Wellbeing Award for Schools

WAS Award 2024-2027

We are thrilled to share the great news that we have successfully passed the re-verification for the wellbeing award.

Three years ago, Dysart School gained the ‘Wellbeing Award for Schools’ (WAS) and we are delighted to have gained the accreditation again.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the process. This achievement signifies that as a school, we are making significant strides toward increasing awareness of mental health and wellbeing among all school stakeholders, including staff, pupils, and parents.

Together, we will continue to promote and enhance mental health and wellbeing across our whole school community.

This quote perfectly reflects our Dysart journey of growth:

“Do not settle for good enough; always aim for greatness, for we can always do better.”

This mindset will guide us as we continue to promote and enhance mental health and wellbeing within our school community.

As a school we have implemented a wide range of strategies and supports since originally achieving the WAS award to promote mental health and wellbeing for all, including our

• Mental Health strategy
• New PBS approach to behaviour support
• Essentials Toolkits
• SCERTS
• Tiers of support need
• Mental Health support team
• Art, drama and music therapy and the Nest
• Reflective practice groups
• Wellbeing forming part of appraisals
• Parent workshops
• Parent wellbeing activities such as coffee mornings, well-being walks and more

A ‘Review Team‘ made up of a group of staff, parents and pupils worked on an evidence folder to show how we support mental health and wellbeing at Dysart for our whole school community, including our pupils, staff and families.

As we move forward, we remain dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the MHWB standards, ensuring that every member of our Dysart family feels supported, valued and empowered to thrive.

Together we will continue to foster a community where mental health and wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do!