HeadStart • Lottery funded 5 year strategic programme • Building resilience in 10-16 year olds to prevent future mental ill health • Phase 2 – test and learn • Phase 3 – August 2016 • Ambitious whole town approach
Resilience Framework
Co-production
What is it? • A collaboration between professionals and young people • Young people having their views heard – it’s their right! (UN Rights of the Child, Article 12) • Young people having the opportunity to co- design and co-deliver • Young people having a genuine influence
What is it not! • A tick box exercise! • A one off event or activity • Young people’s demands • One person’s job
Why do it? • To affect genuine change across a whole system • To inform our work • Increase empowerment within student body – pupil voice. • Individual young person development opportunities
How does it work in schools?
Whole School Approach • “Resilience Committee” to work alongside staff • Engaging activities – opportunity to give views • Thoughts and recommendations fed into Staff working party • Action plan! • Try it…
What else…? • Continued support working towards a handover • Responsibility for action plan initiatives • New resilience projects? • Progression and mentoring
Feedback from Young People “My experience with Headstart [co-production] is that you get to tell them your ideas and it helps with your tough times .” “I have gained my strength and independence .” “I love being in the comity [committee] because I feel important.” “Meeting new friends, I have gained confidante [confidence] and risiliance [resilience]”
Feedback from Mereside Primary School… “Having a resilience committee in school has not only given children a voice but also given them a sense of responsibility in school, they can see that from their discussions they can make real changes to school life. Our committee is made up of a mix of children from high ability, low ability, children with complex difficulties and also children with high levels of anxiety who previously worried about coming to school. They have all grown in confidence and are glowing with pride not only about the work they have all contributed to so far but also about the future projects that they will be running”
Resilience Framework
Contact Nathan Parker (Youth Engagement Lead, HeadStart Blackpool): nathan.parker@blackpool.gov.uk Josh Thompson (Apprentice Youth Engagement Worker, HeadStart Blackpool): Josh.thompson@blackpool.gov.uk Pauline Wigglesworth (Programme Lead, HeadStart Blackpool): pauline.wigglesworth@blackpool.gov.uk Resilience Framework/Therapy: www.boingboing.org.uk
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