Making wellbeing fun!
What is Headssup?
Hi I’m Jane, this is me with my niece Embee and our Headssup mascot Emi
Headssup is a successful wellbeing, resilience and transition project for 3-11 year olds
Our projects have been commissioned by the NHS in Lancashire and are evidenced based working with Lancaster University and a local school Trust of 10 schools
Our projects support children from Pre-school to Year 7 either via school or at home
But what do they do? Take a look and see if you want to get involved…
Firstly, lets be honest, our children do not know how to identify, understand and communicate emotions. So, we start with emotions.
Headssup has two s’s for a reason as it’s an acronym for all of our primary emotions.
Do you know what they are? Exactly. I didn’t either, which is why I started Headssup in 2019.
Click on the ‘About’ tab for more background info.
Learning about our emotions is at the core of Headssup, but we don’t stop there!
We can’t stop there because, there are other things we can do each day as children (and adults), that impact our emotions every day.
So this fun, evidenced based project will help children see this, and take a more proactive approach to their wellbeing - all done via beanie, audio, story booklet and activity booklet
And as our research has a special focuses on the transition years from nursery to reception and from year 6 to year 7, we have a special project just for those age groups too
So if you’re a parent or a pre-school wanting to help children get ‘school ready’, we have an Emi, a short story booklet and colour in sheets just for that
Pre-schoolers - aligned with the 2025 government backed website ‘starting reception’
EYFS (PSED) & EYFS Transition
If you are a school or parent and would like a PSHE project let us know
Key stages 1 & 2 PHSE
And if you child or pupil is moving school this year, our transition project booklet is for them
Year 6-7 Transition
Headssup can deliver across the whole of Merseyside, Lancashire and surrounding areas
OR
Our projects can be purchase and delivered by your own school or at home, using our simple aims and objectives and can include a short onsite training session.
Headssup essentially helps children aged 3-4 and 5-11 to take age appropriate ownership of their
emotional, physical, social and relational health and pro-actively prepare for transition
The whole class can take part
Or
Headssup also works really well for those pupils who may need 1:1 targeted or small group support
Headssup is also very helpful to those with an EHCP or PEP.
During academic years 23-24 & 24-25,
Headssup has helped 1200 children per year
Across 80 primary and secondary schools in Lancashire.
See How it works below
“Headssup is an Excellent Package”
Dr Tascha Clapperton, Developmental Psychologist
Proven
A multi commissioned, evidenced based project for schools.
Created
Carefully created by teachers
for
3-4 and 5-11 year olds.
Delivered
Launched via assembly, Delivered as a whole school, key stage or targeted intervention.
How it works
This is Emi, our 4" beanie mascot.
Emi is short for emotional intelligence - which is at the heart of the Headssup message
Headssup has found a way to help all ages start and develop their emotional intelligence
Emi is colour coded to represent all of our primary emotions, those emotions researchers say we are ALL born with.
For EYFS
Each child will receive a Headssup Linen Bag filled with:
Their very own Emi Beanie (suitable for ages 0+)
An Emi colouring page to create a classroom wall of friendly faces
6 x A5 or A4 booklets (one per half term) containing a story, an activity, and the themed and PHSE aligned wellbeing message for children, teachers, and families to enjoy together
Working alongside EYFS teams, Emi will gently guide children in looking after their:
Emotional Health
Physical Health
Social Health
Relational Health
Emi can be used to encourage early years children to follow Emi and be ‘reception ready’ aswell as follow Emi’s wellbeing tips - this can help start conversations about emotional health, physical health, social health and friendship health in a fun and relaxed way.
Headssup can be used as part of PSED.
For Key Stages 1 & 2
Each Key stage project stands alone but can also be linked through whole school.
If opting for a whole school project, each pupil will receive a key stage appropriate follow on booklet to work through each year, track progress and provide evidence. Each booklet has 6 sections, one for each half term. The booklet builds on the same messages as in EYFS but gradually increases in content in key stage appropriate ways - helping to create a whole school wellbeing language.
Headssup can be used as part of PHSE.
For Year 6-7 Transition
Each pupil will receive a Year 6 - 7 Transition booklet, helping them to identify and prepare for those necessary Secondary School adjustments.
Year 7 surveys can be carried out by us during the first few weeks of the school year. They are paper based, take 10 minutes and are based on 20 questions that our participants, across 80 primary school have told us are important to them during transition. Results are fed back to school within 48 hours so support can be provided and monitored. A further survey is carried out at a time to suit school to spotlight any areas of concern or show progress - these surveys can really help avoid EBSA.
Headssup is a face to face delivered project that can reach early years, primary and secondary settings across Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Lancashire and surrounding areas.
All of the Headssup products can also be purchased and easily delivered by schools anywhere in the UK
FUNDING
Headssup can provide the information needed if you are submitting a costed provision map to the LA to request High Needs Funding.
For care experienced learners who have a Personal Education Plan, pupil premium plus funding may be available to secure this provision.
If you have any questions please email: jane@headssup.co.uk
Option One
Introduce Headssup by Assembly
We can visit your school and introduce Headssup as a whole school project via a 15 minute assembly
Progress is easy to track
Emi our beanie mascot is available for each class, with a chance to take Emi & the wellbeing tracker home over a weekend.
Emi colouring in sheets helps to create a project wall of friendly faces
A Headssup whole wellbeing poster for each class provides a great visual
A downloadable certificate for each child to take home and celebrate their learning can be included
Option Two
For Merseyside and Lancashire schools; for key stage or targeted intervention
We can spend a day each week at your school across a half term and deliver 6 x 40 minute weekly sessions for each class, via 1:1 or small groups.
Progress is easy to track
Emi our beanie is available for each class, with a chance to take Emi & the wellbeing tracker home over a weekend.
An activity booklet for each participating pupil - completed during each session
A Headssup whole wellbeing poster for each class provides a great visual
An invitation for parents to attend a celebration and certificate presentation session to help with school/home learning.
What the children say…
Our sponsors
We are so grateful to have been sponsored by the following organisations
