Meet the Resilience Rep
Young people aren’t just recipients of wellbeing support. They can be part of the solution.
Resilience Reps are pupils who are trained and empowered to:
- promote positive wellbeing
- share practical resilience strategies
- encourage positive peer relationships
- signpost other pupils towards support
- contribute ideas and activities
- help create a more supportive school culture
We don’t ask young people to become counsellors. We give them the confidence to become positive influencers within their school community.
The YouthShoots Approach
Train. Empower. Propagate. Support. Measure.
The training programme is sustainable because YouthShoots combines engaging training with a peer-led approach designed to help wellbeing grow beyond the training day.
01 — TRAIN
We give young people practical, engaging training around mental wellbeing, resilience, coping strategies, healthy relationships and digital resilience.
Our sessions are designed around the age, needs and priorities of each school or Multi Academy Trust.
02 — EMPOWER
Selected pupils become Resilience Reps.
They develop the confidence, communication skills and knowledge to become positive influences within their school community.
They are not counsellors.
They are not expected to solve other people’s problems.
They are young people equipped to promote positive wellbeing and help their peers know where to turn for support.
03 — PROPAGATE
The learning doesn’t stay in the training room.
Resilience Reps can take ideas, activities and messages back to their peers through pupil-led initiatives, presentations, activities and social action.
This is where one group of trained pupils can begin to influence many more.
04 — SUPPORT
YouthShoots doesn’t simply stop at the end of the training day.
Schools receive practical resources and support to help continue the work.
Our Propagation Packs, Development Calls and ongoing guidance help pupils and staff turn learning into action.
05 — MEASURE
We help schools understand what their pupils have learned, how they have engaged and what impact the programme is having.
Because wellbeing programmes should be about more than attendance.
The result?
Wellbeing becomes part of the school culture — not just something that happened on training day.
‘’Today was useful because before this training I couldn't confidently explain the difference between mental health and mental illness whereas now I can explain the differences between them. I also now know how help others if they are feeling worried or upset.”
Secondary Pupil, Authentic Education.
