Mental Health...

Mental fitness, like physical fitness, fluctuates throughout our lives.  We can all work to increase our mental fitness levels, which will give a protective measure when events outside our control challenge our wellbeing.  Increasingly evidence shows that those with greater self-control and positive mental health are at a much reduced risk of developing physical ill health.  Mental health not only determines our lived day to day experiences but also our life span and the quality of our life. The pandemic is an example of an event, outside of our control, that has challenged the mental fitness of many of us. In response to this challenge, there is an increased focus on mental health, generally, but more specifically on young people in schools.

According to the World Health Organization...

Mental health is "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’’.

Our mental health is positive, when we achieve a balance between how we think (the realisation of our abilities), feel (how we cope with normal life) and react (how we work productively, respond to others and so contribute to our community). To achieve this balance, in all areas of our lives, takes constant input and thought, it doesn’t just happen, we learn from others and from our experiences to value temperance as a way of achieving mental fitness. 

In fact those with good mental health can be described as having the signature strengths of wisdom, courage, humanity, temperance and transcendence.  These, along with justice, are the core values of Turton School making us uniquely placed to holistically support the mental health of our staff and students as we guide them academically, emotionally and socially. 

We place a values led academic education at the heart of all we do...

This creates an ethos which has mental fitness woven into all aspects of school life.  Mental health is a part of every one of us.  It is, and does need to be part of our everyday curriculum and our interactions with each individual. 

The Turton community puts humanity and courage at its heart; working together we create a network of support and guidance for students as they navigate the journey through school, to reach their full potential.  Along the way, there are times where individuals find themselves out of balance and their mental health requires more attention and support.  To help with this, we have put together a package of resources, with links on this page, which a student or their parent can use in times of need.