Mental Health Awareness in 8P 2026

This week at Astley Park it’s been Mental Health Awareness week.

8P has been doing lots of different activities to help acknowledge this.

Firstly we did some cooking to help us to unwind. After that we did some chair gym activities, next we completed “This is my Place Map”, where they drew and labelled different places they felt safe. The main one, of course was their home, and school wasn’t far behind! Some of 8P’s places that make them feel safe and happy were supermarkets, parks and social clubs. All these places were with a safe adult like family members and school staff. Then some children extended this activity by looking at places they like to explore, where they like quiet time and places to unwind, just naming a few. We also watch clips of inside out too.

"You are braver than you believe," "It's okay to feel upset," and "Your feelings matter,"