The Emotional Wellbeing Teams in schools introduce their resources.
Whether you’re a student, parent, or school staff member, you’ll discover practical tools and activities designed to support emotional health and wellbeing. Come explore these valuable resources and learn how they can make a positive difference in your daily life. Let’s work together to create a happier, healthier school community!
Welcome to EWTs
EWTS is a programme of support for post primary schools. The main focus of the Framework is to provide overarching guidelines to support those working in educational settings to help them promote emotional wellbeing and strengthen self-esteem and resilience in children and young people. Includes contact details for each HSCT area.
EWT A4 Poster for Schools
Poster for Schools providing information about teams, getting involved and emotional wellbeing champions
EWTS Information Leaflet
The Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools (EWTS) programme is part of the implementation of the Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Education Framework.
EWTS RESOURCES
Revision Advice for Parents
To effectively support your child's revision, consider the following techniques to help encourage healthy revision routines and help them to feel calm and supported.
CAMHS
SHSCT Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have launched an information sharing video for professionals/young people/parents and carers to detail what a journey to support for emotional health would look like for children and young people living in this area-from considering the need to access support through to CAMHS assessment/intervention. Please take the time to watch.
EWTS Digital Resource Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025
The EWTS has created a webinar for Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025 to explore how anyone—regardless of age, background, or appearance—can be affected by…
Eating Disorder Awareness Week: 24 Feb-2 Mar 2025
Eating disorder information poster.
What you should know.
What you should know.
Understanding Anxious Feelings
Leaflet available in a number of languages for Parents and Carers for understanding Anxious feelings, what happens to the body and what might help
Emotional Based School Non-attendance (EBSNA) and School Based Anxiety
Parental Guidance and support on what is EBSNA, reasons for non-attendance, signs to look out for, caring and coping strategies and support. Rather than using terms like ‘school refusal’, or thinking of nonattendance as a deliberate act of defiance, the term EBSNA recognises that this avoidance is a complex issue inseparably linked with emotional, mental health and wellbeing issues
Stress Awareness Month Video - April 2025
Emotional Wellbeing in Schools Assembly recording - promoting Stress Awareness Month that takes place every April - Learning about Stress can improve your mental health
Stress Awareness Month - Is your capacity cup at risk of bubbling over?
This leaflet sets out information to support you with stress and provides information on how to identify signs of stress, problem solving and healthy ways to manage stress
Building Healthy Relationships - Your Relationship with You
Self-esteem is how we think, see and feel about ourselves. Good self-esteem
means that we feel good about ourselves and confident in who we are and
what we can do.
means that we feel good about ourselves and confident in who we are and
what we can do.
Building Healthy Relationships - Friends
The quantity of friends that you have is not as important as the quality of friendships that you have. The better the quality of friendship, the closer of friends you are likely to be...
Building Healthy Relationships - Healthy Vs Unhealthy
People with healthy, positive and supportive relationships are more likely to be happier and
healthier. Creating and maintaining good connections with others can also help to combat loneliness and improve mental health issues, such as stress and anxiety.
healthier. Creating and maintaining good connections with others can also help to combat loneliness and improve mental health issues, such as stress and anxiety.
Building Healthy Relationships - Social Media (English)
Poster provides information on the pros and cons of social media, questions to consider before posting and tips and advice about your emotional wellbeing
Building Healthy Relationships - Social Media (Translated)
Poster provides information on the pros and cons of social media, questions to consider before posting and tips and advice about your emotional wellbeing
EWTS Children’s Mental Health Week Junior 11 to 14 Recorded Presentation
Place2Be Children’s Mental Health Week Junior (11-14) Assembly recorded by the ‘Emotional Wellbeing Team in Schools’ (EWTS).
CMHW Snr How well do we really know ourselves
Place2Be Children’s Mental Health Week Senior Assembly (14-18) recorded by the ‘Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools’ (EWTS).
Men's Mental Health
Check out Emotional Wellbeing in Schools video on men's mental health co-produced with Student Council of Belfast Boy's Model School
Parental Mental Health Day
Check out our Parental Mental Health Poster signposting to lots of great resources
Power of Language Mental Health Poster(English)
Inclusive language advice about Racism, LGBTQIA+, Disability and Mental Health - The language you use to describe yourself and other people can have a big impact on your emotional wellbeing or someone elses.
The Power of Language Mental Health Posters Translated
The Power of Language Mental Health Posters translated into top 10 languages
Calm Cards
This resource has been designed for those who work with young people in post primary schools. The proposed use is to print this document double sided onto card, making wallet sized visual prompts re: wellbeing strategies for both staff and pupils.
Calm Cards - Individual Print
This resource has been designed for those who work with young people in post primary schools. This format can be used to print in poster size for school notice boards, calm rooms, staff rooms, nurses office, pastoral office etc.
Exam Stress
E-Posters for Students providing tips for exam prep and lots of tips for self care, Posters available in 9 languages
Dealing with Feelings - Staff Resource
Education is a demanding profession that offers substantial rewards while simultaneously posing physical and emotional challenges. Staff are a school’s most valuable asset and therefore it is imperative to provide robust
support for their emotional and overall well-being. This resource pack is designed to assist school staff to support their own emotional wellbeing and that of their students.
support for their emotional and overall well-being. This resource pack is designed to assist school staff to support their own emotional wellbeing and that of their students.
CAMHS Referral Process Poster
The Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools (EWTS) is a Step 1 CAMHS service focused on health prevention & promotion. EWTS work in schools to help create a whole school approach for emotional health and wellbeing. This poster sets out the referral pathway for CAMHS
