Mental health resources for schools

With over 30 years of experience, we have developed and recommended mental health resources for schools to help your team support pupils’ mental health.

From assembly and class activity ideas to videos and tip sheets, our mental health resources for schools can make a real difference to the emotional wellbeing of pupils.

Place2Be resources

Creative wellbeing activities

Our specialist Art Room team have created a series of art projects for primary aged children.

Browse Art Room resources

Children’s Mental Health Week resources

Discover activities and tips to help children and families participate in our annual campaign.

Get the most recent Children's Mental Health Week resources

Navigating exam season

Tip sheets full of practical advice, to help young people, schools and families manage exam stress.

Download exam season resources

My Voice Matters

Activities to empower children and young people to use their voices, for Children's Mental Health Week 2024.

Download our 'My Voice Matters' primary schools pack

Let's Connect

Resources to encourage people to connect and learn the importance of meaningful connections, for Children's Mental Health Week 2023.

Download our primary assembly guide

Growing Together

Activities to help children and young people discover how they've grown, for Children's Mental Health Week 2022.

Download our primary resource

Express Yourself

Activities and videos on the theme of creative expression, created for Children’s Mental Health Week 2021.

View Express Yourself resource

Find Your Brave

Activities on the theme of bravery and resilience were created for Children’s Mental Health Week 2020.

Download Find Your Brave (PDF 347KB)

Healthy: Inside and Out

Resources exploring the links between physical and mental health, created for Children’s Mental Health Week 2019.

Download Healthy: Inside and Out (PDF 606KB)

Being Ourselves

Activities to explore what makes us special and unique, created for Children’s Mental Health Week 2018.

Download Being Ourselves (PDF 405KB)

Spread a little kindness

A range of short activities to explore kindness, created for Children’s Mental Health Week 2017.

Download Spread a little kindness (PDF 422KB)

Partner resources

Mentally Healthy Schools website

This website, launched by HRH The Princess of Wales, provides quality-assured resources for schools and colleges.

Visit Mentally Healthy Schools website

Shout

In partnership with Place2Be, this free, 24/7 text service can support anyone who is struggling to cope. Text CONNECT to 85258.

Learn more about Shout

Wellbeing guide from the Global Future Foundation

We've been working with the Global Future Foundation to create a wellbeing guide for young people.

MindEd

This e-learning platform offers courses and information for professionals including school staff, from beginner to specialist level.

Visit MindEd website

Nip in the Bud

Set up to encourage awareness about mental health disorders in young children through use of films.

Visit Nip in the Bud website

Education Support Partnership

This charity provides information, resources and a free helpline to support the mental health of education professionals.

Visit Education Support Partnership website

Fink Cards

Written by Place2Be, this resource helps school staff start conversations about mental health with individual pupils or small groups.

Buy Fink Cards

National Governance Association (NGA)

This charity aims to improve the educational standards and wellbeing of young people by increasing the effectiveness of governing boards.

Visit NGA website

Returning to school resources

Resources for primary schools

Assembly ideas and group activities for primary and secondary-aged activities.

Download primary resources (PDF 705kb)

Resources for secondary schools

Assembly ideas and group activities for secondary-aged pupils.

Download secondary school resources (PDF 681kb)

Resources for Welsh primary schools

Welsh language version of our resources for primary schools.

Download Welsh primary resources (PDF 703kb)

Resources for Welsh secondary schools

Welsh language version of our resources for secondary schools.

Download Welsh secondary resources

Contact us

If you have any questions or feedback about our mental health resources for schools get in touch.