A Harrogate school has won gold for its mental health and wellbeing support for pupils.
Coppice Valley Primary School has rolled out a wide range of activities including meditation, and more as part of a mental health curriculum.
It is collaborating with local services Compass Buzz and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The school also has set out specific support for pupils in need.
The school said the focal point of its provision is its weekly personal, social and health education lesson which teaches children how to look after their mental health.
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More than 800 schools have signed up to take part in the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools award.
The award shines a light on the work of schools to support mental health, something which has become more poignant after a year of coronavirus.
Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health, which is part of Leeds Beckett University, established the award in 2017.
Coppice Valley’s headteacher, Emma Meadus said:
“I am extremely proud of the mental health offer we provide at Coppice Valley for all pupils.
“Achieving this award is a fantastic recognition of all the hard work of the whole school community to create our mental health provision.”
Sam Wright, Coppice Valley pupil wellbeing worker, added:
“Working towards the award over the last year gave me the perfect opportunity to audit our mental health provision for the whole school.
“I was able to see what we were doing well and which areas we could improve on. We’ve built a robust offer for all our children through the award-process.”
