Time to Talk Day 2023
This week our academies celebrated Time to Talk Day on 2 February.
This week our academies celebrated Time to Talk Day on 2 February.
Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in partnership with the Co-op, the day is about creating supportive communities by having conversations with family, friends, or colleagues about mental health.
We all have mental health – by talking about it, we can support ourselves and others.
Check out what some of our schools got up to 👇
Co-op Academy Portland had a visit from Tranmere Rovers:
Connell took part in mindfulness tasks:
Origami at Failsworth:
Fantastic gathering at Swinton’s ‘Safe Space’:
Parents were welcomed in to Co-op Academy Delius:
Clarice Cliff shared some delicious Fairtrade treats to gather and talk:
A brilliant display of pledges at Co-op Academy Walkden:
🗣️Time to Talk day- Thursday 2nd Feb
— Co-op Academy Walkden (@WalkdenCoop) February 1, 2023
We are celebrating the importance of talking, listening & supporting those in need. Pupils have completed pledge cards that have been displayed around the academy & we have drop in sessions for pupils to speak to key staff#TimeToTalkDay pic.twitter.com/BNCkuhRor3
Princeville learnt a song to help their mental health:
Many more of our academies celebrated Time to Talk Day and helped encourage students, staff and families to talk about their mental health.
One in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year.
We want everyone to feel comfortable talking about mental health – whenever they like. Talking about mental health reduces stigma, helping to create supportive communities where we can talk openly about mental health and feel empowered to seek help when we need it.
That’s why opening up the conversation about mental health problems is so important – by talking about it we can support ourselves and others.
However you do it, have a conversation about mental health.
Check out the hashtag #TimetoTalk to see how thousands more are taking part.