More than 55,000 school children attended our Take 10 moment with superstar TV presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly!
To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, Ant & Dec chatted about the importance of reading for wellbeing, introduced pupils to their debut book Propa Happy (Farshore Books) and led the nation in our #Take10ToRead moment.
Mental Health Awareness Week from the Mental Health Foundation takes place this year on 9-15 May 2022 and is an important time for schools and communities to reflect on how we are all feeling and what we can do to improve our wellbeing and that of the children and people around us.
Our research shows us that reading can be an effective way of helping people take care of their mental health and wellbeing - and it only takes 10 minutes a day to see the benefits! Reading every day can help everyone - children, young people and adults - to:
This year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme is loneliness: research from Quick Reads investigated how reading impacts our ability to connect to others finding that reading for just 30 minutes a week means you’re 52% more likely to feel socially included than those who have not read in the past week and 72% more likely to have greater community spirit. Readers are also 37% more likely to get greater pleasure out of their social lives."
Support your pupils and students to Take 10 this Mental Health Awareness Week inspiring them to keep reading every day at school and at home. You could:
Head to the Mental Health Awareness Foundation website to download their School Pack and check out our school resources to support wellbeing through literacy teaching.
Check out our collection of activities designed to allow children and young people to reflect on their experiences, and bond with classmates and teachers.
They also provide opportunities to revisit and build on literacy skills, to strengthen learning re-establishing both skills and enjoyment across reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Support your staff, their families and your community to Take 10 this Mental Health Awareness Week inspiring them to keep reading every day to support their wellbeing.
Do you work with children or families in the community?
Inspire everyone in your community to read every day by sharing your Take 10 challenge (and even your pet's!) on social media.
Take pictures, selfies and videos of your Take 10 moments and share using the hashtag #Take10ToRead and tag the National Literacy Trust - we love seeing how you're getting on!
To inspire people to take up and continue the challenge, the National Literacy Trust hold Take 10 campaign weeks and national moments where thousands of people across the UK drop everything and read together for 10 minutes.
