The document outlines the introductory session for a Level 1 Award in Personal & Social Wellbeing, detailing essential housekeeping information, course objectives, activities, and guidelines for establishing a productive classroom environment. It emphasizes the significance of understanding wellbeing, introduces five ways to improve mental wellbeing, and encourages group discussions and personal reflections on the topic. Participants are also informed about their responsibilities, available support, and the importance of attendance and engagement throughout the course.

1. WELCOME!
Please create a name plaque,
using the card on the desk –
Include your name in large
letters and a bit of colour! 

2. QR code reader – Please
access the Wi-fi on your
mobile and download a QR
reader.
This is to help you on the
course with accessing
links/research
Tip: Wi-fi login is on the board

3. Activity
In your groups, discuss the
questions on the hand-out and
make notes
We will share this with the whole
class

4. Understanding Personal &
Social Wellbeing
Level 1 Award
with Michelle Walsh
01254 354413
mwalsh@accross.ac.uk

5. Housekeeping
 Fire evacuation
 Toilets
 Smoking – Away from the front door
 Phone calls / appointments – Outside of classroom
time
 Commitment – Always AIM for 100%
 Sessions - 9th of September – 4th of November (no
session on 21st of October)
 Absences – to be reported to tutor
mwalsh@accross.ac.uk or Waterside (01254
354423) You will be required to catch up in your
own time and should make arrangements
 Brews – 25p per session – WASH OWN CUPS
 Questions?

6. Session 1 Objectives
Identify course content & requirements of the
Level 1
Define what Wellbeing is and how this can
impact on daily life
List the 5 ways to Wellbeing
State 3 things you are able to do to improve
your own Wellbeing and who can help
Identify further courses to support your
progression in the subject.

7. What else can you expect
in this session..?
 Key terminology = Wellbeing!
 English = Verbally communicating effectively
with others, writing in full sentences to show
your understanding of the topic
 British Values = Respect – Forming group rules
to help form mutual respect and a comfortable
learning environment for everyone.

8. Introduction to Learning Mat!
Familiarise yourself with the learning
mat by looking at the different
pages…
Complete the front page of the learning
mat independently to identify your
current experience/knowledge

9. What do you think
Well-being is?
Discuss in small groups what you
think well-being might be – Write
key words on a sheet of paper to
identify what your group think
Well-being is all about
Everyone in the group to contribute
to the answers and the writing

11. Record ‘what you
think wellbeing is’ on
your learning mat
Please use full sentences

12. Research and
record a
definition of
Wellbeing

13. What is wellbeing?
 Feeling happy is a part of mental wellbeing, but it’s far
from the whole.
 Feelings of contentment, enjoyment, confidence and
engagement with the world are all a part of mental
wellbeing.
 Wellbeing is a feeling that you can do the things you
want to do. Good relationships, which bring joy to you
and those around you.
 Good mental wellbeing does not mean that you never
experience feelings or situations that you find difficult.
It does mean that you feel you have the resilience to
cope when times are tougher than usual.
 No-one can give wellbeing to you. It's you who has to
take action
Source: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-
depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/#what-is-mental-
wellbeing

14. Do you know that there
are FIVE ways to
Wellbeing?
Discuss these and write
some ideas down
We will share these ideas

15. ICEBREAKER
One minute masterpiece
1. Get into pairs with someone you don’t know and arrange
your chairs to sit facing each other.
2. Each partner needs a blank sheet of paper (A4), a marker
pen and a hard surface to draw on (table?)
3. Find out your partner’s name and write it on your sheet
of paper
4. You will have 1 minute to draw a picture of each other –
nobody is allowed to look at the paper as they draw their
partner (not even the person drawing)
5. Once complete – you will sign your masterpiece and give
it to your partner! Something for the fridge! 
I will say “Go!” to start and “Stop!” to… stop

16. Why that icebreaker..?
It relates to the 5 steps to well-being:
 You listened to instructions.
 Your brain made sense of the language (understood that it was
English, not Chinese, for example!) and what you had to do (the
instructions). (Mind - Keep Learning)
 Your brain told your eyes to ‘see’ the person you had to draw
and to really look at the person. (Place - Take Notice)
 Your brain told your hand how to hold and move the pen and
what to do to draw the picture. (Body - Be Active)
 Possibly - your minds were telling them something funny was
going on with your partner and the others in the group – and it
made some people laugh. (People - Connect)
 You shared your masterpieces with your partners – and gave
them a gift. (Spirit - Give)

17. Your Wellbeing..?
“Evidence suggests there are five steps we can all take to improve our mental
wellbeing. Try approaching them with an open mind and judge the results for
yourself.”
http://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing.aspx

18. Learning Mat!
Using the information from
the Wellbeing hand-out -
Score yourself, honestly, on
how involved you are with
each of the FIVE ways to
Wellbeing

19. This qualification is designed to develop your
understanding of a range of wellbeing topics. Each topic
provides you with the opportunity to better understand
your own wellbeing and that of others and the impact
that some of the key topics have on Wellbeing.
There are 3 different topics in this Award:
What is this course all
about?
Title Credit Value
Understanding Wellbeing Learning Mat
Understanding Substance misuse 2
Forming and breaking Habits 2
Personal Resilience 2
6 credits = Level 1 Award

20. What support is
available to you?
 Primarily me – Michelle
 Each other
 Support worker – Can be requested
 Dictionaries/Glossary of terms are available
 Careers Zone – Main College
 Varied assessment activities
 Hand-outs can be on coloured paper if easier to read
 Lancashire Care: Minds Matter (NHS)
If you feel that you would benefit from more personalised
support in relation to your wellbeing, you may benefit from
contacting the above service.
Referral details available

21. Assessing your work
There is a learning mat, initial assessment and a portfolio to complete on this
programme Your work will be assessed by the tutor to ensure this meets criteria for
the qualification
 Please use correct grammar (capital letters and punctuation) and be careful with
your spellings. If you are unsure, there are dictionaries available
 Ensure you keep any additional evidence in the back of your file – This will be
tracked and part of your portfolio when you hand it in
 Keep your workbook tidy – don’t rush ahead to answer things we haven’t
covered yet.
 Any corrections will be given back to you and marked again once completed
Completing the portfolio and ALL associated tasks (to meet criteria) will give you a
Level 1 Award in Personal & Social Wellbeing

23. Setting group rules
To ensure that we all have a happy and productive learning
experience, we need to establish some group rules.
 In groups of 3/4 write a list of ground rules that you
would like everyone (including yourself) to adhere to
for the rest of the course
Each team will have the opportunity to share their ideas and then
negotiate with other teams if they would like to keep/get rid of their
proposed rules
If you do want to get rid of a rule then you MUST explain why –
sometimes we need to negotiate
Tutor will type up the agreed list for next week
For example: “be punctual at the start of session and after breaks”

24. BREAK TIME
15 minutes = Plenty of time
for a brew, chat, drink of
water, toilet visit 

25. RECAP
 When is the last session?
 What Level of qualification is this Personal and
Social Wellbeing course?
 How many units are there? What are they?
 What do you need to do to achieve the
qualification?

26. What areas of life can
wellbeing affect?
Work with a partner to create a list of
areas of life Well-being may affect.
Example; social life – friends, family,
relationships etc.
Physical Health –
Mental Health -

27. Who is responsible for your
well-being?
The answer is… YOU, mainly!
The government also have SOME
responsibility
What do you think the government
do in terms of Wellbeing?

28. How can you look after your
own well-being?
Discuss this in pairs and write
some ideas down about what
YOU are able to do to look after
your own well-being

29. What techniques are there
to look after your own
Wellbeing?
QR code available on Learning
Mat

30. How can you look after your own
well-being?
Discuss this in pairs and write
some ideas down about what YOU
are able to do to ensure YOU are
looking after your own well-being

31. Take the ‘How are
you?’ quiz from NHS.
Record feedback on
Learning Mat.

32. What other courses are
available?
 Maths, English and ICT are vitally important when considering further
education and employment – If you are considering progression, then
achieving these qualifications are essential and beneficial to your future
 There are unaccredited learning opportunities, through Lancashire Adult
Learning, for you to be able to discover more about the Wellbeing
techniques and keeping well
 Mental Health Level 1 & 2 and Alcohol Awareness Level 1 & Substance
Misuse Level 2 are qualifications which are directly linked to Wellbeing
and you could consider these for progression
 If you are unsure about what you want to do next, you could discuss
your options with Richard (reception) or you could use National Careers
Service website to explore different job profiles.

33. Session 1 Objectives
Did you..?
 Identify course content & requirements of the Level 1
 Define what Wellbeing is and how this can impact on
daily life
 List the 5 ways to Wellbeing
 State 3 things you are able to do to improve your
own Wellbeing and who can help
 Identify further courses to support your progression
in the subject.
Re-visit your Learning Mat to ensure it is complete

34. RECAP
 What are the Five ways to Wellbeing?
 What do the Five ways to Wellbeing include?
 Which areas of your life can Wellbeing impact on?
 Who is ultimately responsible for you Wellbeing?
 What techniques could be used to improve
Wellbeing?

35. Homework
Access Itslearning by using your login guide…
Phone/Laptop/Tablet/Computer
Have a look through the resources available
to you
Find Week 1 information
Look at the questions from the ONS Survey.
For each of these questions I’d like you to give an
answer on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is ‘not at
all’ and 10 is ‘completely’.
Write the questions and your answers on the
back of this sheet. Please include the date you
answered the questions.

36. Next Session
You will be looking into;
Substance Misuse
 Substances that people misuse
 Effects of substance misuse on the individual
You could begin to think about the
link between Substance Misuse and
Wellbeing

37. Paperwork time
We must sign up to the College for every course we do
These ones need to be completed…
 Enrolment Form
 Learning Support Form – Where requesting support in class
 Bursary Form – To be completed by those not claiming UC, JSA
or ESA WRAG
 ICT Acceptable Use Form
You will need to show evidence of benefit entitlement.
Please remember…
“This course is (ONLY) free to people who are unemployed,
actively seeking work and claiming an active benefit (JSA,
ESA (WRAG), UC…”

38. Questions