the wellbeing ambassadors
programme
The Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme provides schools with a methodology to work collaboratively with students to research the most prevalent issues impacting the wellbeing of students and to design tailored solutions.
What People Are Saying
“The States of Mind Wellbeing Ambassadors Project has been a transformative experience for our students and had a huge impact on the culture of student led wellbeing at our Sixth Form. The design principles employed in the programme ensure that students develop their knowledge, but also their ability to empathise and understand the impact of wellbeing needs on the whole school community.
The student-led approach places the responsibility for identifying and addressing the most pertinent concerns firmly in the students’ hands, ensuring the response is a tailored fit for their peers. It is such a refreshing and empowering approach compared to the top down, directive curricula and resources I have seen used elsewhere. I cannot recommend States of Mind highly enough.”
— Alex Henderson, Deputy Head Teacher“It has been a wonderful experience for our students to take part in the Mental Wellbeing Programme offered by States of Mind. The process which States of Mind has developed is rigorous and has benefits on several levels.
Firstly, the survey which is sent to the student body is an excellent way of collating student voice and identifying areas of concern within the student body. This information can be used not only by the team of student mental wellbeing ambassadors, but also by the Year Leaders and SLT to inform future practice across the institution.
Secondly, the students involved in the project are exposed to research methodologies and project development skills. They are required to analyse data, identify trends and key areas of focus, ideate and propose several possible actions, evaluate their own ideas and then develop a project to address the area of focus they selected.
Thirdly, it goes without saying that the students’ projects have the potential to make a very positive impact on the wider student body.”
— Olga Markoulides, Vice Principal
The NCS“We have had the pleasure of working with States of Mind since 2019. The Wellbeing Ambassador scheme has provide a unique wellbeing programme within our sixth form that has had a demonstrable positive impact on the awareness of mental health issues within the school and the empowerment of students to produce a research based action plan that is implemented and evaluated on an annual basis.
The Wellbeing Ambassadors learn a great deal from their training, including a sophisticated understanding of mental health but also on research skills, conducting a school wide audit of mental health and the project management skills of creating meaningful and sustainable solutions that are evaluated, with the learnings feeding into the actions for the following year.
Our students who participated in the project were able to use their experience to support medical related university pathways in addition to improving the wellbeing of their peers. We would highly recommend that schools participate in this unique and proven wellbeing intervention.”
— Ben Webster, Deputy Head,
London Academy of Excellencelearn more about the programme here
