Pudsey Finds His Voice
At BBC Children in Need, we know that meaningful everyday conversations are a powerful form of early intervention that help to protect children’s mental health. Simply having someone to talk to about worries and feelings can help get ahead of serious mental health issues developing.
Nearly a quarter (24%) of children regularly keep their worries to themselves – either because they don’t know who to talk to or they find it hard to explain how they feel.
In the video below, Pudsey will speak out for the very first time, encouraging your pupils to speak to a trusted adult and share their worries and feelings:
Share Pudsey’s big moment with your pupils!
Follow the easy steps to get involved:
1) Explore our Mental Health Awareness Week resource toolkit
2) Share Pudsey’s video message with your class
3) Use our Twinkl resources to help your children further understand the importance of speaking to a trusted adult
Our friends at Twinkl have provided a variety of great resources to support your school’s Mental Health Awareness Week activities.
Choose from the range of resources above to suit the age or key stage of your pupils, or explore more on the Twinkl website.
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Find free resources and information designed to help you start meaningful conversations about mental health with the children in your life, however they choose to communicate.
