Student Wellbeing

Social-emotional learning is the term used for a set of skills, attitudes and behaviours that can influence a student’s academic success. It encompasses self-awareness, self-regulation of emotions, social awareness, goal setting and responsible decision-making. This Teachit resource details -

10 ways to support social-emotional learning during the pandemic

Miss Chauhan provides Mental Health support on Instagram

Miss Chauhan, Maths teacher and Mental Health Champion, has set up a new Instagram account devoted to Mental Health, with tips, tricks and guidance to help cope with the change in circumstances and remote learning. Mental Health is so important and now, more than ever, so many people are struggling.

Click here to find out more about the Instagram account and follow - Miss Chauhan on Instagram

Daily Schedule

Miss Chauhan has created a handy Daily Schedule which students can use to note down everything that is expected of them that day, making sure everything is organised and keeping students motivated. Remote Learning can certainly be confusing, so using this template could be extremely helpful.

Daily Scheduling

Miss Chauhan writes "Take the day step by step, don't think about everything you have to do the whole day. Take it lesson by lesson, task by task, and soon you'll have it all done."

Perfectionism

Is anyone perfect? No they are not. Click the image to enlarge or download a copy.

31 Day Wellness Challenge

It's finally the start of March and hopefully some better weather, as Spring is on its way. Returning to school can be really daunting, you won't be the only one feeling anxious about it. It's time to put your mental health first and have a go at this 31 day wellness challenge, each day there is something new to try or something enriching to do. Follow @miss.chauhan1998 to see what she does each day, as she posts about her activities. Click the image below to see a larger version, which you can save.

Children's Mental Health Week

This week, from 1st February until 7th February, is Children's Mental Health Week and the theme is 'Express Yourself'. Expressing yourself can be difficult, but finding ways to share your feelings, thoughts or ideas, can help with your mental health. February's newsletter from Lancashire Mind has more information about Expressing Yourself, along with sleep help and tips. Click the link below to access -

February 2021 - Children's Mental Health Week and Sleep

Children's Mental Health Week - Virtual Assembly

As the majority of students are now at home, this virtual assembly will provide an easy way to bring the nation's children together, albeit virtually, with a positive message about the power of creative self-expression. Look out for some famous faces who will be taking part from their own homes. Click the link below to access -

Virtual Assembly

For more information, and activities to enjoy, click the link here - Children's Mental Health Week

Action for Happiness - Friendly February Calendar

We need each other more than ever right now! This month, let's focus on reaching out to connect with others and doing our best to be a good friend. Our acts of kindness and connection ripple out and impact so many more people than we realise - and they also boost our own happy hormones too! In stressful times people around us may be feeling the strain, so let's try to keep calm, take time to listen and show compassion.

Click the link here for the calendar - Friendly February

Websites and apps available to help

Lancashire Mind

We all have mental health, 1 in 4 of us will experience poor mental health. We're here to help you understand and look after your mental health and wellbeing. The new coronavirus that was discovered in December 2019 and causes the COVID-19 illness, has spread around the world and is impacting on the lives of many people. Although COVID-19 is a physical illness, the changes it has brought to our lives is having a big impact on mental health too.

We're all facing a new way of living, working and schooling and everyone will react in different ways to this. It's ok to feel worried, anxious or down. You might be struggling to sleep or, even if you're getting sleep, feeling sluggish and unmotivated. These are normal reactions to being in a situation that is uncertain and difficult to manage. For more information click the links below -

Lancashire Mind

Lancashire Mind - Coronavirus and your mental health

Lancashire Mind - Support for Children & Young People

Lancashire Mind - Support for Parents & Carers of Young People

Lancashire Mind - Self Esteem and Talking about mental health

Lancashire Mind have created some helpful leaflets and guides regarding self-esteem and confidence, but also about how to have those difficult conversations about mental health. There is also a helpful go-to guide, full of links from a range of departments and support networks.

Lancashire Mind Newsletters

Click the links below to see the current and previous Newsletters from Lancashire Mind, some personalised for Carr Hill students, parents and carers.

Lancashire Mind - Newsletter (Whole School Approach to Mental Health) January 2021

Lancashire Mind - Newsletter January 2021 - JanYOUary

Together Workshops with Lancashire Mind

Supporting a young person with their mental health?

The Together Workshops are a safe, respectful and supportive space where parents & carers can share experiences, learn from others and take away new tips & techniques in supporting family wellbeing when your young person is struggling.

Alongside other parents, carers and supporters, you will explore:

Myths & facts about mental health
Common signs & symptoms
Dealing with challenges
Communication and reflection
Where to get support locally
Self care & family wellbeing
Peer support

The next online workshop is Wednesday 10th February 2021 between 6pm - 8pm. You need to register for a place using the link provided on the poster below.

Find out more by clicking here.

Wellbeing Matters

Our lives have changed significantly over the past weeks and months, and we are all concerned about the health and wellbeing of those around us, at home and at work, as we all adapt to far-reaching changes. The overall uncertainty of the national and global situation is presenting risks to our health and wellbeing, often adversely affecting our physical, mental, financial and social state of being. We are now more likely to be isolated and working differently for the foreseeable future. In these unsettling times, it is important that we work together to support each other.

A reminder about Lancashire MIND's 5 ways to Wellbeing:

Connect
Be active
Take notice
Keep learning
Give

Click here for a handy poster to remind you - Five Ways to Wellbeing Poster

This Wellbeing Matters tool will hopefully provide you with useful information to help you to cope with the new challenges you may face - Wellbeing Matters

Wellbeing Passport

A message from Lancashire Mind about their designated page regarding Wellbeing -

"Our Wellbeing Passport is designed to support children and young people to tell their story in the way they want to - if a young person is having challenges with their mental health and emotional wellbeing, sometimes they can find it hard to talk about. The Wellbeing Passport is something that gives ownership to the child or young person; they can complete it themselves and then use it to express themselves and share this information with anyone who needs to know, be that their teachers, support workers, GP or anyone else.

During these challenging times due to the coronavirus outbreak, many young people living with mental health conditions, or young people starting to develop signs and symptoms as a result of what’s going on, may really benefit from having their own Wellbeing Passport. It's a resource that it completely free for any young person to use, and you can quickly and easily download and save your own copy from our dedicated web page: www.wellbeingpassport.org.uk. You can also download a guide to completing the Wellbeing Passport."

Kooth

Free online counselling support for young people is available from Kooth, sign up for free at Kooth.com and you will have access to -

Free counselling
Discussion boards
Magazine
Help articles
Journal
Self help tools

Virtual sessions are also available and will provide you with a chance to find out more and have your questions answered. Multiple dates are available, you must register, links available here - Kooth poster

CAMHS - Virtual Drop Ins

If you are concerned about your mental health, or someone under 18, advice sessions are available online via a video link with CAMHS.

They run every Wednesday from 3pm - 7pm, starting from Wednesday 2nd December 2020. Instructions of how to access this service are below -

CAMHS Virtual Drop Ins Poster

General Mental Health Advice and Information

Mind Ed - Free e-learning to help adults to identify and understand children and young people with mental health issue
Mental Health Foundation - Lots of publications on mental health
Young Minds
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Helpful guides for emotional health
Resources for emotional wellbeing
Information about medication for mental health
Stem 4 - Stemming teenage mental illness
BBC Bitesize - Support for a range of resources

Helpful websites and helplines for parents/carers

Parenting Information

Understanding Childhood - Information leaflets for families
NSPCC Positive Parenting booklet

Sleep and Lifestyle Information

The Sleep Council - Advice for better sleep and about the effects of technology
NHS - Live Well - Healthy lifestyle advice from NHS
East Lancs Healthy Minds - Five ways to wellbeing for Children and Young People
Life Babble by CBBC
Greater Good Magazine
Action for Happiness

LGBTQ

UR Potential - Support for families and run youth groups (01253 344398 / Email - LGBT@urpotential.co.uk)
Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) - information for young people, parents and carers
Mermaids - A British charity and advocacy organization that supports gender diverse and transgender youth in the United Kingdom
Albert Kennedy Trust - Supporting homelessness and home life issues

Young Carers and Siblings

Carers Trust
Barnardo’s
Young Sibs – Information and peer support chatroom for siblings of disabled children

Suicide Prevention and Support Resources

Papyrus - Prevention of young suicide
Samaritans - Myths about suicide
Support after Suicide Partnership - Welcome
Support After Suicide Partnership - Help is at Hand information booklet
Support After Suicide Partnership - Finding the Words information booklet
Suicide Bereavement UK
Samaritans - Support after bereavement from suicide

Physical exercise

Joe Wicks

The Body Coach TV is a YouTube channel with over 250 free home workouts to suit all ages and abilities. Many of them can be completed without equipment and Joe Wicks runs a daily PE lesson of 25 minutes to get everybody active during Lockdown.

Joe Wicks - The Body Coach

HIIT workouts

HIIT training stands for High Intensity Interval Training and is a form of cardiovascular exercise. Exercise is completed in short bursts or circuits, with a short recovery period built in. Studies have shown that there are many physical and psychological benefits to this style of exercise, it is good for the body, but also brain power, and your body will continue to burn calories for up to 24 hours after you have finished the workout.

HIIT workouts

Just Dance on YouTube

Just Dance is a motion-based dancing game for games consoles, with many videos featured on YouTube for everyone to be able to access and copy. They have proved very popular with all ages due to the collection of classic and modern songs, each with their own dance choreographies. The viewer learns the dance routine by following the movements of the onscreen avatars, has fun and gets fit all at the same time.

Just Dance

Change4Life - Lockdown Lunches

Free school meal vouchers to spend? Struggling for meal inspiration with the kids at home at the moment? We've got you covered with our simple lunch ideas. Complete with its own shopping list, each set of recipes contains 5 easy, tasty lunches for around £15. Check out 3 weeks' worth of recipes, plus ideas and inspiration for ways to keep lunchtimes fresh until students can go back to school.

You can also sign up to the Change4Life newsletter and get lots of extra tips and ideas to help keep the family happy and healthy.

Change4Life - Lockdown Lunches