Shropshire school marks Children's Mental Health Week
A school near Albrighton marked Children’s Mental Health Week with a range of activities for pupils to enjoy while spreading a very important message.
Birchfield School joined schools and other groups all over the country for the national event – the seventh since being launched by Place2Be in 2015.
Headmistress at Birchfield School, Sarah Morris, said: “Children’s Mental Health Week may look very different this year but the message remains the same with the goal to raise awareness and funds for an extremely worthy cause.
“Learning may have gone online for many children, but we were still determined to mark this very special week on the calendar and have lots of activities planned for pupils, staff and parents to take part in.
“Children’s mental health is extremely important – particularly at the moment with the amount of time they have had to spend away from the normal school environment, and funds raised across the country will help more children and young people receive the emotional support they need.
“This year’s theme was ‘Express Yourself’ and Place2Be had several ways to get involved.
“It’s an important theme because expressing yourself is all about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts and ideas through creativity.
“This can be done through art, music, dance, drama, writing, poetry, photography and film.
“Birchfield School embraced the theme fully with an exciting week of activities and we hope as many people as possible across the country did the same so we can shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health.
"Sessions included yoga, which is one of a number of mindfulness activities which can help pupils to relax and generally improve their mental health."
Birchfield School recently announced it is expanding its senior school up to the age of 16 as part of a £500,000 investment into facilities, and will be welcoming its first ever Year 9 cohort in September 2021.
