Journey In Mind Mentoring with Kate Thomas

Last few places left!

SECONDARY READY!

A workshop for children transitioning to secondary school this September 2026.

Secondary Ready is run by Kate - an experienced primary and SEMH/SEN secondary teacher and Emotional Wellbeing Mentor.

Secondary Ready is a day to help your child feel emotionally ready and practically prepared in a positive way!

The days activities include:
⭐️ Celebrating the end of primary school and the beginning of a new chapter.
💪🏻 Building emotional resilience, a positive mindset and
self-confidence for secondary school.
🧠 Making healthy friendships, growing self-worth, and positive mental health habits.
📔 Practical tools for secondary school life and what to expect (routines, structure, people, expectations).
👥Strategies to cope with common emotional and social
situations.

9.30am-3.30pm

Cross Houses Community Centre
Shrewsbury
SY56JG

£45 per child

Message me to book your child’s place.

Please tag someone you know with a child starting Secondary School in September and spread the word!

EMPOWER ACTIVE KIDS CLUB

An active wellbeing day for ages 8+
⭐️ teens welcome too!

A day of movement, challenges, teamwork and outdoor fun, designed to help young people build confidence, try new things and have a great day.

🥊 Boxing
🏋️ Gym games & fitness challenges
🤝 Team challenges
🌲 Den building
🔥 Fire pit, marshmallows & hot chocolate

No need to be sporty or super confident. Archie and Simon create a relaxed, supportive environment where everyone can get involved at their own level.

📅 14th, 18th & 20th August
⏰ 9:30am–3:00pm
💷 £35 per day
📍 CrossFit Shropshire, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6EZ

Message Kate to book your place!

We’re back for the 4th year running - on Wednesday 19th August!

SECONDARY READY!

A workshop for children transitioning to secondary school this September 2026.

Secondary Ready is run by Kate - an experienced primary and SEMH/SEN secondary teacher and Emotional Wellbeing Mentor.

Secondary Ready is a day to help your child feel emotionally ready and practically prepared in a positive way!

The days activities include:
⭐️ Celebrating the end of primary school and the
beginning of a new chapter.
🧠 Building emotional resilience, a positive mindset and
self-confidence for secondary school.
😁Making healthy friendships, growing self-worth, and
positive mental health habits.
📖Practical tools for secondary school life and what to
expect (routines, structure, people, expectations).
💜 Strategies to cope with common emotional and social situations.

9.30am-3.30pm

Cross Houses Community Centre
Shrewsbury
SY56JG

£45 per child

Message me to book your child’s place.

Please tag someone you know with a child starting Secondary School in September and spread the word!

We’re back for the 4th year running - on Thursday 13th and Wednesday 19th August

⭐️ SECONDARY READY!

A workshop for children transitioning to secondary school this September 2026.

The workshop is run by Kate - an experienced primary and SEMH/SEN secondary teacher and Emotional Wellbeing Mentor.

Secondary Ready is a day to help your child feel emotionally ready and practically prepared in a positive way!

The days activities include:
✅ Celebrating the end of primary school and the beginning of a new chapter.
✅ Building emotional resilience, a positive mindset and self-confidence for secondary school.
✅ Making healthy friendships, growing self-worth, and positive mental health habits.
✅ Practical tools for secondary school life and what to expect (routines, structure, people, expectations).
✅ Strategies to cope with common emotional and social situations.

9.30am-3.30pm
Cross Houses Community Centre
Shrewsbury
SY56JG

July offer price: £45

Message me to book your child’s place 😀

Please tag someone you know with a child starting Secondary School in September and spread the word!

Journey In Mind - Emotional Wellbeing Mentoring for parents, teens and children Journey In Mind provides mental wellbeing support & mindfulness & mindset mentoring for children & parents, face to face, online & in schools across Shropshire. Kate works one to one, in groups, hosts clubs in schools & in the holidays, & provides talks & workshops for children, parents & teachers.

🎉 You’re Invited! 🎉

Join us for our CrossFit Shropshire Summer Fair & Open Day on Saturday 4th July, 2–4pm! ☀️

Bring the whole family along for an afternoon of fun with:
💙 Gym games
🎨 Free craft activities
🎟️ Transfer tattoos
📚 Book & bracelet stalls
🍰 Cake sale
🎁 Raffle
🔥 Firepit s’mores
✨ …and much more!

Everyone is welcome, whether you’re already part of our community or have never visited before. Come and have a look around, meet the team and enjoy a relaxed afternoon together.

📍 Cross Houses/Berrington, SY5 6EZ

💷 Cash preferred (or you can donate via our GoFundMe page).

Every penny raised helps us provide student mental health and wellbeing activities through our Alternative Provision programme.

💙 Thank you for your support – we can’t wait to see you there!

Alternative Provision Shrewsbury, Telford & Wrekin
CrossFit Shropshire

🌟Empowered Young Minds 🌟

All workshops run 9.30am - 3.30pm
For ages 8-11 (KS2 Year 3-6)
£35 per child
Snacks and drinks provided (your child will need a packed lunch)

Hosted at: Cross Houses Community Centre, Shrewsbury
SY56JG

Empowered Young Minds is a fun & relaxing workshop involving craft/art activities, mindful movement and mindfulness games - all with the aim of brightening, uplifting and empowering your child (with lots of emotional intelligence education thrown in!)

The workshop is led by Kate Thomas - an experienced primary teacher, emotional wellbeing mentor and mindfulness teacher.

Message Kate to book your place: 07507641859

Summer 2026
Shrewsbury

There’s just a few places left on our summer holiday 🌟 Empowered Young Minds Workshops! 🌟

Each workshop is limited to 10 spaces ⭐️

Each workshop is different so please feel free to book more than one 😎

Message me to book your child’s place 🙂

☀️

We’re back for the 4th year running - on Thursday 13th and Wednesday 19th August - SECONDARY READY! A workshop for children transitioning to secondary school this September 2026.

The workshop is run by Kate - an experienced primary and SEMH/SEN secondary teacher and Emotional Wellbeing Mentor.

Secondary Ready is a day to help your child feel emotionally ready and practically prepared in a positive way!

The days activities include:
⭐️ Celebrating the end of primary school and the beginning of a new chapter.
⭐️ Building emotional resilience, a positive mindset and self-confidence for secondary school.
⭐️ Making healthy friendships, growing self-worth, and positive mental health habits.
⭐️ Practical tools for secondary school life and what to expect (routines, structure, people, expectations).
⭐️ Strategies to cope with common emotional and social situations.

There is also space in the day to share worries and ask questions if they wish to.

9.30am-3.30pm

Cross Houses Community Centre
Shrewsbury
SY56JG

1 week left of the early bird offer £45

Message me to book your child’s place 🙂

🙏🏻 Please tag someone you know whose child is starting secondary school in September! 🙌

Parents - it’s natural - we want to help, offer guidance, or even fix their problems ourselves (we care, but maybe we’re also a bit triggered by our child’s struggle/worry)

This ‘need to help’ sometimes gets in the way of what a child really needs - and that’s the space and time to open up, let’s stuff out, express what they’re holding in…without judgement, questions, solutions.

So if your child doesn’t really talk to you or open up to you (at all) or as much as you’d like them to or you know they need to - tell them you’ll just listen and not say a word. You’ll hold the space for them to talk.

Our job is sometimes really simple:
No judgement
No guidance
No solutions or “what you should have dones”

Just listen…

When they trust that you’ll say nothing and just listen…and they tell you more of their inner thoughts and troubles more freely…then you can bring in some empathy and validation…and then ask if they’d like some guidance or help.

Why just listen???

Because often just getting it off your chest can make you feel better. Letting the thoughts out of your head makes them seem less scary.

“A problem shared is a problem halved” 💜