Mental Health Awareness 2023

If you would like to request a bespoke date for your school for any of the sessions, please contact projects@makehappen.org

Please include:

• Name of school
• Number of students you want to attend
• Year group
• Session/s titles of interest

Virtual  Chair Yoga (For KS3 & KS4 students)

Facilitated by Lola Lewis

Focusing on your movement and breathing, chair yoga creates a kind of moving meditation that promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and improves mental clarity. Like other forms of exercise, seated yoga may also help improve mood, your confidence and relieve anxiety. In this session Lola will guide you through a range of simple chair yoga practices that you can draw on at any moment all while seated in a chair!

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Exam Ready (For KS4 students)

Facilitated by FixUp    

The final stage of secondary school is important – many students worry they may fail and so they shut down and do not perform at their best. The Exam Ready session will introduce students with the study skills they require in their GCSEs plus transferrable skills the students to help them succeed during and beyond their exams.

Key objectives for this session:

– Have a range of techniques to prepare themselves (mentally and physically) for exams

– Tools to aid the learning and retention of information

– Feel equipped to approach exams with less anxiety and stress.

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5 ways to personal wellbeing (For students in year 9)

Facilitated by Stacey Miller     

We’re encouraged to eat at least five fruit and vegetables a day to take care of our physical health, but what about our mental health?

With a focus on positivity and prevention, Stacey will share useful techniques for personal wellbeing.

Wednesday 7th June, 5pm-6pm

Supporting Young People with Mental Health

(For teachers, parents and carers)

Join Anxiety UK  for this free 1 hour session to receive tips and advice for any adults teachers, parents, and carers on how to support young people’s mental wellbeing and help manage anxiety to give them the best chance to stay healthy.

Please register here to receive further information and the Zoom link

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Thursday 29th June, 4pm-5pm

Teaching Surgeries with Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP)

(For teachers)

Join Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for this free 1 hour webinar on how you can bring mindfulness into your classroom and lessons. At its most basic level, mindfulness helps train your attention to be more aware of what is actually happening, rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen.

This session includes:

• A brief introduction to cover what is mindfulness/ its benefits,
• A taster of mindfulness and next steps for learning and developing a personal practice,
• Information on how MiSP can help introduce mindfulness in schools.

Please register here to receive further information and the Zoom link