Key Stage 3-5

Workshop Outline

Mental Health – Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience

• Understanding what is mental health;
• Understanding the different emotions humans experience;
• Appropriate vocabulary to talk about their own and others’ feelings;
• Understanding for appropriate and proportionate behaviour and responses;
• Understanding what is an unhealthy and healthy coping strategy;
• Recognising triggers for seeking support;
• Self-care techniques through mindfulness;

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Body Image

• What is body image?
• Influence & pressures
• Positive self-esteem
• Body confidence
• Accessing support & practicing mental wellbeing

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Cyberbullying

• What is cyberbullying?
• Prejudice based bullying
• Stereotypes & labelling
• Actions & consequences
• Accessing support

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Drugs / Alcohol

• Alcohol & the law
• Drugs
  • What are they?
  • What are the health implications including mental health?
  • The law
• Peer pressure – ‘What should you do’ scenarios relating to drug and alcohol use
• How would you notice someone needed help?
• Accessing support

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Gangs / Knife Crime

• Healthy relationships
• What is a gang
• How children get groomed
• Why people might carry a knife
• Law relating knives and weapons
• Consequences ‘Ripple effect’ – joint enterprise
• Accessing support

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Child on Child Abuse (relationships)

• Healthy relationships
• Boundaries – confidentiality vs secrets
• What is sexual bullying?
• What is sexual harassment?
• Identifying the difference between banter and bullying/harassment
• Accessing support, own support networks

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Sending Nudes and Semi-nudes

• Healthy relationships
• Boundaries – confidentiality vs secrets
• Sending nudes, the law & consequences
• Why do children send nudes?
• Peer pressure
• Accessing support

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