Wellbeing

Mental Health & Wellbeing

At Moorhouse we know the importance of enabling pupils to be resilient and supporting good mental health and wellbeing.

The five ways to wellbeing:

Connect – connect with people around you.

Talk to someone instead of sending an email
Speak to someone new
Ask how someone’s weekend was and really listen when they tell you
Put five minutes aside to find out how someone really is
Give a colleague a lift to work or share the journey home with them.

Be active – find an activity that you enjoy and make it a part of your life.

Take the stairs not the lift
Go for a walk at lunchtime
Walk into work – perhaps with a colleague – so you can ‘connect’ as well
Get off the bus one stop earlier than usual and walk the final part of your journey to work
Organise a work sporting activity
Have a kick-about in a local park
Do some ‘easy exercise’, like stretching, before you leave for work in the morning
Walk to someone’s desk instead of calling or emailing.

Keep learning – learning new skills can give you a sense of achievement and a new confidence.

Find out something about your colleagues
Sign up for a class
Read the news or a book
Set up a book club
Do a crossword or Sudoku
Research something you’ve always wondered about
Learn a new word.

Give – give to those in need or even giving a smile, a thank you or a kind word.

Take notice – be more aware of the present moment, including your thoughts and feelings, your body and the world around you.

Get a plant for your workspace
Have a ‘clear the clutter’ day
Take notice of how your colleagues are feeling or acting
Take a different route on your journey to or from work
Visit a new place for lunch.

Wellbeing Summit

As part of Watergrove Trust, we hold an annual ‘Wellbeing Summit’ to celebrate our Mental Health Champions and share ways to meet the 5 ways to wellbeing. Learners from across the Trust come together to build relationships, skills and expertise in this area.