This service is available in select schools (list below) in:

Kensington & Chelsea Westminster

Schools play a crucial role in promoting mental wellbeing and preventing mental health challenges developing. Our Whole School Approach Advisors work in schools to identify and address mental health issues early on. This free service includes a wide range of psychoeducational workshops available to young people, parents/carers, and staff. 

Just last year, we delivered more sessions than ever:

>550

Sessions delivered

>15000

Attendees

 

>10500

Primary Attendees

>4100

Secondary Attendees

School Workshops

We offer a variety of psychoeducational workshops for children and young people. We work closely with school staff to identify specific topics that are relevant to their needs, and we’re always evolving our approach to ensure we’re providing the best possible support. Our workshops are flexible in their delivery, so we can tailor them to suit the needs of each school. We cover: Depression and low mood; Managing emotions; Growing resilience; Body image’ Relationships online and offline; Friendships and peer pressure. For more information, get in touch.

Parent Workshops

Collaborating with parents and carers is proven to have a positive impact on the wellbeing, attendance, behaviour, sense of belonging, intellectual development, and achievement of children from a variety of backgrounds. We’re committed to supporting parents to promote their child’s mental health by:

  • Developing coping strategies together, to manage their child’s distressing thoughts and increase resilience to future problems.
  • Providing guided self-help tools that empower parents to tackle the difficulties their child is experiencing.
  • Encouraging parents to play an active role in supporting their child’s mental health needs.

Topics include: Understanding children’s behaviours; Screen use; Managing tantrums and frustrations; Communicating with a teenager.

Forums

We believe in creating safe spaces where people can share their thoughts and feedback about our services. We’re dedicated to listening to service user voices and improving our offer accordingly. That’s why we run quarterly User Forums for young people, parent/carers, and schools to provide feedback on our services, ensuring that we’re meeting the needs of our community.

For dates of next forum meetings please contact Whole School Approach Advisors at [email protected]

Newsletter

We’re dedicated to supporting the mental wellbeing of our community, and our newsletters mean we can share valuable resources to schools, children, young people, parents, carers, and staff. Our monthly newsletter includes tips and information about mental health, as well as updates on our services. If you’d like to receive a copy of our newsletter, please contact [email protected] or download them here

School Staff Workshops

We offer Reflective Practice sessions for school staff, providing a space to reflect on the strengths and challenges of working in a highly pressurised education environment. We support school staff in their important roles with workshops addressing their own wellbeing. Topics include ‘mental health and self-care’; ‘work and life balance’. Other workshops help staff to support the children and young people, with topics on ‘anxiety and transitions’ and ‘managing behaviour’.

Other School Services:

  • 1:1 and Group Support: is available to young people with mild to moderate mental health needs in 53 schools across Westminster and 27 schools across Kensington and Chelsea. Delivered with parents in primary schools and directly with young people in secondary schools.
  • If you are a teacher in one of our Westminster schools looking for psychological support, you can self-refer to our counselling service here.
  • Check whether your school offers our services below:

Westminster Schools     Kensington & Chelsea Schools

To refer to the service
Please speak to the designated mental health lead in your school to find out more or book sessions.