At Lever House, we support the positive mental health and wellbeing of our pupils in a range of ways.  

As a school, we work hard to develop a real growth mindset in our pupils, teaching them that we can always get better and improve in any area, if we try hard and don't give up.  We believe this is fundamental in supporting our pupils to develop resilience, determination, confidence and a have-a-go attitude!

We instil a love of learning and an understanding that failing can be an important part of the learning process.  We aren't scared by finding things hard as we have the tools we need to persevere and overcome our difficulties, one way or another.  We accept where we are, and aim high!

We have assembly themes and lessons designed to support different areas of wellbeing, including resilience and confidence.  We know that there can be times in ou lives where situations, socially or academically, can affect how we feel, and we develop strategies to help us cope and understand them better.

We survey our pupils to understand how they are feeling and work with our Mental Health Leaders to develop plans to improve pupil mental health and wellbeing.

Last year, we worked directly with Lancashire Mind to improve mental health and wellbeing of KS2 pupils.   

We use Anna Frued resources, amongst others, to support our work.   There are some resources below that parents may find useful to use at home.

My Self-Care Plan (a resource for pupils) - Anna Frued

Just as we look after our physical health, it’s important to look after our mental health.

Self-care is all about what you can do to help yourself feel better or to keep yourself feeling good. It’s a way that we can look after our own mental health and wellbeing. It can help your body and mind to relax, drift away, or be more energised.

This self-care plan walks primary-aged children through a series of steps, helping them create a simple self-care plan that works for them. It helps children identify activities that they can use to support their mental health. 

Some of the suggested self-care activities include:

• music and dance

• mindfulness

• art

The resource was co-written by Anna Freud experts and young people, who shared ideas on self-care strategies that work for them.