Today we are focus sing our reporting on health and wellbeing here in Boclair Academy.

Boclair Academy Wellbeing Suite

The Wellbeing Suite at Boclair Academy supports people who are struggling in mainstream school or people who are nervous about making the transition from primary school to secondary. At Boclair we have two specific teachers who underwent Nurture training to be able to give the quality of support they give to the young people here. The suite is a very happy, colourful, and peaceful room so that people can feel more comfortable and really open up to each other. You can catch a full interview with one of our members of support staff, Ms Coote, later on this morning.

 

 

Dance and Mental Health at Boclair Academy

Boclair Academy’s S1-S3 pupils are having the chance to compete in a dance competition on the 16th of May. The pupils are practicing at lunchtime in the P.E department and are choreographing their own dance routine. They say dance helps them in many ways and teaches them skills such as team work. They develop the skill team work by sharing ideas and coming up with a piece to hopefully win.

Mental health patients are being offered dance therapy as it is a way of releasing stress. This reduces the chance of anxiety and depression. Professional dancers are holding workshops in psychiatric units using dance which builds up the patient’s confidence and self esteem. People with mental health have a fear of expressing them self in case people misunderstand them. This makes patients feel relaxed and important.

Written by Carly & Beth

 

M&S Mental Health

Marks and Spencer’s is offering in 11 cafe’s fortnightly chat sessions to talk about the stresses of modern life. The aim of the sessions is for people to talk openly about how they feel. They are partnering with comedian Ruby Wax as she had battled with depression. Ruby Wax has been campaigning for more mental health awareness and support. It will be called “The Frazzled Cafe” which comes from her book. It will open in three in London, alongside Brighton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cambridge, Nottingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Canterbury and Norwich however if popular many more will open. “Frazzled Cafe” is not a profitable organisation and will soon be a registered charity.

Written by Beth and Carly.