Mental Health and Wellbeing

The SMILERS Award in Derbyshire is part of the county’s wider SMILERS wellbeing initiative, designed to help primary-aged children (and whole school communities) understand and improve their mental and emotional health.

The SMILERS initiative is embedded into school life, and forms part of our extensive personal development and wellbeing offer. It is overseen by Miss Edwards and Mrs Bartley, who head up our team of wellbeing ambassadors (The Barlborough Owls) who monitor the school for SMILERS participation, meet and greet pupils into school at the start of the day, and help recognise staff for their contributions to school. The Barlborough Owls also facilitate half termly wellbeing assemblies, and work closely with the School Council on other pupil leadership opportunities, for example the WOW Walk to School challenge.