Mental Health and Well-being

The World Health Organisation states that "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" and that "mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community."

Mental health and well-being are fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, feel, interact with each other, earn a living and enjoy life and the promotion, protection and restoration of mental health is a vital concern of individuals and communities. At Wadebridge School we feel that good mental health and well-being can best be realised through creating a whole school culture that seeks to promote positive relationships throughout our community and implementing targeted and specific actions to promote the health and well-being of our students, parents and staff. In July 2020 we were delighted that this whole school ethos was acknowledged as the school received a Gold Award from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools for our work in this filed; the full report can be read here.

The school's policy on promoting positive mental health can be accessed here.

Headmeds is a website designed to give information relating to mental health conditions and medication.

Young Minds provides a wide range of resources for professionals, pupils and parents.

Schools in Mind is a free network for school staff and other professionals with a range of resources regarding well being and mental health issues that affect schools.

Rethink Mental Illness @Rethink

School Mental Health @SchoolMHealth

Mental Health First Aid England @MHFAEngland

Dr Pooky Knightsmith @PookyH

Natasha Deveon @_NatashaDevon

Young Minds @YoungMindsUK

Samaritans @samaritans

Mental Health Foundation @mentalhealth

SANE @CharitySANE

Heads Together @heads_together

Mind @MindCharity

Time to change @TimetoChange

Mental Health Foundation

Blurt Foundation

Our team of staff Health Champions produce a regular newsletter about Health and Well being, these can be accessed below:

Autumn 2019 Autumn 2 2019 Spring 1 2020

Summer 2019 Spring 2 2019 Spring 1 2019 Autumn 2 2018

Autumn 1 2018 Summer 2 2018 Summer 1 2018 Spring Term 2018

Autumn 2017 Spring 2016

Autumn 2015 Spring 2015 Summer 2 2015 Summer 1 2015

Summer 2014 Spring 2014 Autumn 2 2014 Autumn 1 2014

Factsheets and information

Positive steps to wellbeing Let's get physical Mindful Yoga

Anxiety How to overcome anxiety and fear Understanding anxiety and panic attacks

How to look after your mental health how to be mentally healthy at work

Emotional resilience toolkit U can cope

Tips for dealing with exam time

Self Help Recordings:

Please do not listen to any of these recordings if you are driving, in a moving vehicle, whilst operating machinery or at any other time where you need to maintain a state of full conscious awareness. The best way to listen and get the most out of the recordings is when you are lying down on a sofa or bed, or sitting comfortably on a chair, making sure there are no distractions around you.

5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation - Take 5 minutes out of your day to relax, unwind, focus and clear your head. Daily practice of mindfulness is good for your mental and emotional health and well-being.

Guided Visualisation for Unwinding and letting go of Stress - This guided visualisation will take you on a little journey through a forest, helping you feel calmer, relaxed and more in control of your thoughts and feelings by the end of it.

Help to Fall Asleep at Night - If you are struggling to fall asleep at night or you find your mind becomes overactive the minute your head hits the pillow, then listening to this recording can help to distract your conscious mind and allow you to drift off in to a restful sleep.

Relieve Tension in the Body - Aching muscles? Tension Headache? Feeling Uptight? Listen to this recording to help you relax your body and mind and relieve tension.

Learn to Relax - Guided Relaxation - Total mind and Body Relaxation. Start or end your day by giving yourself the gift of 20 minutes blissful relaxation. You're worth it!

Calm Down in 5 Minutes - Listen to this recording if you are feeling panicky, upset, angry, emotional or just need to calm down in general.

All Recordings made for Wadebridge School by Cornwall Hypno. Click here for more information.

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