Wellbeing lessons available
BrainWaves is delighted to present a trial series of free mental health and wellbeing lessons for use across secondary schools and sixth forms.The lessons have been designed with Year 12 students in mind, but may be appropriate for younger students dependent on the curriculum and focus within your school. There are currently five lessons available with more to be made available soon.
Working in consultation with schools, academics and expert practitioners, our approach to lesson development is of an iterative process in which school feedback plays a vital role. Different schools also operate within different contexts and sometimes what works with one class or school might not work so well with others.
So we would love for you to try out these lessons in your classroom and let us know how it went. Please click on the link below to send us your feedback…
Featured lessons
Take a look inside our featured lessons and support materials for teachers.
Key Stage 5
The BrainWaves lessons are all based on the latest science and evidence around teenage mental health and have been approved by educational and psychiatric experts at the University of Oxford. They are designed to be:
- Empowering: helping students develop critical thinking and information evaluation skills, choosing strategies that are right for them.
- Active: learning aims to be active and student-centred, with lots of scenarios, reflective thinking and group discussions.
- Practical: providing at least one practical, evidence-based strategy per lesson for students to help support their wellbeing.
Coming soon: Key Stage 3 and 4 lessons
We are delighted to announce the BrainWaves curriculum of mental health lessons for Key Stages 3 and 4 is launching in January 2024!
Building on the concepts of positive psychology, PERMA and flourishing, these lessons are designed to give young people increased agency in managing their mental health, as well as a sense of optimism about their potential for change based on the practical application of wellbeing strategies.