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You can help us disrupt education to focus on psychological fitness, not just grades.
Help us disrupt education to focus on psychological fitness, as well as grades.
There has never been a more important time to support young people to build mental resilience and emotional wellbeing so they thrive in education and beyond. Make a change to reduce these statistics:
Over £100 billion is spent each year on mental health problems. That’s 5% UK GPD. (Mental Health Foundation & London School of Economics 2022)
1 in 6 children have mental health problems and 1 in 9 are unhappy with their school. (The Good Childhood report 2021)
50% of adult mental ill-health start by age 14. (National Comorbidity Survey Replication)
There has never been a more important time to support young people to build mental resilience and emotional wellbeing so they thrive in education and beyond. Make a change to reduce these statistics:
£100bn+
Over £100 billion is spent each year on mental health problems. That’s 5% UK GPD. (Mental Health Foundation & London School of Economics 2022)
Low Wellbeing
1 in 6 children have a mental health problem and 1 in 9 are unhappy with their school. (The Good Childhood report 2021)
Strong Correlation
50% of adult mental ill-health start by age 14. (National Comorbidity Survey Replication)
To give school communities the practical training, skills and resources they need to build young peoples’ psychological fitness, with our evidence based approach
Needed For Success In The 21st Century
Students tell us Healthy Minds lessons help them to:
Bounce Forward has spent over a decade building its national and international reach. Below are some of the organisations we partner with.
Bounce Forward has reached over 800,000 children and young people, with many more in reach
Bounce Forward has spearheaded cutting-edge research which has been referenced by HM Treasury, Department for Education and Public Health England.
Foundation Training
" I'm really excited to launch this with our Year 7 cohort, it will really help me within my role and get me knowing the students in a new way - I was desperate to do some kind of group work sessions to take the stigma away from the DSL role "bad cop" image and connect with the students in a different way to build positive relationships, this is just what I was looking for!"
Whole Staff Traning
"I think that resilience training specifically targeted at staff would be beneficial. The session gave me a lot of opportunity to think about how I approach my work and work environment, and has made me begin to consider how I could improve my own resilience. On reflection, I am not sure I have been as resilient as I have considered myself to be."
Ofsted Report
Kent and Medway Training "Trainees are taught to manage their workload and maintain their mental health. The ‘Bounce Forward’ programme helps trainees to understand their emotions, strengths and weaknesses, meaning they can recognise snags and get support at an early stage."
Train school teachers to deliver our curriculum
Equip parents to raise psychologically fit children
Influence education policy in collaboration with relevant organisations
We are reshaping education by delivering training to teachers so that their students can navigate through our complex world with confidence.
Our work simultaneously prevents mental illness and promotes thriving.
We base our approach and training on solid research, theory and evidence.
We teach practical skills and strategies that work in the real world.
Adults matter: their role is vital in helping children and young people be resilient.
| Conceptual Framework and Year | Module | Number of Lessons |
|---|---|---|
|
Year 7: Managing the world around me |
Resilience Skills |
18 |
|
.breath (Introduction to Mindfulness) |
6 |
|
|
Social Media Investigated (Media Navigator) |
6 |
|
|
Year 8: Managing the world around me |
From School to Life |
9 |
|
Unplugged Part 1 |
4 |
|
|
Social Media Investigated (Media Influences) |
8 |
|
|
Sex Ed Sorted: Part 1 |
4 |
|
|
Bounce Forward Resilience Revisited |
6 |
|
|
Year 9: Taking Control of the Decisions I Make |
Relationship Smarts |
8 |
|
School Health: Alcohol Harm Reduction (SHAHRP) |
6 |
|
|
Sex Ed : Part 2 |
6 |
|
|
Bounce Forward Resilient Decisions |
4 |
|
|
Year 10: Preparing for the Future |
Mental Illness Investigated |
6 |
|
Unplugged Part 2 |
8 |
|
|
Parents Under Construction |
10 |
|
|
Bounce Forward Resilient Learners |
4 |
|
|
Total lessons |
113 |
|
A newly trained teacher reaches 30 pupils in their first year, and 30 additional students in each academic year. After five years of teaching our Healthy Minds that one teacher would have reached 150 pupils.
Training 13,600 teachers would mean that by 2028 we could reach over 2 million pupils.
To change the face of education by implementing Healthy Minds into every secondary school in England. Your funding will expand our capacity, enabling us to inspire educational leaders to invest their budget in Healthy Minds to:
Shift the narrative from ‘mental health crisis’ to empowerment and psychological fitness
Change the culture, purpose and direction of UK education
Enable the adults of tomorrow to be successful in a way that is in humanity’s best interests.
The chance to influence the most important agenda of the 21st century and help young people thrive in school and flourish in life beyond school.
Sponsor a school
Primary £349 or secondary £1,470, this sponsorship provides:
That changes the education system in the UK.
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