We all have mental health: animation & teacher toolkit

Secondary

Get your students thinking about how to look after their mental health with this animation and accompanying guidance.

This resource belongs to the resource hub for classroom and wellbeing support.

Please note this resource is also available in Welsh.

This animation and accompanying teacher toolkit were developed in collaboration with young people, teachers and mental health experts.

The animation aims to give young people of this age:

  • Consistent and accessible language to talk about mental health
  • A better understanding of mental health self-care
  • To know who to ask for support when it is needed

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

  • young people aged 11 to 13
  • teachers of young people aged 11 to 13

Curriculum links

England - RSHE

Mental health and wellbeing

By the end of secondary school pupils should know:

· how to talk about their emotions accurately and sensitively, using appropriate vocabulary.

Northern Ireland – Learning for Life and Work

Personal Health

KS3 pupils should have opportunity to:

· Investigate the influences on physical and emotional /mental personal health

Scotland – Health and Wellbeing

Mental and emotional wellbeing

· I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them.

· I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them.

Wales - Health and Wellbeing

How we process and respond to our experiences affects our mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Progression step 3: I can self-regulate my emotions in a healthy way using strategies that I have developed.

I can see the benefits of communicating about feelings as one of a range of strategies which can help promote positive mental health and emotional well-being.

This resource belongs to the resource hub for classroom and wellbeing support.

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