Promoting pupils' mental health
An all girls comprehensive school in central London actively promotes the mental health of its pupils through a number of initiatives, raising self-esteem, confidence, independence and responsibility.
- Organisation Name:
- No info
- Region:
- London
- Topic:
- PSHE
- Curriculum:
- PSHE
- Type of Organisation:
- Secondary school
Brief description of the project
A commitment to promoting pupils' mental health has proved a success an an all girls secondary school in London. It includes building self-esteem, self-worth and responsibility through a number of projects and initiatives within the PSHE curriculum and all aspects of school life.
Methodology
Aspects of personal, social and emotional education are taught throughout the curriculum, in English and drama, as well as RS and science i.e. sex education and drugs education within the National Curriculum. Aspects of PSHE are also addressed in the tutorial programme within the school and close liaison takes place between learning coordinators and the PSHE Department in order to facilitate this.
Creating a positive atmosphere
In addition to this work, the school runs a Feel Good Factor Project: a peer support project that aims to raise self-esteem and self-worth amongst students, to create a positive atmosphere and a ‘can do’ culture. The project enables younger pupils to seek advice and support from older pupils who may have experienced the same problems or issues as themselves.
The Feel Good Factor also raises awareness of mental health issues through teaching, presentations, interviews, counselling sessions and the production of age-related and accessible information in a variety of forms.
The Feel Good Factor is a whole school project aimed at Key Stage 3 but also involves the talents and experience of Key Stages 4 and 5, who have also gained a great deal from the project.