A big ‘well done’ for well-being
The Football Art Prize
APRIMARY school has scooped a prestigious award in recognition of its ‘outstanding’ mental health provision.
Brimrod Primary School on Holborn Street won the school mental health award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools.
The school was awarded a bronze standard for its outstanding mental health and well-being provision.
This provision includes a wide range of activities to boost the wellbeing of pupils and staff, such as mindfulness sessions, coaching sessions for staff, nurture groups and working closely with social services and the NHS child and adolescent mental health services.
Headteacher Louise Thompson said: “I am extremely proud of this award as it recognises the hard work that the whole community has put in to ensuring that the mental health and well-being of our children and staff is at the heart of everything we do.
“It shows what a community can do when we all work together.
“Our aim is to now share some of our successes with other schools in Rochdale and beyond.”
Louise added that a focal point of the school’s provision is creating a ‘safe and inclusive culture’ where everyone feels safe to share their experiences with the knowledge that they will be listened to, understood, and provided with the advice and support needed.
The school has also created a wellbeing team that consists of children supporting and making resources for each other and has a teacher responsible for ensuring that children are healthy and active.
The award was established in 2017 by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools – part of Leeds Beckett University – and social enterprise Minds Ahead.
The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools aims to strengthen pupils’ mental health by supporting schools to make a positive change at all levels of the UK’S education system.
Doctor Steve Burton, Interim Dean of Leeds Beckett’s Carnegie School of Education, said: “Achieving this award is not just recognition of a whole-school approach to mental health, it’s a recognition of the school’s commitment to improving the life chances of children and engaging with the wider community including staff and parents/carers.
“We’re truly proud to have worked with Brimrod Primary School in this vital work and look forward to further collaboration.”
Dean Johnstone, founder and CEO of Minds Ahead said: “This award shines a light on the excellent work schools are doing to promote mental health for their community of children and adults.
“It is thrilling and humbling to learn about Brimrod Primary School and the many other schools engaged in the quality award process. I’d like to offer my congratulations on this deserved recognition.”
Brimrod Primary School on Holborn Street won the school mental health award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in School
‘Our aim is to now share some of our successes’
WHETHER you are an art fan or a football fan or even both (yes, they do exist) a visit to Touchstones should be on your list of things to do
To coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup Touchstones invited artists from around the world to submit their work to The Football Art Prize.
The Judging Panel selected a wide range of painting, photography, film and collage, representing the spectrum of experiences of ‘the beautiful game’.
From the millionaires of elite clubs to the ordinary working people of grassroots clubs the works in this exhibition explore how football has come to reflect the human experience in its entirety.
Visual depictions of the highs of victory and the lows of defeat sit alongside reflections of deeply personal experience.
A total of 69 artworks by 50 artists were selected, 3 artists being awarded cash prizes, with a top prize of £5,000.
Visitors to the exhibition can vote for an additional Audience Choice winner.
In addition artist Neville Gabie and Alan Ward are creating an archive of 100 objects and memories of Rochdale AFC, comprised of items and stories submitted by Rochdale fans alongside pieces from Touchstones’ collection.
The two artists are also producing a recording and film featuring six local groups performing Gracie Field’s Pass Shoot Goal, the first football song to be committed to Bakelite record.
The participating groups are representative of our richly diverse local community with a Ukrainian choir, a Hindi group, a deaf football team, a Nigerian group, a retired choir and Rochdale AFC supporters.
Each has translated the song into their language, dialect or interpretation, with a performance to be filmed at Rochdale’s Crown Oil Statement.
From July the Football Art Prize will tour to The Millennium Gallery and from November Sunderland Museum and
Winter Gardens.
The whole family can enjoy this exhibition with the availability of activities including The Football Art Prize Activity Sheets and a detective trail.
A relatively new Rochdale fan, Steven, has submitted a collection of photographs to the 100 Objects and Memories, photographs about the 2019-2020 season, the season that never finished.
Fans with photographs, stories and objects have had the opportunity to attend show-and-tell events at both Rochdale AFC’S Community Suite and Touchstones.
An opportunity to be part of the special exhibition running alongside The Football Art Prize.