Prestigious mental health award given to Willenhall school

A short-stay school where pupils benefit from a wide range of activities designed to boost their mental health, has gained a major award and recognition for its work.

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The Shepwell Short Stay School in Willenhall has been awarded a Silver standard for its outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision. Pictured left, deputy head Lisa Southall and Tanya Birch

The Shepwell School, which currently has about 60 pupils, has been awarded the silver School Mental Health Award for outstanding provision from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, which is part of The Leeds Beckett University Social Enterprise for the charity Minds Ahead.

The school provides a wide range of activities for young people diagnosed with autism or complex social, emotional or mental health difficulties.

These help boost the well-being of pupils and include calming spaces in all classrooms, Well-being Wednesdays, Mindfulness practices and tailored interventions for those who need them.

Headteacher Stephen Pritchard Jones said: “This award acknowledges that we, as a school community, care for one another and we are so proud that it is being celebrated so positively.