Mental Health Matters
Mrs Cooper has taken on the role as The Mental Health Champion for Shirley Manor Primary.
Mental Health really matters! We can't be healthy if we are not mentally healthy.
Adults need to help young people learn ways of being mentally healthy, just as they support young people to be physically healthy. We know that learning and progress in school can be massively affected by mental health - and yet we are rubbish at talking about these issues.
The Mental Health Matters initiative, and the Mental Health Champions in schools aim to change this!
The main aims of Mental Health Champions project are:
Over the coming months Mrs Cooper will be working with staff and pupils and talking about practical things that we can all do to look after our mental health. We will have Mental Health assemblies and your children may bring home leaflets for you to look at related to the topics we have been talking about. Please discuss the topics with your child and encourage them to talk about how they are feeling and about worries or concerns they may be experiencing.