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We help schools and settings prevent mental health problems in children and young people by using positive psychology and coaching.

We specialise in preventing mental health problems in children and young people, using positive psychology and coaching. Our flexible menu of support empowers schools to develop and deliver their wellbeing provision for pupils, staff and the whole school community. We support schools to embed mental health and wellbeing in a way that fits their unique needs and priorities. Through our Wellbeing Academy we provide online training, professional development and targeted intervention programmes for children and young people. We are excited to be building a peer to peer support community of mental health leads, teachers and practitioners who also want to prevent mental health problems for children and young people across the UK and beyond!

22/10/2026

Does your school have a student wellbeing coach? 🌱

In every secondary school, there are young people who aren't in crisis, but are quietly struggling. Anxious. Disengaged. Low in confidence. Starting to miss school.

They might not need specialist support yet, but without help at the right time, things can quickly get harder.

That's why we believe every secondary school needs at least one trained student wellbeing coach. 💛

✅ Support students as soon as you spot they're struggling, without waiting lists
✅ Offer structured targeted support that fits your inclusion strategy
✅ Help young people build confidence, resilience and coping skills
✅ Stop small problems turning into bigger ones that affect learning and attendance

And you don't need to overhaul anything. You can start with just one trained coach.

📖 Read why in Liz's latest blog: https://www.worthit.org.uk/blog/student-wellbeing-coach

Want to train as a student wellbeing coach?
There are two steps:
1⃣ Worth-it Coach Training, an Accredited Award in Coach Training with the Association for Coaching
2⃣ Certified Adolescent Wellbeing Coach, gaining Foundation Coach accreditation

📅 Next course starts 9th November
⏰ Enrolment closes 6th November

👉 Find out more: https://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/certified-worth-it-coaches

20/10/2026

Yesterday I was at St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College running a wellbeing Ambassadors programme to help student mental health, wellbeing and belonging. If you are interested in running a peer support programme in your school check this link outhttps://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/wellbeing-ambassadors

18/10/2026

Coaching young people? Here's why accreditation matters 💜

Anyone can call themselves a coach. But when you're supporting young people who are anxious, struggling at school or facing disadvantage, families and schools need to know they can trust you.

In our new blog, we explore why accreditation is so important for youth life coaches and teen coaches, including:

✅ Why ethics, boundaries and safeguarding matter even more with young people
✅ Coaching in the mental health space, and knowing when to refer on
✅ What supervision is, and why every coach needs it
✅ Building trust in the coaching relationship
✅ Ongoing professional development in an emerging specialism
✅ Getting recognition for your experience and practice

📖 Read the blog: https://www.worthit.org.uk/blog/youth-life-coach-accreditation

Ready to start your journey?
Our next Worth-it Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training course starts on 9th November, and enrolment closes on 6th November.
👉 https://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/coach-training

15/10/2026

Calling all SENCOs, inclusion leads and school leaders! 👋

The new DfE SEND training materials are arriving in schools, and that's a great step. But how do you help busy staff turn training into real change for the young people in front of them? 🤔

Coaching could be the missing piece. 🌱

When SENCOs train as coaches, they can support young people early, before small worries become big ones, and share simple coaching skills with colleagues so the whole school feels the difference. 💛

Our founder Liz Robson-Kelly has written a new blog on how coaching can help schools meet the SEND reforms, and how the Inclusive Mainstream Fund could help pay for training.

📖 Read the blog: https://bit.ly/4yifoLm
🎓 Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training (enrolment closes 6 November): https://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/coach-training

Know a SENCO who'd love this? Tag them below! 👇

08/10/2026

Ever wondered what it's actually like to train as an adolescent wellbeing coach? 🎥

Watch this video to see a sneak peek behind the scenes of our Worth-it Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training and see the live workshops, coaching practice and tools our trainee coaches use with young people.

Over 150 practitioners have now trained with us as adolescent wellbeing coaches, including teachers, pastoral leads, youth workers and independent coaches. All of them want the same thing: to reach young people with targeted support before difficulties escalate.

We believe that support should be delivered professionally, ethically and safely. That's why our training is a recognised accreditation pathway, not a one-off course.

🎓 Step 1: Trained Adolescent Wellbeing Coach
Our course is an Accredited Award in Coach Training with the Association for Coaching, and recognised by the ACCPH as Level 3 equivalent. You join the AC as a student member from enrolment and complete supervised coaching practice with young people.

🏅 Step 2: Certified Adolescent Wellbeing Coach
Continue to Foundation Coach accreditation with the Association for Coaching through our accelerated route, with group supervision, reflective practice and further coaching experience.

📚 Step 3: Ongoing professional development
Validated CPD, regular supervision and a supportive community of specialist coaches, so your practice keeps growing.

Every coach works to the AC Global Code of Ethics, with clear safeguarding boundaries and a focus on measuring impact. It's how schools, colleges and families can trust that the young people they care about are in safe hands.

⏰ Early bird offer: apply before 11th October and save £200.
👉 https://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/coach-training

07/10/2026

🌟 We've now trained over 150 coaches across youth work, pastoral care, SEND support, education, and beyond, equipping them to become specialist Adolescent Wellbeing Coaches!

Here's what our coaches tell us the training has helped them do:

✅ Move from "rescuer" mode to empowering young people to find their own solutions
✅ Build real confidence sitting with silence, rather than rushing to fill it
✅ Use strengths-based language that helps young people see their own potential
✅ Apply positive psychology tools, that include hope, resilience, and positive emotions to support independent decision-making
✅ Develop the professional boundaries needed to manage expectations and protect wellbeing
✅ Feel equipped to take on new responsibilities, from leading group coaching programmes to being appointed as a dedicated Youth Life Coach in their school

One of our coaches told us: "I feel a lot more confident and trusted now when I arrange 1:1 meetings with young people... the strategies I have been using have helped all my young people."

Another said the training "opened my eyes to how important it is for a young person to have access to a coach to help their wellbeing."

💛 If you work in youth work, pastoral support, SEND, youth offending, social services, nursing, higher education, or further education, our accredited Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training will give you the skills and confidence to support even more young people, using evidence-based positive psychology tools made practical for real-world settings.

🎉 Enrolment is open now, and if you join this week you'll save £200 with our Early Bird offer, ending 11th October!

👉 https://short.do/rhbzxU

05/10/2026

📣 Autumn Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training: 12 places, 2 already taken

Applications are now open for our next Adolescent Wellbeing Coach Training course, led by Liz Robson MAPPCP CFACCPH.

With only 12 places on this cohort, trainees get to work closely with Liz and receive personal support throughout. Two places have already been taken, which leaves 10.

If you've been thinking about training as a coach, now is the best time to apply. Our early bird offer is open until Sunday 11th October, and you'll save £200 when you join.

This course will help you to:
✅ Offer targeted support to young people in your school or setting
✅ Build your skills using evidence-based positive psychology coaching
✅ Work towards professional accreditation with the Association for Coaching

👉 Find out more and apply: https://www.worthit.org.uk/programmes/coach-training

30/09/2026

Under the new SEND reforms, schools are being asked to catch and support pupils earlier, without always waiting on external referrals. One of the most practical ways to build that capacity in-house? Training your own staff in adolescent wellbeing coaching.

We've put together a FREE Introduction to Coaching Young People training bundle to show you exactly how it works:

✅ A short mini-course on what coaching is and how it supports young people
✅ A workshop on how adolescent wellbeing coaching fits into targeted support under SEND reform
✅ A real case study from a school leader who trained as a coach and has seen the impact firsthand

👉 Access for free here: https://short.do/rhbzxU

⏰ Heads up: from 5-11 October only, we're offering £200 off our Adolescent Wellbeing Coach training. One week only, so if you've been thinking about training with us, now's the time.

14/09/2026

Thinking about Wellbeing Ambassadors this year?
September is THE month to start.

Here's why: a great peer support programme needs a little run-up - time to recruit your young people, train them, and let them settle into the role before the busy term really kicks in.

And it's so worth it. Trained ambassadors do incredible things - welcoming new Year 7s, running lunch clubs for anyone feeling lonely, leading whole mental health weeks. It's belonging, built by the students themselves.

Fancy setting yours up properly? Check out our Live Webinar tomorrow which covers peer support in primary schools, how to build confidence and promotes a culture of belonging, wellbeing and inclusion, all really important parts of your Ofsted Inclusion Strategy.
It’s an hour, 3.30pm - 4.30pm (tomorrow) Tuesday 15th September.
To sign up - check the link in the comments
If you can’t make it - register for a recorded version.

11/09/2026

Big news for anyone who's ever said "but belonging matters" and struggled to prove it.

The government's new schools white paper says schools will be expected to keep an eye on pupils' sense of belonging and engagement. In other words - the culture work you pour your heart into is about to count as evidence.

That's brilliant if you're already building belonging through coaching and peer support. It's exactly the kind of thing that shows up in the new Ofsted framework too.

Want to plan yours properly? Our free tool is a great starting point, link’s in the comments

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