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Secondary School & Colleges Workshop and Groups

Secondary School & Colleges Workshop and Groups

Each secondary school is entitled to 12 face-to-face per academic year. We ask that 6 sessions be completed before the February half-term, and 6 sessions after the February half-term (if possible).

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For Example

 A school may choose a managing anxiety workshop for Years 7, 8, 9, and 10 (4 sessions), a social media workshop for Year 7 and 8 (2 sessions), exam stress workshop for Years 10,11, 12, and 13 (4 sessions), a session for parents on supporting young people who self-harm (1 session) and a training session for staff on trauma informed practice (1 session)= total 12 sessions.

All workshops need to be requested at least 2 weeks ahead of the intended workshop date. Bespoke workshops can be requested but require at least one month notice. Referral forms are not required for workshops.

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A workshop is a 1 hour group discussion where we talk about a specific topic and  encourage children to learn skills. See below the workshops that schools can request for their pupils and year groups:

  • Anxiety 
  • Body Image
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Exam Stress
  • Mental Health Awareness in Diverse Communities
  • Low Mood 
  • Self-esteem and self-compassion
  • Sleep 
  • Social Media 

THEWS Groups consist of 6-12 young people, ideally from the same year group (or at least the same key stage) 

We offer group work for: 

  • Anxiety (Year 7+)
  • Low Mood (Year 9+)
  • Emotional Regulation (Year 11+)

These groups count as 1 out of 4 of the school's 1:1 intervention slots (not the 12 workshop sessions)

The THEWS referral form must be completed for each young person referred to the group- please tick the group format option on the referral form. For more information, visit : https://www.elft.nhs.uk/thews/referrals

We offer single sessions for parents of young people in secondary school and colleges. 

  • Supporting your child’s mental health, wellbeing and sleep 
  • Parent wellbeing 
  • Supporting young people who self-harm
  • Supporting young people with eating and body image difficulties
  • Supporting young people with emotion regulation 
  • Mental Health Awareness in Diverse Communities 

We offer single sessions for secondary school staff. 

  • Identifying and supporting mental health needs and opening up conversations 
  • An introduction to understanding and supporting young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and learning difficulties 
  • An introduction to supporting young people who self-harm
  • An introduction to supporting young people with body image difficulties
  • An introduction to trauma informed practice 
  • An introduction to supporting young people with emotion regulation 

This is an additional offer from the THEWS partner service, Step Forward. This is not included in the workshop/group quota of 12 face to face sessions. Open to all staff. Sessions are confidential and can be used to explore anything negatively impacting on wellbeing (does not need to be work-related). Sessions are offered remotely (via Zoom) on weekdays both during and after the school day. 

Bookings are made on a first requested / first filled basis and availability is updating all the time. Staff can self-refer by contacting Andrew@step-forward.org