Cornwall Schools’ Wellbeing Hub Newsletter 23rd October 2025
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Welcome to the Wellbeing Newsletter
Wishing all school staff a well-earned, restful, and restorative half-term break. Your dedication makes a huge difference, and now it’s time to recharge. To support your wellbeing over the half term, Education Support offers a free School Holiday Wellbeing Toolkit packed with tips and resources. Their confidential helpline is also open throughout the break: 08000 562 561 available 24/7 for anyone working in education who needs someone to talk to.
What’s on the website?
Check out the free resource on Headstart Kernow - the Connect Card created by young people, for young people in Cornwall for 10 to 16 year olds!
It gives quick access to trusted advice, mental health support, and engaging content. Just scan the QR code to explore a site that’s regularly updated and designed to grow with young people's interests. Order yours here
Headstart Comms
We have refreshed our comms tools and resources which can be found on our website.
Don’t forget you can now access this and previous newsletters on the website
Wellbeing Training with Headstart Kernow
SPACE (Supporting Parents and Children Emotionally) Combined 3-day Facilitator
Training for Professionals
Become a SPACE facilitator with fully funded 3-day training by Headstart Kernow. Support families through trauma-informed, relationship-based practice. Explore course details and how to apply here.
27th -29th of January 2026
Please email us at SPACE@Cornwall.gov.uk to express your interest.
Grandma on the Moon
Grandma On The Moon is a heartfelt theatre show by Belinda Lazenby that gently explores grief from a child’s perspective through music, movement, and storytelling. Created with Penhaligon’s Friends, it’s designed to open up conversations around loss in a safe, creative way.
Dates for Grandma on the Moon Autumn term
Have you joined the Headstart Kernow Creative Education membership yet?
Sign up here: www.headstartkernow.org.uk/creative-education/
Download our updated Creative Education membership information fliers with access links for:
Stay in touch: Check out our training and other support and sign up for the occasional newsletter.
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News and Resources
Pooky Knightsmith New Video: Interoception
Our ability to sense what's happening inside our bodies. For many neurodivergent children (and adults), those internal signals don't come through clearly.
EmpathyLab - A deep dive into empathy
EmpathyLab invites educators to a special online training session on November 4th, 4–5.30pm. This session explores how empathy-focused reading can support PHSE and RSE, helping children and young people navigate relationships, emotions, and diversity. Aimed at those working with primary and secondary students, the training offers practical tools, book recommendations, and insights into the science of empathy.
Book your place here and join EmpathyLab in building a more compassionate future through stories.
We’re going all in for the National Year of Reading 2026!
This year’s campaign, Go All In, invites young people to see reading as a way to dive deeper into what they already love - whether it’s football, fashion, food, or family. With the message “If you’re into it, read into it”, the campaign brings reading to where culture lives, making it fun, relevant, and rewarding.
Watch the Go All In film for a taste of what’s to come!
Movember 2025: Check In Campaign
Using the simple C.H.E.C.K. I.N. guide, young people are encouraged to pause, reflect, and talk about how they’re feeling. Schools can get involved through stem4’s Clear Fear for Schools programme, offering CBT-based tools, classroom resources, and the award-winning Clear Fear app to support student wellbeing.
Download resources and sign up here to bring #CheckIn into your school.
Social Media Bullying – Know the Signs, Share the Support
Bullying no longer ends when the school bell rings. With social media, children can be targeted anytime, often silently and invisibly. Teachers play a vital role in spotting the signs and guiding students toward help. Childline offers clear, practical advice on how young people can report abuse, block bullies, and build resilience. Let’s make sure every child knows they’re not alone—and that support is just a click away.
Sharing this resource are reflecting on these issues in assemblies and lessons helps pupils feel supported, know where to turn, and understand that bullying is never their fault. You can find their advice here
Have you visited our new www.headstartkernow.org.uk website yet?
We made it simpler to find what you need as professionals supporting children and families need as well adding a new, more prominent area for parents and carers.