot from her sessions. She related well to our students and her relaxed approach made the atmosphere conducive to learning. Students remembered the techniques well. We will definitely be doing more business with Jo in the future."

– Sonia Cross, Education Business Manager, Broadgreen International School

“Jo Howarth offered an hour long de-stress workshop for all staff to attend. She works in a very flexible way and was able to adapt to our training requirements efficiently. Jo also provided some take away helpful resources to aid with stress management. Some of the techniques taught can be used as life- long skills. As the trainer, Jo herself was well organised and very calm giving all participants confidence to join in”.

– Carol Gowan, Headteacher, Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

"Jo's session was very good thank you."

– Jennie Arnold, Assistant Principal, Clarendon Sixth Form and Tameside College