This assembly provides Primary School children with the knowledge to identify and recognise the different feelings that they experience and how these feelings can change and also impact their behaviour, thoughts and feelings. Through poetry and videos the assembly also focuses on informing children with a range of strategies to deal with their feelings in a healthy way.

Research has proven that ‘Self-esteem’ approaches are the most effective way of improving body image within children. It is important that from a young age children appreciate and respect their own appearance and their strengths whilst respecting those of others! This assembly contains the ‘Looking after my body and mind’ poem which is an engaging way to explore how amazingly different we all are, that difference is good and we should value and love our differences.

This Mental Health Assembly is targeted at Secondary School students. The assembly encourages students to prioritise their mental health. The assembly is interactive and includes the Anna Freud ‘Looking after our mental health’ resource clip that gives an accessible insight into mental health and supporting strategies. The assembly covers the following: -Explain the meaning of ‘mental health’. -To identify helpful ways of looking after our mental health. -To identify different ways to access further help and support

Used with many of my pupils within my Secondary SEMH provision, I would like to share this intervention packs that has really helped to open up conversations about mental health with my most vulnerable pupils and support the recovery and resilience of those with mental health issues. This is a low level intervention pack to be used with students that may be showing signs of issues with their mental health. This is not therapy, but an educational approach to the prevention of poor mental health and to prevent the escalation of low level mental health problems. Not for pupils already undergoing specialist mental health support (avoids conflicting messages, reduces risk of disengaging from therapeutic support). The aim of this early intervention is to provide a safe environment for pupils to express how they are feeling. The aim is to support pupils to identify and label feelings, understand triggers and develop knowledge of self-care strategies and self-regulation strategies to support their own wellbeing. Supports the building of resilience. The pack includes the following: Initial feelings questionnaires/ thoughts about school questionnaires (SEND friendly) Interventions Self-care support Action planning tool