We are happy to be working with Third Space as part of our 6th Form enrichment programme again this year. Their flexible approach allows us to work together to design sessions that suit our needs and their speakers are engaging and professional in their approach.
H. Tunstall
Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Bolton School
At Third Space Bolton we believe in Talking Schools. Talking things through helps young people to release tension, rather than keeping it inside. Talking about feelings can help young people stay in good mental health and deal with times when they feel troubled. It isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s part of taking charge of your wellbeing and doing what you can to stay healthy.
One of the biggest challenges for young people is their lack of experience dealing with emotions. That makes recognising, understanding, labelling, expressing, and regulating emotions harder. These five skills of emotional intelligence can be learned through talking in a coordinated peer-group setting.
The Born in Bradford study of 13,000 children as they move through their teenage years has shown lay leaders can facilitate student wellbeing discussions with greater effect than school teachers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wrnv
Founded in 2015 with the support of the Church of England in Manchester, Third Space Bolton is a charity that specialises in mental health and wellbeing.
We support, inspire and unite young people in high schools and young adults in the community.
Third Space Bolton has worked with hundreds of students in many of the high schools in Bolton over the last nine years, including;
Birtenshaw College, Bolton College, Bolton School Boys Division, Bolton School Girls Division, Bolton St Catherines Academy, Canon Slade, ESSA Academy, Harper Green, St James Farnworth, St Joseph’s RC Horwich, Thornleigh RC
We also enable churches in Bolton to deliver support for students in their local high schools.