Education Resources
EDUCATION RESOURCES
Recommended ReadingActivities By Natasha
Natasha has created two activity plans for secondary school teachers – one on mental health, the other on body image. These can be downloaded below. Please feel free to use them in your classroom practice and do feedback on how they were received by pupils (either by emailing or tagging Natasha on social media @_natashadevon)
Supporting a Friend - Mental Health Exercise Self-Harm Role Play Exercise
Diversify your Feed - Body Image Exercise Diversify Your Feed Exercise
Naked Beach
Natasha worked with Barefaced TV, the producers of channel 4’s acclaimed show Naked Beach, to provide a body image lesson for teenagers. In particular, Natasha and the team recognised it was important to provide a quality resource which focussed on boy’s and men’s body image and didn’t restrict conversations around women’s confidence to body shape/size. These resources are for years 9-11 (13 to 16 years) and the video clips and lesson plans can be downloaded using this
link.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid England is an organisation which trains the public in skills they need to support colleagues and friends with their mental health. These skills include being able to spot early symptoms of poor mental health, knowing how to respond appropriately if a person comes to you in crisis and understanding which self-help techniques are appropriate to recommend.
MHFA is originally an Australian initiative, created by Betty Kitchener and Professor Anthony Jorn at the Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Australia. It is an international organisation, currently delivered in 23 countries and has a robust evidence base.
Natasha is a qualified instructor for MHFA’s Youth Course (suitable for anyone who works with 8-18 year olds). Contact her direct to enquire regarding her availability.
Below are a list of organisations Natasha has worked with and believes are providing high quality training and resources for schools, colleges and universities.
Please note that Natasha cannot personally guarantee individual classes or speakers, but supports the ethos of the organisations listed below, as well as knowing them to have a strong evidence base.
Click on the organisation’s logo to be taken to their website.
Childnet International
Primary Aims: To ensure the web is a safe, fun place for all children and young people’
Classes: Workshops for variety of age groups.
Resources: Available free of charge at
www.childnet.com/resources
Suitable for: Primary, Secondary, parents and staff.
Costs implication? Yes (for workshops) Please enquire direct.
Contact:
education@childnet.com
Family Links
Primary Aims:
Family Links is a national charity working with Families, Schools and Workplaces to be emotionally healthy. Their schools programme, ‘Emotional Health at School’, works with all staff to build trusting relationships with colleagues and pupils, work through challenges openly and honestly and provide a universally supportive environment for all.
Geographical Reach: UK wide
Classes:
Workshops, twilight sessions, day-long training, online training on a variety of different topics
Resources:
Emotional Health at School provides EYFS, KS1 and KS2 handbooks for delivering circle time, which can be used for both PSHE and Relationships Education.
Suitable For: EY, Primary, Secondary, Further Education.
Cost implication?
Yes – Please enquire direct.
Contact:
education@familylinks.org.uk
Be Real Campaign (in association with YMCA and Dove)
Primary Aims:
Change attitudes to body image, help all of us to put health above appearance and be confident in our bodies.
Geographical Reach:
UK –wide
Classes:
No.
Resources:
Body Confidence Campaign Toolkit for Schools
Suitable for: Primary and Secondary.
Cost implication:
Free of charge
Contact:
T: 020 7186 9552
Men & Boys Coalition
Primary Aims:
To encourage positive mental and physical wellbeing in young men, and help them grow into responsible
members of society.
Geographical Reach:
UK-wide
Classes?
One-hour talks with Q&A sessions; parents’ sessions in evenings
Suitable for:
Secondary, College, Uni
Cost implication:
Yes, please enquire direct.
Contact: info@menandboyscoalition.org.uk
Changing Faces
Primary Aims:
To reduce stigma around visible difference, helping young people to understand and value difference; to tackle appearance related bullying.
Geographical reach:
Resources available UK wide, Champion School Talks – England and Scotland.
Suitable for:
Primary, secondary, college and uni.
Cost Implication:
Expenses to be covered for champions along with a donation or fundraising commitment such as contributing to Face Equality Day.
Resources are free of charge.
Contact: phyllidas@changingfaces.org.uk
Attention Seekers
Primary Aims:
Improve confidence, knowledge of self-harm and responding to incidents/disclosures of self-harm.
Geographical Reach:
UK and beyond.
Classes?
Workshops or assemblies lasting 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Suitable for:
Primary, secondary, college, university.
Resources: Session summary and useful websites handout post-session.
Teacher Training:
2 hours to full day CPD accredited training offered. Parent sessions also offered.
Cost implication:
Yes, please enquire direct.
Contact:
Satveer Nijjar: satveer@attention-seeekers.com
Student Minds
Primary Aims:
Student Minds train students and members of the university community across the UK to deliver student-led peer support interventions as well as research-driven campaigns and workshops. By working collaboratively across sectors, we share best practice and ensure that the student voice influences decisions about student mental health.
Geographical Reach:
UK Wide
Classes:
Train the Trainer programmes for university staff - These provide staff with the tools to deliver our Mental Health in Sport and Look After Your Mate workshops to students who are supporting peers, friends or teammates who may be experiencing mental health difficulties.
SM also offer student-led peer support programmes, which are peer-led groups facilitated by trained students. There are three different programmes; Positive Minds - for students experiencing low mood or mild depression, Motivate Me, a structured programme for students experiencing eating difficulties, and Eating Difficulties Support Group, where students experiencing eating difficulties can share in an informal and confidential space.
Resources:
Website offers resources containing detailed information on different challenges that university life can bring as well as research and publications relevant to student mental health.
(They are also developing two resources that will be freely available to schools and universities as part of our Transitions to University project)
Suitable for:
University staff/students (although web resources may be helpful to anyone interested in mental health and wellbeing)
Cost implication: Yes for train the trainer programmes - please enquire direct.
Contact:
info@studentminds.org.uk
Shaw Mind Foundation
Primary Aims:
Increase psychological resilience, reduce stigma, develop coping mechanisms, body image, mindfulness, suicide prevention & postvention
Geographical Reach:
UK-wide
Classes?
Assemblies, class room, workshops, talks
If yes, suitable for:
Primary, Secondary, College
Resources?
Handouts and leaflets
Teacher Training offered?
Yes
Cost implication?
Yes - please enquire direct. All courses are tailor made to your requirements
Contact:
Anti-Bullying
Primary Aims:
The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign includes a number of programmes, as well as our youth boards, working to change the attitude surrounding bullying both across the UK and beyond.
All of the programmes have a strong peer-to-peer focus, with our trainers giving young people the skills and confidence to become Ambassadors to tackle bullying and online safety in their schools long after completing training.
Geographical Reach:
UK, Ireland and international
Classes?
Full-day Anti-Bullying Ambassador training events; Be Strong Online Ambassador training events; #MySenseofSelf Body Confidence workshops; Be Nice Bus anti-cyberbullying workshops and more
Resources?
Free lesson plans, peer-to-peer modules and other materials available at www.antibullyingpro.com/resources
Cost implication?
Yes, please enquire direct
Contact:
Email antibullying@diana-award.org.uk
or visit http://antibullyingpro.com
