“This week our school staff received well-being training from Sam. There was much apprehension around this accompanied with, “I’m just so tired do I have to?”. As PE coordinator for the school, I think it is essential to look after our mental health as well as physical. This seems even more significant with recent events surrounding the effects of Covid19. We spend a lot of time thinking about our pupils, but we also need to think about looking after ourselves as staff too. If we are not mentally and physically well, how can we teach the children effectively. 

Sam made the training session easy for us, she was calm, relaxed and staff felt able to share within the group. She made us think about how we deal with situations and recognise our strengths. She gave us strategies we could try, this is always what we hope to come away with after any training. After the session I received messages from staff saying how much they had not only enjoyed the training but it had “lifted their spirits”. One member of staff said, “It made me realise what a supportive and lovely team I am working in”. “

– PE Co-ordinator, Infant School