Meet the Resilience Rep; our empowerment and sustainable approach
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.
What we teach
Mental Wellbeing
Coping Strategies
Mental Wellbeing
Understanding mental wellbeing, recognising emotions, reducing stigma and knowing where to seek support. Young people explore practical ways to look after their mental health and build greater self-awareness and confidence.
Resilience
Coping Strategies
Mental Wellbeing
Developing practical strategies for managing challenges, setbacks and change. Participants learn how to adapt positively to difficult situations, build perseverance and develop a growth mindset.
Coping Strategies
Coping Strategies
Coping Strategies
Understanding what helps us maintain positive wellbeing and how to develop healthy habits. Sessions focus on identifying personal strengths, managing stress and creating routines that support long-term wellbeing.
Healthy Relationships
Building Our Future Selves
Healthy Relationships
Exploring behaviour, communication, respect, boundaries and the impact our actions can have on others. Young people develop the skills needed to build positive relationships both in person and online.
Digital Resilience
Building Our Future Selves
Healthy Relationships
Understanding online behaviour, social media, cyberbullying, privacy and the relationship between digital life and wellbeing. Participants learn how to stay safe online, make informed choices and develop healthy digital habits.
Building Our Future Selves
Building Our Future Selves
Building Our Future Selves
Helping young people think about who they want to become and the choices that can help them get there. Through reflection and goal-setting, participants explore aspirations, opportunities and pathways for future success.
Five things that make us different
Train. Empower. Propagate. Support. Measure.
1. Young people lead the change
Through the training, the Resilience Reps are equipped to become the programme leads, not the audience for it.
2. Resilience Reps lead their own initiatives
Each cohort is empowered to train and support other young people, therefore developing a sustainable approach to change.
3. Built for whole Academy Trusts
Up to 60 pupils per training day and one shared wellbeing framework across every academy, building a cost-effective model.
4. The resources stay with you
Follow up support for Resilience Reps through Propagation Packs and Development calls to sharpen ideas, solve problems and mark progress, so the programme continues to make lasting change.
5. Culture shift you can measure
Ten wellbeing measures, reported back to schools and Trusts, and published as impact reports to evidence school improvement.
The result?
Wellbeing becomes part of the school culture — not just something that happens on a single 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 to help others if they are feeling worried or upset.”
Secondary Pupil, Authentic Education.
