The Well-Being Award for Schools (WAS)

The Well-Being Award for Schools at Cranford Park Academy

The Well-Being Award for Schools (WAS) is an award to promote emotional wellbeing and mental health across the whole school.  

 The award focuses on creating a better environment for the whole school. It will help us to deliver staff and pupil wellbeing. This award will ensure that mental health and wellbeing sit at the heart of our school life and is a priority for all stakeholders, invested in the CPA ethos and the wider community.  

Statement of Commitment

After discussion with the Cranford Park Academy Senior Leadership team and the Academy Council, I am delighted to say that Cranford Park Academy is committed to working towards the Wellbeing Award for Schools.

We will ensure that wellbeing and mental health sit at the heart of the school community and in doing so will:

• create a clear whole school strategy that promotes and protects wellbeing and mental health for staff, children and parents; 

• encourage collaboration with the whole school community, championing wellbeing and mental health as the responsibility of all across the school;

• create and embed supportive, reflective networks represent the CPA ethos and values and facilitate positive change for wellbeing and mental health across the school;

• train staff to equip them not only to support pupil wellbeing and mental health effectively but also that of their colleagues and families that we serve. 

Lorna Mitchell, Deputy Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead and Senior Mental Health Lead is our 'Wellbeing Award for Schools Coordinator' and will work collaboratively with a Change Team within the school to ensure that this project is at the heart of what we do. It is recognised that the co-ordinator and members of the change team will need to be supported to fulfil this important work, including ensuring they have sufficient capacity and resources to do so.