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The Wellbeing Ambassadors train-the-trainer programme for primary and secondary schools or Post 16 or youth settings. One purchase gives two staff members everything they need to recruit, train and support student Wellbeing Ambassadors for 3 years— with no ongoing dependency on external providers.
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Peer support works. A substantial body of evidence from the Anna Freud Centre, the Mental Health Foundation and NHS England's framework for children and young people's mental health shows that structured, student-led programmes reduce stigma, improve help-seeking and build the sense of belonging that protects against poor mental health.
The Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme has been developed over 11 years and has been delivered in more than 200 schools across 20 countries, giving us a deep understanding of what works in practice, not just in theory. Your staff get the training, materials and ongoing support to run the programme themselves, year after year, without relying on external providers or one-off workshops.
You want to do something proactive about belonging and inclusion, not just respond to problems when they escalate.
You need a clear, structured framework your staff can follow with confidence, rather than building something from scratch with no guarantee it will work..
You're looking for a way to encourage more pupils to seek help early, before issues affect their attendance or attainment.
You need tangible, documented evidence for Ofsted's personal development judgement and your school's inclusion and SEMH strategy.
You can see the value of student-led peer support but don't know where to start, what to include, or how to make it sustainable beyond the first year.
You want expert guidance through the process, not just a resource pack and a dose of good luck.
Students are trained to provide peer mentoring, buddying and targeted wellbeing support within clear boundaries. This directly evidences Ofsted's expectation that schools actively support pupils' ability to contribute to each other's wellbeing, and qualifies as Tier 2 SEMH provision under most IMF frameworks.
Ambassadors create visible, peer-led routes into support, making it easier for students to ask for help before problems escalate. Earlier access to support is a core outcome measure for IMF-funded provision and a key indicator Ofsted looks for under behaviour and attitudes.
Students learn and share evidence-informed wellbeing strategies with individuals and groups across the school. This builds the kind of whole-school mental health literacy that Ofsted's personal development judgement specifically asks inspectors to look for.
Ambassadors share practical strategies for managing stress and the pressures of school life, helping to reduce barriers to learning and support improvements in attendance and attainment. Both are measurable outcomes that strengthen your case for IMF funding and your Ofsted evidence base..
Student-led campaigns, assemblies and awareness activities normalise help-seeking and reduce mental health stigma across the school. Ofsted inspectors ask directly whether schools have a culture in which students feel safe to talk about mental health. This is your evidence.
Through the communication and relationship skills developed in the programme, ambassadors build connection and inclusion across the school community. Belonging is one of the strongest protective factors against poor mental health and sits at the heart of Ofsted's personal development and inclusion judgements.
The Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme trains students in the core skills needed for peer support: listening, safeguarding awareness and maintaining clear boundaries. Those skills underpin two distinct roles, and understanding the difference helps you build the right provision for your school.
Implementing either or both roles gives you concrete, documented evidence for your inspection. Here is how they align with each judgement area.
Peer Coaches demonstrate that your school provides targeted early support to build confidence and resilience in vulnerable pupils, helping them navigate specific challenges before they escalate.
Wellbeing Ambassadors evidence active citizenship and character development by giving students genuine leadership roles in which they contribute positively to the lives of others across the school community.
Peer Coaches act as a proactive intervention to reduce low-level behavioural issues and attendance concerns by building strong, supportive peer relationships before problems become entrenched.
Wellbeing Ambassadors promote a culture of respect and kindness that helps reduce bullying and creates an environment where students feel safe, valued and that they belong.
Both Roles demonstrate that your school's leaders actively engage with student voice to inform decision-making. Training students to lead these initiatives evidences a sustainable, strategic approach to wellbeing that does not rely solely on external providers.
The most effective schools use both roles together. The online toolkit trains students in the core skills needed for either: listening, safeguarding awareness and maintaining clear boundaries. Whether you need peer coaches to support Year 7 transition or ambassadors to lead whole-school anti-stigma campaigns, the programme gives you the flexibility to build the provision your school needs most.
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Staff training course: Online training to become a confident programme facilitator. Covers safeguarding, coaching principles and how to run the student workshop.
Programme admin toolkit: Recruitment application form, ambassador posters, parental consent template, meeting logs and progress trackers.
Student workshop materials: PowerPoint, printable workbooks (12-page primary / 24-page secondary), activity downloads and attendance certificates. Print as many copies as you need.
Ongoing consultancy: Direct support from the Worth It team as you set up and run your programme. Practical examples from other schools included.
*3 years access for 2 members of staff
The Wellbeing Ambassadors programme has been developed into two differentiated programme for different age groups. Find out more about the different programmes.
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A resource toolkit and training to run a 3-hour workshop (half day or split across sessions). Cohort of 12–16 children. Focuses on understanding wellbeing, supporting peers and sharing coping strategies.
Develop understanding of what wellbeing is and how to provide wellbeing support to peers.
Understand and develop the interpersonal and communication skills required to be a supportive Wellbeing Ambassador.
Gain skills to develop positive relationships that are essential for peer wellbeing programmes, including sharing wellbeing strategies.
Discover practical ways to effectively develop confidence and wellbeing in themselves and others.
Explore positive coping strategies and discover ways to help and support peers.
Develop ways to support children access to mental health and wellbeing support in their setting.
A resourse tooolit and training to run 5-hour workshop (one day or split). Cohort of 12–16 young people. Covers coaching skills, managing stress, reducing stigma and running whole-school campaigns.
Develop understanding of what wellbeing is and how to provide wellbeing support to peers.
Understand and develop the interpersonal and communication skills required to be a supportive Wellbeing Ambassador.
Gain skills to develop positive relationships that are essential for peer wellbeing programmes, including coching skills and running initiatives and campaigns.
Discover practical ways to effectively manage stress in themselves and others.
Explore coping strategies and discover ways to cultivate positive coping for peers.
Develop ways to reduce mental health stigma in their setting.
Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme modular 2.5-hour online course for facilitators. This course provides access for two members of staff to gain the skills and knowledge required to deliver the Wellbeing Ambassadors Workshop and ongoing programme with young people.
The underpinning approach and method using coaching skills to support and empower a team of young people to become Wellbeing Ambassadors.
How to get the Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme started, including recruiting young people to become the Ambassadors.
How to promote the programme to ensure it is a success in your school or setting.
How to get buy-in and support from your colleagues to make the programme an embedded part of your culture.
How to follow up with your group of Ambassadors.
How to maintain momentum and progress.
How to embed the course into your school or setting.
How to plan the delivery of your Wellbeing Ambassadors Training Workshop with children or young people.
Extensive Facilitators instruction manual, with detailed explanations of how to deliver the workshop activities.
The Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme differentiated toolkits contain downloadable materials and resources to support the effective delivery of the programme in different schools or settings.
Recruitment application form and personal profile
Promotional Wellbeing Ambassador posters
Parental consent form example
Workshop attendance certificates for the Wellbeing Ambassadors
Follow up meeting and progress log templates
Discount to buy hardcopy workbooks
Printable 24 page Wellbeing Ambassadors workbook for teenagers and young people. Print as many copies as you need to run the programme in your school or setting.
Wellbeing Ambassadors Workshop Powerpoint presentation
Workshop activity downloads and coaching skills building activities
Printable 12 page Children’s Wellbeing Ambassador workbook. Print as many copies as you need to run the programme in your school or setting.
Children’s wellbeing Ambassadors Workshop Powerpoint presentation
Recommended mental health and wellbeing videos
Wellbeing activity downloads and additional resources to adapt the programme for children aged 6-11
Three years of half-termly consultancy support, encouragement, troubleshooting and motivation to ensure your programme becomes embedded in your school or setting!
Your 3-year programme access enables two members of staff from your school or setting to attend termly online consultancy hotline drop-in calls.
Consultancy drop-in sessions are held every half term you can pop along and get new ideas, reassurance, and encouragemen.
These helpful and reassuring sessions with our resident expert and Founder, Liz Robson provide a valuable opportunity to ask questions and gain guidance.
You will be able to discuss your plans, trouble-shoot any problems, overcome barriers to implementation and gain peer support from other facilitators in schools and settings.
Join the 3-year programme and you will be able to gain support as your school or setting’s programme evolves and becomes embedded over 3 years.
3-year programme gives access to any updates to course materials based on changes to government recommendations or research.
If your facilitators change during the three years we can easily swap access details with the click of a button and they can access consultancy to build on the work of the previous facilitator.
Gain access and contribute to our inspiring library of effective practises from other schools and settings.
Practice examples provide a valuable opportunity to learn from other schools or settings delivering the programme.
Your 3-year programme access enables two members of staff from your school or setting to access or contribute to our library of practice examples.
You and/or your group of Ambassadors can share the impact they have made to the school or setting through taking part in Spotlight Sessions, making a valuable contribution to the library of examples.
Use the ideas from practice examples to inspire your team of Ambassadors as they develop their own peer support wellbeing initiatives.
Join the 3-year programme and you will be able to review examples and show case your practice at any time.
Keep us updated as your programme evolves in your school or setting and becomes an integral part of your school/setting’s culture and ethos.
Participating in practice examples can be used as evidence for any school mental health and wellbeing award you may be completing.
The workshop is the starting point. Wellbeing Ambassadors then take on active roles throughout the year:
Developing and running wellbeing and inclusion campaigns that include leading assemblies, making posters and running events for World Mental Health Day, CMHW etc.
Peer coaching or mentoring 1-to-1 or small group support for younger or more vulnerable students to support wellbeing and inclusion.
Informal drop-in sessions that build belonging , connection and positive peer relationships.
Peer-led welcome programmes for Year 7 or interventions that support transitions between key stages.
Input into school inclusion and SEMH, wellbeing and personal development strategy with senior leaders
Helping peers know how and where to access support so they can engage better at school or college.
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Kieran Smith and the Sixth Form Council, Hathaway Academy Essex
Lee Parkes, Deputy Head 6th Form, The King’s School Chester
Dominique Jones, Senior Mental Health Lead, Dame Alice Owens
Nicola Lane, Assistant Head of Student Wellbeing, Tiverton High School
Hayley Powell, Assistant Head Teacher, Chase Terrace Academy
Georgina Walker, Wellbeing Co–ordinator, Burley Oaks Primary
Take a sneak peak behind the scenes of Wellbeing Ambassadors and see how it works.
Founder
Liz is the Founder of Worth-it and is a leading Positive Psychologist and Educator. She is an expert in designing and delivering coaching and positive psychology–based interventions that improve wellbeing, resilience, and life outcomes for young people—particularly those at risk or facing disadvantage.
Not only does our Wellbeing Ambassadors Programme provide your school or setting with everything needed to deliver the programme, year after year, it also provides ongoing support and practical examples for the programme facilitators.
Obviously we know our programmes are awesome!
But it’d be silly to just take our word for it, check out what real schools and settings are saying about us…
You don't need experience, a big budget or a large team — you need one member of staff who is genuinely committed to giving young people a voice and the time to use it. It wokks best when:
You give students a real leadership role in how wellbeing and inclusion work in your school, not just a token voice.
You enable young people to make a meaningful difference to their peers, with clear boundaries and adult support in place.
You build something sustainable that develops students' confidence and competence year on year.
You want to improve early access to support and reduce barriers to learning before they become entrenched.
You have ave a clear, structured framework that sets expectations for what the role involves and what it does not.
It works when schools are genuinely committed to student voice and long-term change. It does not work when:
You are looking for a one-off solution or a quick win ahead of an inspection. The programme builds something real over time, not overnight.
You plan to direct students on what to do rather than listening to and acting on their ideas. Real peer support requires genuine student agency, not a managed performance of it.
Have their own agenda that they are wanting young people to action for them.
You expect young people to take on responsibility for their peers' mental health without consistent adult oversight.
You want a programme that runs itself. Ambassadors need encouragement, check-ins and adult support to sustain their confidence and keep the programme going.
You are looking for an external provider to deliver everything on your behalf. This is a train-the-trainer model. The value is in building your school's own capacity, not creating a dependency on us.
Join hundreds of schools that are building sustainable, in-house wellbeing programmes. Choose the package that’s right for your school and gain immediate access to the training and resources you need to get started.
3-year access to everything at Practitioner Level, plus first cohort of Ambassadors is delivered by one of our Consultancy team.
3-year access to everything at Practitioner Level, plus first cohort of Ambassadors is delivered by one of our Consultancy team.
+ Everything in Workshop Delivery Kit
1st cohort of your Ambassadors trained by one of our team of specialist consultations
3-year access for 2 Facilitators
Termly hotline consultancy drop-in calls
Library of previous Q&A calls
Library of practice examples
Opportunity to become a Spotlight School or Setting
Hardcopy Ambassador Workbooks for your first cohort of 16
3-year access to the Wellbeing Ambassadors Primay Age Downloadable Workshop Delivery Kit, ongoing Support and Case Study Examples.
+ Everything in Workshop Delivery Kit
Termly hotline consultancy drop-in calls
Library of previous Q&A calls
Library of case study examples
Opportunity to become a Spotlight School or Setting
Discount to purchase hardcopy Ambassador Workbooks
1-year access to the Wellbeing Ambassadors Downloadable Workshop Delivery Kit.
1 year Access for 1 Facilitator
2 hour online Facilitator Course
Facilitator Manual
Workshop games and activities
Downloadable Children’s Ambassador Workbook
Getting Started Programme Resources
3-year access to everything at Practitioner Level, plus first cohort of Ambassadors is delivered by one of our Consultancy team.
+ Everything in Workshop Delivery Kit
1st cohort of your Ambassadors trained by one of our team of specialist consultations
3-year access for 2 Facilitators
Termly hotline consultancy drop-in calls
Library of previous Q&A calls
Library of practice examples
Opportunity to become a Spotlight School or Setting
Hardcopy Ambassador Workbooks for your first cohort of 16
3-year access to the Wellbeing Ambassadors Downloadable Workshop Delivery Kit, ongoing Support and Case Study Examples.
+ Everything in Workshop Delivery Kit
Termly hotline consultancy drop-in calls
Library of previous Q&A calls
Library of case study examples
Opportunity to become a Spotlight School or Setting
Discount to purchase hardcopy Ambassador Workbooks
1-year access to the Wellbeing Ambassadors Downloadable Workshop Delivery Kit.
1 year Access for 1 Facilitator
2.5 online Facilitator Course
Facilitator Manual
Workshop games and activities
Downloadable Ambassador Workbook
Getting Started Programme Resources
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