Understanding Me: Mental Health Basics
Build a strong foundation in mental health literacy. This pathway demystifies mental health, explores common conditions, and encourages positive attitudes towards emotional wellbeing. Ideal for fostering empathy and reducing stigma in the classroom.
Part of our AQA Unit Award-accredited Learning Pathways.
Understanding Me: Mental Health Basics
Build a strong foundation in mental health literacy. This pathway demystifies mental health, explores common conditions, and encourages positive attitudes towards emotional wellbeing. Ideal for fostering empathy and reducing stigma in the classroom.
Part of our AQA Unit Award-accredited Learning Pathways.
What is this pathway about?
Understanding Me: Mental Health Basics is a ready-to-deliver (via our learning platform or printed) wellbeing programme designed to help young people explore mental health in a safe, relatable and stigma-free way.
Developed for learners in Key Stages 3, 4 & 5 — especially those requiring emotional support — it offers accredited, structured learning that builds confidence and self-awareness.
What is this pathway about?
Understanding Me: Mental Health Basics is a ready-to-deliver (via our learning platform or printed) wellbeing programme designed to help young people explore mental health in a safe, relatable and stigma-free way.
Developed for learners in Key Stages 3, 4 & 5 — especially those requiring emotional support — it offers accredited, structured learning that builds confidence and self-awareness.
Learning Outcomes
Improved emotional self-awareness
Increased confidence around mental health topics
Practical wellbeing strategies for day-to-day challenges
Supports reintegration, EHCPs, and Personal Development curriculum
An AQA Unit Award certificate for achievement
Ideal For
SEND and SEMH support
Learners needing social/emotional support
PSHE, RSHE and Personal Development delivery
Home Educators, Alternative Provisions & SEND
Pastoral and safeguarding teams
Learning Outcomes
Improved emotional self-awareness
Increased confidence around mental health topics
Practical wellbeing strategies for day-to-day challenges
Supports reintegration, EHCPs, and Personal Development curriculum
An AQA Unit Award certificate for achievement
Ideal For
SEND and SEMH support
Learners needing social/emotional support
PSHE, RSHE and Personal Development delivery
Home Educators, Alternative Provisions & SEND
Pastoral and safeguarding teams
Key Topics Covered
What is Mental Health?
Understand the meaning of mental health and emotional wellbeing. Explore facts vs myths and build awareness around mental health needs.
Recognising and Naming Emotions
Activities to help identify, name, and understand different emotional states. Use of emotion wheels and expressive tools to improve emotional literacy.
Resilience and Emotional Triggers
Identify personal triggers and explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are connected. Introduce practical strategies for resilience and bounce-back thinking.
Mental Health Stigma
Discuss stereotypes, explore the impact of stigma, and learn how to support yourself or others in speaking up.
Help-Seeking and Support
Explore where and how to get help – inside and outside of school. Identify trusted adults and map local or online support services.
My Mental Health Toolkit
Learners create their own personalised wellbeing plan, including techniques like breathing, journaling, mindfulness, exercise, and positive self-talk.
Key Topics Covered
What is Mental Health?
Understand the meaning of mental health and emotional wellbeing. Explore facts vs myths and build awareness around mental health needs.
Recognising and Naming Emotions
Activities to help identify, name, and understand different emotional states. Use of emotion wheels and expressive tools to improve emotional literacy.
Resilience and Emotional Triggers
Identify personal triggers and explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are connected. Introduce practical strategies for resilience and bounce-back thinking.
Mental Health Stigma
Discuss stereotypes, explore the impact of stigma, and learn how to support yourself or others in speaking up.
Help-Seeking and Support
Explore where and how to get help – inside and outside of school. Identify trusted adults and map local or online support services.
My Mental Health Toolkit
Learners create their own personalised wellbeing plan, including techniques like breathing, journaling, mindfulness, exercise, and positive self-talk.
What’s Included:
What’s Included:
What Schools Say About Our Pathways
“The learners loved having something they could talk about without feeling judged. The structure made it easy to deliver and incredibly impactful.”
— Alternative Provision Lead, Manchester
What Schools Say About Our Pathways
“The learners loved having something they could talk about without feeling judged. The structure made it easy to deliver and incredibly impactful.”
— Alternative Provision Lead, Manchester