What schools say about PEP

“It was really interesting to learn about how mental health can change someone's life. Even if they look happy on the outside you don't know how they are feeling in the inside.”

“I would definitely recommend running this project. We need things like this within school to stress how important our mental health is. I wish that my school year was given the same opportunity to learn about it.”

"Mental health is not an 'add on’ or a one-off, it is something that has to be developed and worked on by all staff – teachers, support, and admin. Stigma has to be removed if we are to work successfully with students and parents. The Peer Education Project will continue to build the culture of openness and acceptance that has been developed in the school, which was recognised by our recent OFSTED inspection.

“It is better for young people to teach younger pupils about mental health. They are close to your age and get what you are feeling.”

“I would highly recommend the project to continue as it was helpful in teaching kids about mental health in a way that was not hard to understand. It also provides them with a base of how they can help others and recognise mental health issues. It also offers them advice and where they can find help if they ever find themselves in any of the situations.”

“The Peer Education Project has been running here at WGGS for three years and has been really well received by both staff and students. Every year the Year 12 Peer Educators work hard to deliver the excellent resources provided by the Mental Health Foundation in an understandable and relaxed way to Year 7 students. The project runs alongside other mental health schemes within school, such as a peer listening scheme and a whole-school mental health week.”