Being Well Doing Well

Being Well Doing Well - Overview of Programme

St. Ita's has signed up for the 'Being Well Doing Well' initiative, organised by the Education Authority. This spans five years and is a whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing.

The Being Well Doing Well (BWDW) programme is part of The Children & Young People’s Emotional Health & Wellbeing in Education Framework.

The programme aims to support schools (nursery, primary, post primary, special and EOTAS) to develop a Whole School Approach to Emotional Health and Wellbeing by resourcing them with:

An Emotional Health & Wellbeing Framework to assist schools to assess their current practice, identify needs and implement actions to develop the emotional health and wellbeing needs of everyone within the school;
A package of support which includes a BWDW Toolkit, advice, resources and training to assist schools to improve the holistic outcomes of the whole school by addressing their emotional health and wellbeing needs; and
Emotional Health and Wellbeing outcomes which will reduce pupils barriers to learning and enhance their readiness to learn.

A Whole School Approach is about:

Developing a positive ethos and culture where everyone feels that they belong.
Making sure that the whole school community is welcoming, inclusive and respectful.
Maximising pupils learning through promoting good mental health & wellbeing across the school – through the curriculum, early support for pupils, staff-pupil/pupil-staff relationships, leadership and commitment from everyone.
Fostering school leaders to understand the links between mental health & achievement, champions and supports wellbeing of pupils and staff, supports the staff team that is committed to helping all pupils develop social and emotional skills to cope effectively.

Education Authority - October 2024

Please see below for more information on the Being Well Doing Well Programme.

Being Well Doing Well - Overview of Programme

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