Southend High School for Boys has recently been awarded Enhanced Healthy Schools Status – Emotional Health and Wellbeing. In this workshop, Gareth March will take a practical look at the work that has led to this recognition, including the school's strategy to support pupils' wellbeing. This will include work that has taken place during the Covid-19 pandemic and the workshop will look at the school's "lessons learned" during this period and how they intend to carry forward their practice. Strategies include student and staff wellbeing surveys, utilising EP support, small group interventions, prioritising sport & exercise, and more. The school has also been a Trailblazer for the roll-out of the government's Mental Health Support Team policy and the workshop will explain how this has worked in practice as well as any "lessons learned".