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Personalised Mentoring

Personalised Mentoring

by Paralympian Andy Lewis MBE

Getting extraordinary achievements from ordinary people

Boosting Mental Wellbeing in Schools

Boosting Mental Wellbeing in Schools

Positive Playtime Practice
Wellbeing Leaders
Positive Staffroom Practice

Raising Aspirations Programme

Raising Aspirations Programme

Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
Post 16

Bespoke Programmes

Bespoke Programmes

Adult Education
Disability Awareness
Vulnerable Groups

WORKFORCE WELLBEING

WORKFORCE WELLBEING

Business/Corporate

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Our Purpose

Helping young people overcome challenges today, so they have a brighter tomorrow.

WHY WE DO IT

Our Products

Positive Playtime Practice

Positive Playtime Practice

  • Significantly lowers incidents of poor behaviour at playtimes
  • Maximises positive social interaction
  • Upskills pupils experiencing low mood to be able to change it themselves
  • Boosts self-esteem and confidence of target pupils
Wellbeing Leaders

Wellbeing Leaders

  • Increases emotional literacy of trained pupils
  • Sets up pupils to lead wellbeing focussed activities at playtimes
  • Increases emotional support available to all pupils from their peers
  • Increases every child’s understanding of how to boost their Mental Health
Workforce Wellbeing

Positive Staffroom Practice

  • Significantly increases understanding of essential wellbeing behaviours
  • Clarifies the biggest stresses within school and what’s currently being done to combat those
  • Sets up a whole school culture that focuses on better, fully monitored, mental health behaviours
  • Increases every adult’s understanding of how to boost their Mental Health
Aspirations

Raising Aspirations Programme

  • Inspires students to interact well beyond their current school engagement
  • Significantly raises the aspirations of the students chosen
  • Leaves all students with personalised pathways to Higher Education or Apprenticeships
  • Inspires students to make life changing decisions, outside of the programme, they have never had the confidence to do before.

Positive Impact

Changing playtime for the better one school at a time

242

Staff trained

Collaboration is key for Positive Playtime Practice, a great chance to connect with other schools and teachers.

9600

Pupil engagement

Turning a difficult part of the day on its head and working with young people to address common every day issues.

48

Schools engaged

Collaboration is key for Positive Playtime Practice, a great chance to connect with other schools and teachers.

63

PPP activities created

Every time we deliver PPP training the children come up with more ideas to bring this practice to life.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT US

  • Just to say MASSIVE thankyou for this weeks sessions, the feedback from staff and the children has been SO positive and we feel very lucky to have had you visit our school. The work you do is so important for children and I know it had a huge impact on the children here.

    Lucy Alcott - Gardeners Lane Primary School

  • Listen to Andy Lewis to be inspired and instilled with confidence to overcome challenges that life may present to you!! Andy talks openly and with humour of his earlier years when he suffered from ADHD and dyslexia along with the emotional roller coaster that goes with them. He recounts the accident and series of events that lead to the amputation of his leg in a very matter of fact way but leaving you in no doubt as to the effect it had on his mental health and family relationships. His reflection on recovery and indeed his journey to become an elite athlete just oozes “can do” enthusiasm and heart-warming honesty. He commands your attention in such a way you do not realise you are hanging on to his every word…..Which you will remember always.

    Dee Ritchie - DWP Gloucestershire Directorate

  • Andy Lewis what a true inspiration not just as a gold medallist but as a person. Thank you for supporting our Wellfest sessions. This will live long in the memory and is already having a positive impact within our Gloucestershire sites.

    Steve Olczak - DWP Gloucestershire Partnership Manager

  • “I just want to say a huge thank you for a fantastic, inspiring and totally engaging day, I can’t believe how much you achieved with our Y5 children in such a short time. I can confidently say that every single child in the focus group left school yesterday with new skills, new understanding and a feeling of ‘I can do anything if I believe in myself’.”

    Karen Childs, Eastington Primary School - http://www.eastlingtonprimary.co.uk/

  • “My 5-year-old son was so excited when Andy visited Yorkley School. He was very inspired by Andy and his story, but it was Andy’s description of how he can change his leg to his blade, my son said, “it clicks on like a Lego brick” Which as a parent feel this will stop the stigma of people with disabilities and what they can achieve. Andy is proof of that”

    Amy Baldwin, Parent of child at Pillowell School

  • “Hi Andy, you went to St John’s school and my son Harvey loved it! He now knows who you are when I watch the sports on you and now has more of an interest when I watch the sports as I watch a lot of the running, Olympics and things like that! When he came home from school the day you went he didn’t shut up about you! It was lovely to see him home from school with such energy and enthusiasm which doesn’t happen all the time. Hope that makes sense.”

    Saphron Leanne Short, Parent of child at St Johns School, Coleford

  • “Hi Andy, you visited my daughter’s schools this week (Coalway Junior School) and I haven’t stopped hearing about it since. She thoroughly enjoyed the sports you did with them outside and was fascinated when you took off your leg and showed them your running blade. Her highlight was getting to hold your gold medal. Thank you for a fabulous day and sharing your story, she’s come home truly inspired”

    Tanya Pineda-Gorriz, Parent of child at Coalway School

  • “Andy, thanks so much for coming in to Preston’s school, he was so motivated by your visit. I have to say we have had lots of visits to the school but none with the impact you’ve had. Thanks so much”

    Hayley Edwards Teacher, Thornwell Primary School - https://www.thornwell.monmouthshire.sch.uk/

  • The ‘Positive Playtimes’ initiative supports pupils’ welfare successfully at breaktimes. Staff encourage pupils to play in the designated zones: ‘stay connected, stay active, give compliments, learn new things and take notice’.

    OFSTED acknowledgement: Parton Manor Infant School – January 2019 (Good overall outcome) Churchdown, Gloucestershire

  • “Thanks again for yesterday, it was everything I was hoping for the children and more! I must also add, I’ve never had such positive feedback from all of the staff – ‘the best speaker we’ve had in the school’ … stick that on your CV!”

    Luke Holder PE Teacher, Coalway Junior School - http://coalwayjunior.eschools.co.uk/

  • “Thank you very, very much for presenting at our Away Day on Wednesday. You were the clear highlight of the day for all the people who attended. It was also lovely that you stayed behind for photos and brought your medals for us to see. Yours was an inspirational story, and our staff were moved by it, and motivated by it.”

    Carol Meredith Support Services Manager, NHS North Locality – Mental Health

Leading the way to wellbeing
Report of the Director of Public Health 2017/18
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