What can your school expect from us?

• We meet with you to discuss your pupils needs.
• We are skilled in supporting those with additional needs, anxiety, low self esteem and friendship difficulties.
• We teach skills to the pupils so that they can feel more in control of difficult situations.
• We support you in supporting your pupils in their mental health, ensuring that they are able to become confident in themselves, and at the same time, learn new skills.
• We are passionate about your young people, and will work with you in creating a group that supports the specific needs of your pupils.
• We offer remote support and resources.
• We ask for a donation of £200 per half term towards our costs. This means you get between 5 and 7 weeks, 1 hour a week, working with you pupils. 
• We offer a year 6 to 7 transition programme which involves us working with year 6s in the summer term and following them up to their high school in the autumn term to support them in their transition.

How we achieve positive results

            Singing  |  Signing  |  Mindfulness

Singing

We use singing  in three key ways. Firstly as a release, it lifts our spirits and allows us to focus on the now. Secondly we use breathing techniques used in singing as a method of coping with anxiety.  Thirdly, we use the song lyrics to think about meaning and how they could relate to us. 

Signing

We teach the songs with Makaton and British Sign Language and use these signs to learn more about the lyrics but also develop a new skill which in turn builds confidence.

Mindfulness

We go into schools where we run mindfulness groups. These include sensory, art, music, breathing techniques and outdoor activities which help the pupils to stop and take some time out for themselves but also learn mindful skills that they can do themselves. We aim to empower the young people in being able to recognise when they need to use mindfulness but also be able to 'grab' the right technique for that moment.

Music

Music is a key part of our work. Along with using it with our singing to support self esteem and breathing techniques, we also use it in our mindfulness sessions. We have our own pieces of music that we use specifically for mindfulness and relaxation techniques, such as the body scan. 

Animal Assisted Therapy

We have our Giant Continental Rabbit called Benjamin, who we take into schools to meet the pupils. Through him we can talk about emotions, use our senses and generally relax whilst stroking, grooming and feeding him.