Liverpool Learning Partnership

What a fantastic afternoon at The Florrie on Thursday celebrating a year of Liverpool being a Marmot city and receiving the Fairer Healthier Liverpool accreditation on behalf of Liverpool Learning Partnership. Achieving this status is a lovely reminder of what a small but dedicated team can deliver alongside partners to improve life chances for young people. We also loved the amazing performances from Radist and Katumba, as well as the brilliant Pictures of Health exhibition.

It was brilliant to hear the special video message from Sir Michael Marmot and to hear about the work of so many amazing organisations working to improve the lives of people in Liverpool.

Thank you to everyone who worked on the accreditation process and who organised this wonderful event.

We asked KS2 children in Liverpool what helps them get to sleep during a livestream session with @ and the Mental Health Support Teams from .

Their answers were thoughtful, practical and reassuringly simple. From bedtime stories and cuddling a soft toy to white noise, comfy pyjamas and chatting with family, these familiar routines really matter.

Today 776 KS1 children took part in our Take Action livestream for Mental Health Awareness Week in conjunction with and the Mental Health Support Teams

We asked the children to think about ways that they might take action to look after their own wellbeing by prioritising good sleep habits. Their teachers used the chat function to tell us what tips the children had for getting a good night's sleep.

Thanks to all participating schools for taking part and for your children's brilliant ideas!

It's brilliant to be at Anfield Stadium today to be co-hosting the Take Action event for secondary schools with and . Young people have had the opportunity to talk about how we can take action on issues such as the online world, racism, sanctuary and creating safe school environments in order to support good mental health and wellbeing for all.

Thanks to staff from and Arts4Us for hosting table discussions and activities. Thanks also to the participating schools for being fabulous and engaged in all conversations.

These ideas came straight from Year 6 pupils during a live session led by Liverpool Learning Partnership, the RAISE team at Merseyside Youth Association and Kooth.

Pupils shared the things that help them stay calm before SATs, from breathing slowly to going for a walk, listening to music and talking to people they trust.

MYA RAISE Team Mental Health Support Liverpool's Children and Young People

Join our interactive school livestreams all about the small actions that make a big difference to mental health.

Friday 15th May
10am for KS1
2pm for KS2

Children will explore how they take action for themselves, for others and what they want people in power to do to support children's mental health.

FREE FOR ALL LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS

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515 pupils joined us today for a session with the amazing illustrator Ben Rothery. He told us that "drawing is a key into a world that other people can't see" and talked about how the pupils can use illustration to show different viewpoints. He led them through an exercise to explore different ways we might see one creature.

The young people also had the opportunity to ask Ben questions about his career as an illustrator, his books, his views on particular animals and about how he is also a competitive strongman!

Thanks so much for a fantastic session and to all of the brilliant pupils and staff who joined us today!

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Yesterday the fabulous Gill Smith has worked with pupils from Pleasant Street Primary School and Holy Cross Primary School. The workshops were based on the beautiful book Saving The Butterfly which was written by Helen Cooper and illustrated by .

The children responded thoughtfully and with empathy to the story and answered questions about how they felt the characters might be feeling. Gill showed them original artwork and talked about how she created the illustrations, using colour to show feelings.

The children then had the opportunity to explore using the same materials Gill used in the book to create brilliant butterfly artwork. They explored the use of warm and cool colours, tried different blending techniques and experimented with adding features to their butterfly.

Each school was given copies of Saving The Butterfly for their reading area and libraries so they can further share this lovely story of sanctuary and hope.

Look at some of the amazing artwork created by the children! Thanks so much to Gill for these fantastic workshops and to the staff and pupils for a brilliant day!