Stormbreak

Stormbreak are a charitable organisation supported by Children in Need, the National Lottery and many more. Their aim is to improve children's mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life.

They introduce staff and pupils to short bursts of physical activity whilst addressing one of their key themes; resilience, self-care, relationships, self-worth and hope & optimism.

There are a number of programmes that Stormbreak offer to support schools, and Be Active can often assist schools to fund their training, along with their use of the PE and Sport Premium.

Stormbreak SURGE is a school staff advocate training programme to make movement simple, inclusive and accessible and equip staff with the delivery confidence to incorporate mentally healthy movement strategies into the daily life of the whole school. It removes barriers to participation and enhances perceptions of the worth of movement in schools for teachers, staff and children, through the delivery of purposeful and intentional movement that is focussed on mental health and establishment of an effective whole school empowering environment. The Stormbreak SURGE programme leads a school community through the principles and practicalities of embedding stormbreak to ensure long lasting, impactful and sustainable change.

The 12 week Stormbreak SURGE pioneer school programme includes:
• Mentally healthy movement rationale and training
• Digital support through the stormbreak@home platform
• Support for shaping the school culture through 3 expert leadership sessions
• 5 school advocate network support sessions
• Wider whole school rollout session
• Half day practical workshop for school advocates
• 15 stormbreak comprehensive resource and delivery packs
• Access to library of pre-recorded stormbreak videos

• Opportunity to engage with ongoing research

For further information about SURGE training dates, please contact annelise@beactivebeds.co.uk

Stormbreak in a Day is a compacted version of Stormbreak SURGE. For a one-off cost your school will receive;

• 1 full day workshop for 3 members of your school staff, delivered by 2 Stormbreak staff (lunch and refreshments included)
• 2 virtual follow up sessions with a member of Stormbreak staff
• 1 resource pack per school
• Access to Stormbreak PLUS for 4 months (which allows you to print resources and training packs)

For the next Stormbreak IN A DAY training date, please contact annelise@beactivebeds.co.uk

Stormbreak SHINE is an early intervention pathway programme for supporting children with specific early emerging mental health challenges and struggles. The training is aimed at members of staff who work closely with these young people, such as Pastoral Leads, LSAs, Inclusion Leads, TAs etc however, any member of staff can access to this training. It will also be made available to parents and/or care-givers of the young people involved in the programme so they can be supported at home too.