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Connect with stormbreak for Children's Mental Health Week

The theme for Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, 6th-11th February, is “Let’s Connect.” From the point of birth, humans are dependent on connections with others...

The Funding Network: Festive event 2022

Following a round of successful pitching and interviews in the autumn, stormbreak was invited to take part in The Funding Network’s 2022 festive event on Thursday 8th December...

Moodboosters

stormbreak are proud to have recently worked with BBC Education and BBC Children in Need to develop resources for the BBC Moodbooster initative...

stormbreak trustee invitiation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Board Trustee with stormbreak CIO, a registered charity in England and Wales (No 1182771) that aims to improve children’s mental health through movement...

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Supporting grief and loss with young children with stormbreak

At this time of national mourning and sadness, it can be a challenging time for young children to make sense of feelings of loss, grief, sadness and change.

Schools dashboard 2022-2023

It's time to set up your new stormbreak dashboard for 2022-2023. Follow our step by step guide here, and please contact darryl@stormbreak.org.uk with any queries.

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The impact of stormbreak at Ryders Hayes school

How do you go from Surge to 100 stormbreaks in just three months? Stormbreak advocate Marcos Rylance shares his thoughts with us....

Poole Primary school first to deliver 1000 stormbreaks to children

A primary school in Poole, Dorset, is the first to deliver over 1000 mentally healthy movement activity sessions...

stormbreak trustee invitiation

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Stormbreak Together, the story so far

While the reach of stormbreak is mostly seen in schools to date, behind the scenes, a small dedicated team has been working on launching and embedding stormbreak...

stormbreak concept Relationships

This is another of our special focus blogs on our mental health concepts and in particular for this feature, the concept of Relationships...

World Mental Health Day 2021

Sunday 10th October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for this year is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World’, highlighting the fact...

PE and sport premium 2021

stormbreak at school. Sign up for Surge. Recruiting NOW for October 2021! The DfE have now confirmed that the PE and sport premium funding will continue in 2021-22...

How to take part in the stormbreak summer challenge

Taking part in the stormbreak summer challenge is easy...

How to guide: stormbreak website dashboard for schools

Welcome to your stormbreak dashboard how to guide!
We are delighted to be able to share with you our exciting new stormbreak school dashboard...

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Riding the waves of uncertainty with stormbreak

Five ways to support children’s mental and physical health as they manage the uncertainty of being at home during lockdown, returning to school, missing friends and family and reconnecting with each other...

School Leadership Focus: how stormbreak supports RSE and Health Education curriculum.

Next available training April 2021 - Recruiting NOW!
Are you wondering how stormbreak fits in with the RSE and health education curriculum? Read on...

School Leadership Focus: How stormbreak hits 8 principles for promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools.

Next available training April 2021 - Recruiting NOW!
In March 2015 the government published Public Health England’s guidance for headteachers on the 8 principles for promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools...

Children’s Mental Health Week - 1^st-7^th February 2021

stormbreak support children’s mental health week and Place2Be!
Can you (or can you help a child you live with, work with, care for) do a...

stormbreak pathway

Help support children’s mental health through movement.
Take part by clicking the icon next each stormbreak on the pathway or choose your own stormbreaks to do...

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stormbreak@home

An approach for schools, families, parents, carers and children in response to COVID-19...

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Mentally healthy movement with Stormbreak at Christmas

It’s the time of year for creating memories and sharing joy together with our friends and families and those we care about. Celebrating Christmas is about the connections we have, the fun, the laughter, the giving, sharing and kindness that enables us to feel special...

PE and sport premium

Stormbreak at school. Sign up for Surge. Next Phase Starts January 2021 - Recruiting NOW! Wondering whether to spend your PE and sport premium funding on working more closely with stormbreak?...

stormbreak impact report

This report introduces stormbreak and shares emergent insight from our work in schools to date...

stormbreak concept Resilience

This is another of our special focus blogs on our mental health concepts and in particular for this feature, the concept of Resilience....

Lockdown mentally healthy movement with stormbreak

Five ways to support children’s mental and physical health in lockdown.
We know another lockdown isn’t easy for any of us and can be especially hard for children.
At stormbreak we believe that when children move we can help them...

stormbreak concept Hope and Optimism

Welcome to our special Stormbreak feature Blogs on our Mental Health concepts. This Blog is about the Concept of Hope and Optimism and helps us to celebrate life now and in the future...