Mental Health Champions

Date: 7th May 2026 @ 9:42am

Mental Health Champions – Taking Action Together!

This week, our children took part in a special assembly focused on mental health and wellbeing, led through the One Goal Mental Health Champions programme. The assembly helped pupils understand that everyone has mental health, just like we all have physical health, and that looking after our feelings is an important part of everyday life.

The assembly linked closely with this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme of “Taking Action!”.

Pupils learned that taking action can be:

For ourselves – noticing how we feel and using strategies to help us feel better

For others – being kind, listening and offering support

For all of us – helping to build a caring, positive school community

We talked about how taking action can help people feel empowered, valued and heard, and how even small actions can make a big difference to someone’s day.

Introducing Our Mental Health Champions

Our children were introduced to the role of Mental Health Champions (formally known as Wellbeing Champions). These pupils, mainly from Years 3, 4 and 5, are learning how to:

Look after their own mental health

Support others in a kind and safe way

Be positive role models throughout the school

Being a Mental Health Champion is not a one‑off role – it is about developing skills and using them every day.

Key Skills and Qualities

Through the One Goal programme, pupils learned the key skills and qualities Mental Health Champions use:

Observing with Empathy

Connect with Kindness

Uplift with Positivity

Inform with Courage

Champion with Leadership