Wellbeing for Schools
Wellbeing Support Programme Facilitation, Wellbeing Team Training for staff/teachers and Consultancy
In partnership with your school, we will develop, implement and integrate a system and ethos for wellness that empowers and supports everyone involved, that fosters and enhances compassionate communication and nourishes the individual whilst strengthening community.
The Wellbeing Support Programme
This is a bespoke programme that shares knowledge and practical steps towards a deeper understanding of our multi-layered human nature, on a physical, emotional and mental level. It aims to engage everyone involved in the school - staff, children and parents and to create a support circle around the child, where everybody involved in their care is on the same page for their education and wellbeing.
The vision is to embed shared knowledge and language within the school which can evolve in its own way, is self-sustaining and can eventually become an interwoven part of the school's philosophy.
The knowledge, resources and practices that are offered in this programme, can support the school to make lasting and sustainable changes which empower the individual and provide a foundation for clear communication and better understanding of wellbeing as an integral part of our lives.
I believe that knowledge is power. The knowledge included in this programme is now more than ever, necessary to be shared with everyone, if we want people to have deeper awareness and take ownership of their wellbeing. We cannot avoid difficult and stressful situations in life, but we can definitely be equipped and resourced within ourselves to better navigate life's challenges.
The Wellbeing programme's core principle is
To share knowledge and practices that are
Simple
Sustainable
Empowering
Pairing the practices with the knowledge behind them, why they work and how, helps create deeper understanding and therefore supports sustainability, as well as nurturing the right mindset to feel empowered to take steps towards one's own wellbeing.
The programme can be taught through modules, so that all sessions are based on the school’s specific requirements. It can be taken as a whole programme, or as separate workshops.
Subjects and Content
for teachers and staff workshops
The workshops for the staff and teachers are based on 2 pillars:
For the staff’s own wellbeing
In connection to working with and supporting children
These subjects are all interlinked and overlapping, allowing us to create our own bespoke map of understanding our human nature and how we can take action individually, and as educators.
All workshops comprise of the theoretical aspect/knowledge share and practical application on a personal level and within the context of working in a school. They include a practical toolkit that can also be shared with the children. All subjects build up from one to another to further support integration of Wellness as a foundation in the school.
They also include sharing of the slides used in the workshop and suggestions for further personal work.
Workshops & Content
1/ Introduction to Wellbeing & The Nervous system as a basis for wellbeing
Understanding our nervous system as a basis for wellbeing
Nervous system and Responses – Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn and how it relates to behaviour
How Stress works in the body
Attachment theory and Rupture & Repair concept
Emotional regulation: Self-regulation and co-regulation
Toolkit for nervous system regulation and hacks
2/ Belief systems / Mindset / Language – communication
Brain functions and Upstairs & Downstairs brain concept
Mindsets, Belief systems and Beliefs
Language and how to reframe it
How to use language in an inclusive and empowering way
Recognise - Reframe - Empower model for belief change
Holding space for ourselves and others
Toolkit for recognising and reframing belief systems
3/ Holistic Movement / Healthy mindset for movement
Holistic movement philosophy and application in educational settings
Movement benefits
Common misconceptions around fitness and movement
Principles and pillars to move in a healthy way
Language – placebo + nocebo effect – and how to reframe it
Ethos in creating a holistic and inclusive movement foundation when teaching pupils
Toolkit for own movement practice
4/ Breathwork & Meditation
The physiology of breath and how it is key to wellness
Meditation: how and why it works, the effect on the brain and general wellbeing
How to use these practices in an educational setting
Practical toolkit: breathing exercises and effects, meditation practices
Next steps and how to create and maintain a sustainable practice
Workshops for the children
Series of Wellbeing workshops for breathing exercises, movement snacks, mindful activities and meditation. This series also include a wellbeing practices booklet for each class.
For older children, this series of workshops can be taught to a Wellbeing team of students, 2 per class, who will then teach these practices to their class on a regular basis. For younger children, it can be taught to a Wellbeing team of staff or teachers, who will then be able to guide the children through the practices in daily wellbeing sessions.
Understanding our nervous system in relation to exam stress and practical toolkit for pupils Y5+
Concept of upstairs and downstairs brain in relation to behaviour and how to bring our brains back online, for better learning and behaviour
How to involve the parents
Offering wellbeing workshops with subjects that have been taught to the children and staff, to enhance the support from home. Examples:
Wellbeing as a way of living
Understanding our nervous system in relation to exam stress and practical toolkit to help children
Concept of upstairs and downstairs brain, to support children in managing their behaviour and learning
Mini series to share knowledge of:
nervous system, mindsets, language, holistic movement principles, brain functions in correlation to meditation, why breathing is key, etc.
Coffee mornings with sharing of wellbeing practices, that can include movement, breathing exercises and mindfulness tips and meditation
Movement / Yoga course
You can book the Wellbeing support programme on its own, or you can add-on the wellbeing consultancy package and/or the wellbeing team training course for teachers/staff.
Wellbeing Consultancy
As educators and parents, we have all witnessed the impact the last 3 years has had on everyone's health and wellbeing, particularly our young people and children. Wellbeing is the foundation for children to access education and our children deserve to be looked after at the highest level. There is a lot of pressure for schools to bring more wellbeing activities within the school day on top of an already pressurised curriculum delivery. As a result, it can feel like another box to tick on a very long teacher’s list.
What I am able to offer is a renewed way of looking at Wellness as a whole philosophy. To inspire a new and simplified approach to further embed wellbeing in your school. Together, we can explore ways in which you can integrate Wellbeing as a core value of your school’s ethos, which can then be reflected in the delivery of learning and pastoral care so that wellbeing can be represented in all activities and communications.
How we can work together
Together we will look at your school as a whole and highlight areas that need attention. I will then create surveys for the staff/teachers, parents and children, so we can work towards bespoke wellbeing support. I will spend time at your school, interacting with children, parents and staff and look at samples of your communications to parents as well as the copy of your website, mission statement and motto.
Areas/Elements we will look at:
Restructuring your philosophy – mission statement
Aligning your message
Reframing language and use of clear and concise language
Website content and school’s motto
Communication with parents
Surveys for staff/children and parents about wellbeing support
Ideas for wellbeing activities at school
Implementation planning
What’s included
Meetings x3 with senior leadership team to plan and implement strategies
Half day at your school meeting and discussing with staff and children, and if possible with parents and/or parents’ evening to discuss their views and requirements around wellbeing support at school
Surveys before and after our time together and follow up survey after 3 months
Feedback on communications and website copy as well as suggestions for reframing language
Wellbeing Team Training for teachers/staff
This is training for staff/teachers to create an in-house Wellbeing Team. It is an add-on to the main programme and full attendance of the Wellbeing Support programme is required for this training.
By training a small team of teachers/staff to become advocates and further embed the programme, as well as create an ethos of wellbeing in the school, you will be taking full ownership of the programme to use it in ways that fit in with your school and the requirements of your community. I believe this is the most cost-effective and efficient way as it gives you the freedom to adjust the programme and facilitate wellbeing sessions as required within your school, without the need for further external provision.
What’s included
Practical Workshops & Q&A x4 that correlate to all the subjects taught in the Wellbeing programme
Wellbeing peer support meeting facilitation x2
Wellbeing practices workshops x3, including booklet
Workshop for exam stress, including the slides for the children’s workshop
All slides can be given in electronic form
Booklet of wellbeing practices is especially printed for the school
Read below a testimonial by Mrs. Nichol, headteacher of Stillness Junior School. We worked together to create the Wellbeing programme based on the school’s requirements. The feedback from teachers and children has been wonderful!
Contact me to arrange a meeting on korina@amorphouswellbeing.com
“I have had the pleasure of working with Korina over the last year as she presented a series of wellbeing programmes for both the staff and children. Korina exhibited a wide range of skills whilst building a whole school awareness of “wellbeing”.
Korina was unique in her ability to establish a rapport with the staff and children and provided print and electronic resources that the school can continue to use moving forward as we work to further embed the programme into the school.
Korina showed an unwavering commitment to helping us understand how the body works and the importance of starting the working day with some wellbeing words from our new “Wellbeing Champions” and the negative impact stress can have on the body. Korina has taken wellbeing even further and has provided a 6 week programme of yoga for the parents to enjoy.
Korina is a good listener who also can convey information clearly and effectively to individuals and groups.
As you can tell, I hold Korina in very high regard and therefore can confidently recommend her to any future employers; she will definitely be an asset to the team.
Mitzi Nichol
HEADTEACHER AT STILLNESS JUNIOR SCHOOL
Testimonial for bespoke Wellbeing Support Programme
“Korina ran an excellent session for us which took us through the basic principles of yoga and how they can be adapted into mindful movement sessions for children.
It was particularly useful to learn about the impact of language and how we can use our language carefully to create a fully inclusive environment.
Sian Bannister
DEPUTY HEAD AT STILLNESS INFANT SCHOOL
Testimonial for teacher training “Teaching yoga in a holistic and inclusive way”
You can email me on Korina@amorphouswellbeing.com