Schools

Walsall’s Arts into Health work is extended into local schools through the team’s young people’s development work.
Participatory arts projects are developed and delivered to support the PSHE (personal, social and health education) curriculum, supporting and enhancing children’s personal development in gaining the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident and independent lives and to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Projects address local health and school priorities around mental health and well being, healthy eating, physical activity, sex and relationship education and drug education.

  • SEXPERT?

    SEXPERT?

    ‘SEXPERT?’ is a young people’s friendly interactive film and teaching resource that uses drama, young people’s interviews, fact files and website resources to explore topic areas around school’s key stage 3 & 4 sex and relationship education.

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  • ‘Is this what you want?’ Domestic Abuse Film

    ‘Is this what you want?’ Domestic Abuse Film

    ‘Is this what you want?’ is a thought provoking psychological drama which explores and raises awareness around domestic abuse and healthy and unhealthy relationships. The participatory film project engaged local young people in the consultation and film making process who through creative workshops developed helped develop the storyline for the film.

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  • Feeling Good!

    Feeling Good!

    Creative arts sessions have focused on exploring and raising awareness to positive mental health and wellbeing and signposting to local support services, as well as developing appropriate and accessible health awareness resources through extensive consultation with children and young people.

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  • Children and Young Peoples Emotional Wellbeing Strategy Consultation

    Children and Young Peoples Emotional Wellbeing Strategy Consultation

    NHS Walsall identified the need to develop a Children’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing strategy for Walsall to ensure partners and stakeholders have clarity over their roles, responsibilities and pathways to appropriate support and care for young people.  The involvement of young people in this process was deemed essential to ensure that the strategy was developed in an informed way.

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  • Fit Food

    Fit Food

    ‘FIT FOOD’ is a child friendly, interactive DVD resource with supporting teacher’s lesson plans and guidelines and children’s activity book which has been developed to support the Key Stage 2 PSHE curriculum. The DVD resource includes film, animation, drama, music, interviews, research and humour to explore topic areas around healthy eating, nutrition and physical activity.

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  • Help I’m Hairy

    Help I’m Hairy

    More than 80 local primary schools know a great way to start talking about puberty…

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