Wellbeing
Wellbeing centres around feeling comfortable, healthy and happy within your own skin. At times, life can be challenging and we can move through different emotions and states of self-happiness, self-esteem and self-worth.
Mental wellbeing is predominantly linked to feeling good about yourself. This doesn’t mean that you have to feel happy all of the time but that you are able to create a bank of strategies/activities that you can use to help you cope with the different challenges that you many face.
Mindfulness and Wellbeing activities allow us to make the most of opportunities that we are given and provides a sense of purpose, self-pride and satisfaction by enabling you to reflect on the positive aspects of your day, your self-image and everyday challenges.
We love taking time out to complete activities like the ones in the booklet below – we hope you do too!
These are some of the wellbeing activities and strategies we run in school:
PSHE Programme – Wonder Day workshops
Assembly Programme
RSE Programme
1:1 and Group Pupil Support Worker
Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience Nurse
School Nurse / Counselling Team (Internal and External)
ALP Collaboration
Timetabled Wellbeing Events
Wellbeing Wednesday
Dedicated YL and Tutor Team
Attendance Officer
Counselling
HumanKind (LGBT), Lifeline, Harbour, The Bridge, One Point, Family First, EHA
YAM Project/Diana Award
Useful Websites
Young Minds provides support and advice to children and young people about a variety of mental health issues.
Mind provides information and advice on different types of mental health problems, medication, treatments, and guides to support and services.
Web: www.mind.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness challenges attitudes to mental health and changes lives by providing individuals with information, support and advice.
Web: www.rethink.org
Time to Change aims to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination. It contains information about mental health and why we need to start talking about it.
Web: www.time-to-change.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation is an informative website which offers straightforward and clear information on every aspect of mental health and learning disabilities.
Get Connected is a free, confidential and multi-issue helpline service for young people under 25 who need help, but don’t know where to turn. You can get in touch via phone, email or text for free.
Beat is a charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or difficulties with food, weight and shape. Beat provides advice on what to do and how to get support.
Web: www.b-eat.co.uk
National Self-Harm Network aims to support individuals who self-harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life.
Web: www.nshn.co.uk/downloads.html
Get Self-Help is a website with a variety of resources and worksheets that you can work through to try and help improve your mental health.
Web: www.get.gg
Teen Mental Health provides resources, advice and information for teenagers who are worried about their mental health.
Web: www.teenmentalhealth.org/
Stem 4 provides information and focuses on early awareness and intervention of the following mental health issues in teenagers: eating disorders; depression and anxiety; self-harm; and addiction. This website aims to help young people, parents and schools.
Mind Your 5 provides information and advice on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing.
Web: http://www.mindyour5.co.uk/
CAMS resources
