In 2023, BBGI collaborated with Liverpool & Sefton Health Partnership (‘LSHP’) to fund and provide space for the Action for Children’s ‘Wellbeing Star Programme’.
The Wellbeing Star Programme is a community intervention, which helps young people think and begin conversations about their mental health and wellbeing, as well as learning the skills and tools they can use to look after themselves.
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of children and young people from the local community needing support for their mental health.
With this funding and space provided, the Wellbeing Star Programme was delivered in Mere Lane Community Practice, as well as in local primary schools by a trained staff member.
The Programme supported students in years 3-6 in four primary schools, delivering 25 groups in total, supporting 497 children and young people. The programme is a community-based intervention to start conversations with young people about their mental health.
After completing the Programme, more than 95% of students said they now know who to go to if feeling sad, that they had learnt helpful tips to lift their mood and they now understand how exercise can improve mood.
Mere Lane Group Practice provided a fantastic space for collaborative group work. The young people benefited from a neutral learning space, as learning in a new environment can be particularly useful for transition to secondary school.
We really appreciated you visiting our school and working with our children. The feedback from our staff and children was really positive and behalf of Gwladys Street, I cannot thank you and your colleagues enough.
Designated safeguarding & mental health lead
Gwladys Street Primary School
We found the team to be extremely professional and effective. They communicated well in the run up to the work, were flexible and supportive and very organised. The children and adults appreciated the sessions and found them useful. A pleasure to work with.
Deputy Headteacher
Whitefield Primary School
