We are delighted that HBS has been awarded the Barnet Resilient Schools Kitemark as recognition of our hard work and dedication in evidencing a ‘whole school approach’ to raising mental health awareness and tackling stigma in our school community and the impact this will have on our pupils, staff, and parent/carers.

Barnet Council say ‘The mental health and well-being of children and young people can affect them for the rest of their lives. Supporting their mental health at this early stage can help them cope better with life, whatever it throws at them. The growing number of children and young people experiencing poor mental health is one of the greatest challenges facing our schools.  One in ten young people have some form of diagnosable mental health condition and we know that half of these are established before the age of fourteen.  Resilience in schools is seen when pupils, parents/carers and staff have a greater ability to “bounce back’’ when faced with difficulties so that they can achieve positive outcomes. The Resilient Schools Programme takes a whole-school approach to promote and build resilience in schools and address mental health concerns early on. ’

We are very proud of our whole school community for the hard work that made this possible.