The project started with a confidential survey that asked for everyone in the school community for their thoughts about mental health. We had great response with 987 students, 561 parents/carers and 94 staff members taking part in the survey.
These results were then shared with focus groups of students, staff and parents/carers who helped to identify priorities and create a plan of what actions that Mind and Isleworth & Syon could implement to promote good mental health and wellbeing for everyone involved with the school.
Mind and Isleworth and Syon School worked together on a series of new services, interventions and workshops to respond to the priorities identified in the surveys and action planning groups.
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Students
| Activity |
Intervention |
Activity detail |
Audience |
Format |
Timetable |
| Wellbeing Advice Service |
Targeted |
Short-term service providing 1:1 support to students experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. Support will focus on practical ways for students to manage their mental health and wellbeing e.g. coping with difficult thoughts and feelings, managing exam stress or signposting to other services. |
Service will be open to students in Years 9, 10 & 11 |
1:1 support offered 1 day per week by a Mind Wellbeing Advisor |
Wellbeing Advisor to be in the school every Thursday starting from 28th February until end of the academic year. |
| Learn Well Assemblies/One-Off Workshops |
Universal |
One-off psychoeducational workshops taken from Mind’s Learn Well Programme |
All years |
One assembly per year group |
Year 8 assembly is scheduled for 13 March. Other assembly dates are TBC. |
| Learn Well Programme |
Universal |
Psycho-educational programme aimed at raising awareness and building resilience. Topics include mental health awareness, managing stress, building confidence and digital wellbeing. |
Years 7 & 8 |
Delivered to whole year groups in workshops across two days. |
Delivery scheduled for two days during the school’s Wider Learning Week (w/c 8 July) |
Parents/Carers
| Activity |
Intervention |
Activity detail |
Audience |
Format |
Timetable |
| Resources to support the school to engage with parents about Mental Health and Wellbeing |
Universal |
A toolkit that offers guidance for school staff on how they can effectively engage with parents and carers around family mental health and wellbeing. |
All parents/carers |
Resources to be shared with school and promoted by Mind staff |
To be made available and shared with the school ASAP. |
| Information resources developed for parents/carers |
Universal |
Resources i.e. leaflets and videos, developed specifically by Mind to promote mental health awareness amongst parents/carers |
All parents/carers |
Disseminated via existing communication channels between parents and school e.g. parents evenings, website/social media platforms. |
To be made available and shared with the school asap. Mind will be present at parents evenings from Feb-May |
| Youth Mental Health Awareness for Parents/Carers |
Targeted |
A mental health awareness workshop providing parents with information, tools and techniques to support young people with their mental health. |
Targeted at parents from a specific year group/s. Up to 25 parents per workshop. |
Workshop (1-3 hours), offered to parents/carers |
TBC |
| One-off workshops for parents/carers on specific topics |
Targeted |
Training for parents to give them advice and support around specific mental health topics e.g. digital wellbeing or supporting their child’s wellbeing during exams. |
Targeted at parents from a specific year group/s. Up to 25 parents per workshop. |
Workshop (1-3 hours), offered to parents/carers |
TBC |
These include a weekly Wellbeing Advice Service run by Mind that provides confidential, personalised mental health support for students in Years 9, 10 and 11. We are also running assemblies and workshops in wider learning week to promote better mental health awareness and understanding for Years 7 & 8.
MIND worked with the school to provide mental health and wellbeing trainings and workshops for school staff and parents/carers. We will provide updates for these as our plans develop.
Together we have created this section of the website, where students, staff and parent/carers can find a variety of resources that give information and advice about mental health and wellbeing. The resources are located in the next tab.
