ACTONIT

ActOnIt is designed to provide children and young people with the skills and techniques to better manage their own emotional wellbeing and improve their confidence and self-esteem.

This will result in students who cope better with stress, anxiety and life challenges, to enable them to participate fully in life and learning.

ActOnIt is for any student in year 6 or above.

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ActOnIt will support students to:

Improve their confidence & resilience
Develop strategies and techniques to improve wellbeing
Encourage healthy relationships
Manage low level mental ill health
Deal with and tackle conflict
Adjust to high school
Cope with exam stress
Access other appropriate services

Students that may benefit include those who:

Experience low self-esteem or lack of confidence
Face adversity
Have caring responsibilities
May struggle with life at home
Have difficulties coping with the high school transition
Experience low level mental or physical ill health

ActOnIt will support students via:

Dedicated 1:1 appointments:

Individual tailored support plans and goal setting
Drop in sessions
Supported participation in activities
Assisted communication between children and parents
Supported decision making

Group work:

‘Blues’ and ‘Bouncing Back’ programmes
Facilitated peer support

Blues programme is an early-intervention evidence-based CBT programme designed to equip young people aged 13-19 with tools and techniques to help manage anxiety and depression. The group work intervention is delivered over 6 weeks and is an interactive mix of in-session learning and home practice of cognitive reforming techniques which can help young people manage their day-to-day emotional wellbeing and reduce the risk of more intense mental health issues.

Bouncing Back is an early-intervention resilience-building CBT informed programme for young people age 11–19 years old to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

Delivered over 2 weeks it comprises group discussion with practical tools and coping skills which enable children and young people to manage their day-to-day emotional wellbeing and reduces the risk of more intense mental health issues.

Referrals

All referrals for ActOnIt should come directly from each individual school.

If you feel a child/young person would benefit from the ActOnIt service - please contact the Head of Year at the relevant school. Please be aware we cannot take referrals that have not come directly from the school.

Meet the Team

Faye Williams - Children and Young People Programme Manager
	Faye is programme manager for ActOnIt Onside

Jade Morgan - 1:1 Support Team Leader
	Christopher Whitehead Language College Onside

Rebecca Chappell - 1:1 Support Team
	Tudor Grange Academy Onside
Coming Soon - 1:1 Support Team
	HoW college Worcester Onside

Kira McBeth - 1:1 Support Team
	Bishop Perowne C of E College Nunnery Wood High School Onside

Sam Murphy - 1:1 Support Team
	Worcester Sixth Form College Onside

Wendy Watkins - 1:1 Support Team
	The Bewdley School Stourport High School and 6th form College Onside

Lydia Gardner - 1:1 Support Team
	Kidderminster College Onside

Debbie Mound - 1:1 Support Team
	Hagley Catholic High School Onside

Debbie Nicholds - 1:1 Support Team
	Droitwich Spa High School Westacre Middle School Onside

Dashka Prosser - 1:1 Support Team
	Warkwickshire College Group (WCG) Pershore and Evesham Campus Onside

Olivia White - 1:1 Support Team
	HOW College Redditch Campus Blackminster Middle School St Egwin's C of E Middle School Onside

Charlotte Fereday - 1:1 Support Team
	HOW College Worcester Campus Onside

Demi Westwood
	HOW College Bromsgrove Campus Onside

Jodie Dillon
	Woodrush High School Onside

Sarah Neal
	St Clements Primary School Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School Onside

Stuart Stokes - Group Work Team
	Service Co-ordinator

Amelia Harvey - Group Work Team
	Young Persons Practitioner

Coming Soon - Group Work Team
	Young Persons Practitioner