Frederika Roberts

Speaker, trainer, lecturer, author and researcher with expertise in Positive Psychology, particularly (but not only) its application to education. 

Frederika Roberts is a vibrant, energetic speaker who applies her expertise in Positive Psychology to enhance the wellbeing and performance of staff, leaders and students in schools and universities, and of staff and leadership teams in businesses, not-for-profits and public sector organisations.

Frederika’s experience includes setting up and managing businesses in recruitment, specialist food production & sales, and social media marketing, as well as working as a teacher. Since 2013, Frederika has been active as a speaker, trainer, lecturer and consultant, applying Positive Psychology to education, business and charity settings. She has also kept her classroom experience current by working as an occasional supply teacher, and is undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Education with a research focus on whole school wellbeing.

Whether you are looking for a conference keynote or a lively, interactive and memorable workshop, Frederika will work with you to take into account the unique culture and climate of your organisation when crafting her content for you; her keynote or workshop will always be bespoke to your organisation and requirements, but you can see examples of the types of sessions she can run for you in the PROGRAMS section.

Frederika’s topics include:

· Adversity & Resilience

· Education

· Health & Wellbeing

· Leadership & Peak Performance

· Mental Health & Wellbeing

· Positive Psychology

· Teamwork and communication

Her schools work covers many aspects of wellbeing in education, including whole school wellbeing, positive education and character education. She works with children and adolescents, teaching and non-teaching staff, school senior leadership teams and parents. Frederika is a PGCE-qualified teacher with classroom teaching experience, so understands first-hand the challenges that teachers face.

Outside of schools/colleges and universities, Frederika has worked with a wide range of organisations, such as businesses, not-for-profit organisations, broadcasters and the police. 

Frederika’s work is always bespoke. She will work with you and take into account the unique culture and climate of your organisation.

Publications

Evans, K. et al. (eds) (2022) The Big Book of Whole School Wellbeing. London: Corwin.

Roberts, F. (2020) For Flourishing’s Sake: Using Positive Education to Support Character Development and Well-Being. London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Roberts, F. and Wright, E. (2020) ‘Character Toolkit Strength Cards’. London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Roberts, F. and Wright, E. (2018) Character Toolkit for Teachers: 100+ classroom and whole school character education activities for 5-11-year-olds. London and Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Roberts, F. (2013)  Recipe for Happiness: 9 essential ingredients for a happy life. Pontefract: Solopreneur Publishing.

Conferences & Training Sessions (a selection)

Practical Pedagogies, Cologne, Germany, booked for November 2024

• Change that sticks: Whole School (or classrom!) improvement through Appreciative Inquiry (introductory seminar)
• Creating Flourishing Schools through Appreciative Inquiry (interactive taster workshop)
• Practical Mental Health and Wellbeing Tools (for you, your colleagues and your students)

St George's International School, "Admin" staff training, Luxembourg, January 2024

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Tools - a half-day workshop focusing on team-building and gratitude, for staff that carry out non-teaching support functions, such as IT, HR, Facilities, Communications, Office/Admin etc. This workshop would be equally applicable for any organisation outside of education.  

European Conference on Positive Psychology, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2022

• Whole School Positive Education: It's not entireley 'doom and gloom' - findings from interviews with educators around the world

CePAS [1] Annual Conference, Luxembourg, 2020 (virtual)

• L'école basée sur l'éducation positive

IPPA[2] World Congress on Positive Psychology, Melbourne, AUS, 2019:

• Panel Speaker - Positive Education Division Hour Symposium: "International Perspectives on Positive Education"
• Symposium Speaker - Contextual approaches to encouraging adoption of positive education in different settings and countries: "Positive Education: The rationale for and examples of a whole school approach"

LIFE Education Trust Leadership Conference, Brentwood, UK, 2019:

• Keynote speaker: "Putting Positive Psychology into Practice"

Hopscotch Consulting, CPD morning, UK, 2018

• Half-day team-building workshop within this consulting firm's "Away Day", co-presented with Elizabeth Wright under the "RWS | Resilience Wellbeing Success" brand

Practical Pedagogies, Cologne, Germany, 2018:

• Workshop co-hosted with Elizabeth Wright: "Character Toolkit:  Practical, hands-on character and positive education tools and techniques" 

IPEN[3] World Positive Education Accelerator, Dallas, TX, 2018:

• Panel speaker: "Positive Education Around the World"
• IPEN Talks speaker: "Character Toolkit"

 

4th Annual Applied Positive Psychology Symposium, Bucks New University, UK, 2018:

• Speaker: "Positive Education – a whole school approach"
• Workshop co-hosted with Elizabeth Wright: "Character Toolkit: Putting Positive and Character Education Research into Practice"

 

IPEN Festival of Positive Education, Dallas, TX, 2016:

• Panel speaker: "Going beyond the 3 R's: Developing the Character Skills Kids Need". 
• Poster presentation: "The impact of a focused external programme to develop resilience, wellbeing and success strategies in primary school children".

Notes:

[1] Centre Psycho-Social et d'Accompagnement Scolaires (Psychosocial and Scholastic Assistance Centre of the Luxembourg Education Ministry)

[2] International Positive Psychology Association

[3] International Positive Education Network