Stormbreak

It’s a real privilege to be recognised by No 10 for stormbreak work in community physical activity and wellbeing, especially for care experienced children. On Monday Kate, who leads on this work, was invited to meet Sir Keir Starmer at No 10. Our work is making such a meaningful difference in the lives of young people, especially when it comes to supporting their mental health. Kate says she has met so many inspiring individuals who are deeply committed to this work. It’s a constant reminder of how powerful compassion and community can be. If you, or anyone you know might be interested in finding out more about how stormbreak can enrich the lives of care experienced young people and those that surround them then get in touch with Kate. ✉️ [email protected]

Movement can do more than boost fitness - it can open the door to better mental health. This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re sharing a blog from Dr Vicky Randall, Research and Practice Ambassador at our grantee @hellostormbreak on how pairing purposeful movement with gentle conversation can help children recognise feelings and learn simple, practical ways to self‑regulate. We’re proud to support stormbreak through a £15,000 Community Grant, helping bring this approach to primary schools in Westminster and supporting our focus on early intervention. Read the blog via the link in our bio. #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #EarlyIntervention #Westminster

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There’s no greater pleasure than seeing exciting projects come together! 🙌 Following our Play. Chill. Heal. Activity & Recovery Sports Leadership Training before Easter, we were thrilled to deliver a fun-filled Multi-Skills & Recovery Festival 💫 50 amazing pupils from 5 different primary schools joined us for an unforgettable morning! 🌟 Our energetic 6- and 7-year-olds developed their fundamental movement skills of agility, balance, and coordination while also exploring the importance of both physical and mental rest and recovery 🧠💪 The energy was incredible—two hours of nonstop enthusiasm, joy, dedication, and perseverance! 🔥 A huge congratulations to our outstanding Sports Leaders 👏 Your performance truly made the event special. Thank you to all the schools for attending, and a massive shoutout to Park Hill Junior School for hosting 🏫 We can’t wait to bring you more recovery-focused events soon… watch this space! 👀✨ #PlayChillHeal #SportsLeaders #ActiveKids #SchoolSport #przewrotwprzod @hyperice @youthsporttrust @yourschoolgames @gqpoland @olivierjaniak

What an incredible day at our Primary PE Conference! 🙌🏽 A huge thank you to all of our amazing Primary PE Leads who joined us. Your passion, energy and commitment to giving children the very best physical education is truly inspiring. 💙 From connecting and sharing ideas to learning new ways to engage and motivate pupils, the room was full of enthusiasm, collaboration and a shared belief in the power of PE. We’re so grateful you chose to spend the day with us — and we hope you left feeling inspired, supported and full of fresh ideas to take back to your schools. 🏫✨ To every delegate who attended: you are making a real difference 👏🏼 Massive thanks to our workshop deliverers, facilitators, speakers and partners. We are proud to work with you to support a community of such passionate educators. 💪 @hellostormbreak @england_squash @jcsquash_academy @britdodgeball @iball.uk @addingtonvalley @skip2bfit @bk21_medconcept @hyperice #PrimaryPE #PELeads #PhysEd #ActiveSchools #activity4life @youthsporttrust @yourschoolgames @coombewoodschool

Teachers’ Health & Wellbeing Recovery Zone Teachers give our children so much of themselves every single day — but who looks after the teachers? 💙 Recent data shows 76% of UK education staff report feeling stressed and 77% experience poor mental health symptoms due to work. Long workloads, challenging behaviour, and poor work-life balance are pushing many teachers to their limits. That’s why we’re proud to introduce the Teachers’ Health & Wellbeing Recovery Zone at Park Hill Junior School — a calm, safe space designed to help staff rest, recharge and recover before, during, or after the school day. 🌿 Our Play. Chill. Heal. zone in the staffroom will give teachers the chance to pause, breathe, focus on themselves and prioritise their wellbeing. Thanks to our amazing partners, staff will have access to: 💆 Foam rollers, massage balls & injury-prevention educational materials from @bk21_medconcept 🦵 Normatec compression trousers, Venom Go 2 Back heat & vibration wraps, and Hypervolt 2 massage guns from @hyperice 🧠 Mental wellbeing resources from @hellostormbreak 🎧 Noise-cancelling headphones, eye masks, yoga mats and more Earlier this week, staff experienced it all at our dedicated recovery training session — and the feedback says it all: 💬 “I can’t wait.” 💬 “I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.” 💬 “I love it.” And this is just the beginning… 🚀 Because when teachers feel supported, everyone benefits. #TeacherWellbeing #PlayChillHeal #TeacherSupport #SchoolWellbeing #przewrótwprzód @youthsporttrust @yourschoolgames @olivierjaniak @afpe_pe

What a Friday feeling as we celebrate our TWO MILLIONTH stormbreak logged! Every jump, step, jiggle, bounce, hop, dance, wiggle and smile matters 🤸‍♀️ Thank you to everyone who has taken part 🫶 .uk

🚨 Our Conference Early Bird Booking offer closes on Wednesday 11 February 🚨 Hop and non-member schools can secure discounted places for a limited time. Skip/Jump/Leap members book your FREE place early to ensure you access spaces on your priority workshops. We are collaborating with some incredible organisations to provide you with meaningful CPD including: @england_squash @britdodgeball @iball.uk @hellostormbreak @addingtonvalley SEND workshops Plus tasters of our Play.Chill.Heal recovery zone with @hyperice and @bk21_medconcept Alongside a brand new offering from @skip2bfit All delegates will be entered into our prize draw to win some incredible prizes including: 🏋🏼‍♀️1 month UNLIMITED membership @the_drop_fitness where you will enjoy group PT from an expert team including our guest speaker @ahill_pilatespt ⭐ 6 months of Stormbreak Plus FREE for your school Don't delay.....secure your spot now!

It’s almost time for Children’s Mental health Week 2026 💛 Download our resource for schools for stacks of ideas and things to do this Children’s Mental Health Week, including a special assembly 🤸‍♀️ Visit .uk/cmhw26 LINKED IN OUR BIO #childrensmentalhealthweek Please share in your networks and let’s stormbreak!

𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕡 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕥𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 Stormbreak is a movement-based mental health programme designed to help children develop resilience, self-awareness, and emotional wellbeing through simple, engaging activities. By weaving moments of mindful movement into the school day, stormbreak empowers children to recognise and manage their feelings, build healthy relationships, and develop lifelong habits that support positive mental health. We are looking to source funding for the implementation of stormbreak projects within Croydon Schools. Look out for our expression of interest email shortly! @hellostormbreak

We’d like to say a very Happy Christmas to our friends, followers, partners and everyone who has supported stormbreak throughout a very busy 2025! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas break, and we will see you in 2026, Love, Team stormbreak x 💛

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