Mental health and emotional wellbeing

Anger management
Bereavement and loss
Body image
Gender stereotyping
Healthy relationships
Mental health awareness week
Mindfulness
Policy writing
Parents
Resilience
Self esteem
Self harm
Stress and anxiety
Mental health awareness and anti-stigma
Key resources

Anger management

• Printable behaviour charts for anger management ‘why do I get angry?’ and calm down strategies for children
• Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think a free online story for children with strategies for cooling down

Bereavement and loss

• Hope Again support, advice and resources for young people
• Information for secondary schools supporting a bereaved student, supporting a family, developing a bereavement policy and managing bereavement
• Managing a sudden death in the school community LGFL guidance for schools with videos, support packs and assemblies
• The Elephant’s Tea Party fun resources for primary schools to explore death and grief in an age-appropriate way

Body image

• Dove Confident Me workshops for schools five sessions addressing unrealistic appearance ideals, the impact of social media, celebrity culture and advertising, how to reduce appearance-focused conversations and comparisons, body activism and positive behaviour change
• Ofsted good practice a detailed whole school action plan for promoting positive body image at Oak Cottage Primary School.

Gender stereotyping

• Let Toys Be Toys how to challenge gender stereotypes, lesson plans, help for parents and much more
• Lifting Limits information, resources for families, gender detective activities and book lists
  

Healthy relationships

• Saying no poster an easy system for children on how to say no
• The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit one core lesson for year groups reception-year 13, based on effective themes for tackling domestic abuse

Mental health awareness week 18-24 May 2020

• British Red Cross Power of Kindness resources
• ITV #BeKind teaching resource pack
• Kindness at home sheet for schools to share with families at home
• Mental Health Foundation supporter pack
• Twinkl Kindness Week resource pack (including activities, decorations, and work sheets)

Mindfulness

• Mindfulness in Schools Project (MISP) offers an 8-week mindfulness course for school staff and the Paws b mindfulness curriculum. Visit their website for free taster session
• Mindful Schools offers a wide range of training and a free online mindfulness class for kids

Policy writing

• How to write a mental health policy guidance from The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
• Little Hill School Leicester mental health policy an example for schools to use or adapt

Parents

• Having conversations with parents and carers about mental health an introductory guide for schools from Young Minds

Resilience

• The Resilience Framework specific approaches for building resilience in children and young people
• The Resilient Classroom a resource pack for tutor groups and pastoral school staff, practical activities for pupils to develop resilience

Self-esteem

• Building self-esteem a lesson plan for key stage 3, free to download from Tes
• #MySenseOfSelf lesson plans and resources for key stages 3 and 4 on social media, celebrating difference, and developing self-esteem

Self-harm

• Self-harm in schools guidance from the Anna Freud Centre on what you should do if one of your pupils is using self-harm to cope

Stress and anxiety

• Caring for the wellbeing of teachers and school staff what are the causes of stress for teachers and how to support wellbeing
• Helping children and young people to manage anxiety a practical guide for schools from the Anna Freud Centre

Mental health awareness and anti- stigma

• Time to Change an anti-stigma campaign with resources for schools (assemblies, activities and posters) young people, and parents.

Key dates and resources

• 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day
• 10 October, World Mental Health Day
• 13 November, World Kindness Day
• 16-20 November, Anti-Bullying Week
• 1-7 February, Children’s Mental Health Week
• 6 February, Time to Talk Day
• February, Random Acts of Kindness Week
• March, Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• March, International Day of Happiness
• May, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
• May, Mental Health Awareness Week
• June, Father’s Mental Health Day

Contact

Any questions? Please get in touch with Emily at RayfieldE@ealing.gov.uk