Children's Mental Health Week 2026: This Is My Place
Children’s Mental Health Week takes place every February to raise awareness of the importance of children and young people’s mental health. The 2026 theme, “This is My Place,” focuses on helping children feel a strong sense of belonging in their friendships, school and community.
Throughout the week, each class took part in a range of activities designed to explore what belonging means and how we can help one another feel included, valued and supported. Our School Council also organised a variety of playground events to bring children together at playtimes and strengthen our sense of community.
Key Stage One
Ben Hope
For Children’s Mental Health Week, we’ve been learning about Place2Be’s theme, ‘This is My Place’. We talked about what it means to feel like we belong, the places that make us feel safe and happy, and how we can help everyone at school feel welcome and included. As a class, we each created a special map to show the places where we feel we belong.
Pupil voice
Belonging is about feeling safe – Thomas
Belonging is doing the things you enjoy – Yasin
Belonging is feeling safe and comfortable - Ruby
