Delivered by mentors with lived experience, this course takes a holistic approach to helping young people improve their wellbeing through developing self-awareness, emotional resilience and healthier life choices. Young people are supported to develop tools to improve their mental wellbeing, strengthen decision-making, and build a more positive future.
Course Modules
The course includes:
• Understanding mental health
• Looking at ambivalence, why we experience it and how it can lead us to act against our better judgement
• Understanding the impact of procrastination on mental health, well-being and productivity and learning ways to overcome procrastinating.
• Understanding the relationship between thinking, feelings and behaviour
• Exploring values and how they influence decision making • Developing critical thinking skills, reasoning and decision-making abilities
• Building healthy relationships
• Exploring the impact of language and labels
• Understanding the physical, social and psychological aspects of wellbeing
• Positive risk taking, encouraging calculated decisions that lead to personal growth
• SMART action planning
Optional Level 1 Award in Developing Critical Thinking Skills to Enhance Decision Making (minimum 10 guided learning hours)
Awarding Body
Other
Student Expected Outcomes
Outcomes include:
• Improved understanding of mental health and how to recognise and manage emotional wellbeing
• Increased self-awareness of ambivalence and how it influences negative behaviours
• Enhanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, supporting more thoughtful and responsible choices
• Greater awareness of the impact of language and labels
• Development of SMART goals and action plans to support long-term behaviour change and personal development
Optional Level 1 Award in Developing Critical Thinking Skills to Enhance Decision Making (minimum 10 guided learning hours)
Key Stage course delivered to
KS3;KS4;KS5
Admissions Criteria
For young people who need support to improve their mental health and wellbeing, build confidence, self-esteem, motivation, self-belief and personal responsibility
Staff Experience
For young people who need support to improve their mental health and wellbeing, build confidence, self-esteem, motivation, self-belief and personal responsibility
Delivery Area
Classroom and digital
Programme length
6 Weeks
Transport Provided
No
Days Of Delivery
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Times of Delivery
As Required
Well-being assessment tools
Warwickshire 14-point wellbeing scale, conducted pre- and post- support
Staff Ratio
1;1
Additional Notes
This course is delivered over a minimum of 1-hour long session per week. The course can be delivered on a one-to-one basis or in a group setting with up to 5 young people. There is an option to extend if required.
Cost of Course
Face to face mentoring (1:1) - £220 per hour per young person if booked by the hour. Digital mentoring (1:1) - £80 per hour per young person. £400 per half day (3 hours) - Can be for a group booking or multiple one to one sessions (maximum of 3 sessions). £700 per full day (6 hours) - Can be for 2 X group bookings or multiple one to one sessions (maximum of 6 sessions)
