Mindapples in action

Grassroots events and campaign stories from our community of champions and volunteers.

Youth Mental Health Day: Share Support with Mindapples

September the 19th is Youth Mental Health Day, and this year’s theme is #ShareSupport. It is about encouraging young people to talk about what helps them, to share their own ideas for wellbeing, and to support one another through connection and understanding. At Mindapples, this message is very close to our work. Since 2008, we […]

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Students holding a colourful Mindapples awareness poster in school hallway.

Mindapples and Open SU: Growing Wellbeing Together

Mindapples has been working with Open SU for five years, delivering an annual programme of wellbeing workshops and Champions Training to support students’ mental health and resilience. This piece looks back on the past 12 months of partnership during the 2024/25 academic year, which has included a face-to-face Feed Your Mind keynote on campus in […]

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Planned table with Mindapples signs, colourful markers, and a bowl of apples promoting mental wellbeing and mindfulness activities.

Making Transition Work: Connecting with students before they arrive, through first year and beyond

Starting university is a big life change, and it can be a high-risk phase for mental health. Some students notice anxiety rising, difficulties with sleep and their wellbeing dipping. Effective support starts before students arrive, is woven into teaching and refreshed across the first year and beyond. This is the Mindapples approach. We run interactive, […]

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heart-shaped paper notes on display at Mindapples event

From Transition to Culture Change: Embedding Wellbeing Across the University Journey

At Mindapples, we believe that looking after your mind should be as natural as brushing your teeth. Since 2008, we’ve supported people to build the knowledge, skills, and habits that support mental wellbeing. With over a decade of experience working with universities, we’ve co-produced resources with students and staff to meet the real challenges of […]

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Wooden apple tree with red and green applecards hanging from it, in a university foyer

Bringing the Whole-School Approach to Life with Mindapples for Schools

How Mindapples helps schools bring mental wellbeing into everyday education – in line with national guidance. Embedding Wellbeing Across the School Community The Department for Education’s Whole School or College Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (2021) sets out a clear vision: that schools and colleges should promote “an ethos and environment that promotes respect […]

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A large television screen with a slide of the Mindapples logo. A white cardboard tree with red and cream paper apples hanging from it.

Making Mental Wellbeing Part of School Life



There’s growing recognition in schools, policy and research that mental wellbeing in education should be part of everyday school life, not just an add-on. As schools explore new ways to support young people’s mental health, two recent studies help shed light on what’s working and where we need to go next. A 2024 review by […]

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Year 10 prepare to launch Mindapples to the whole school

Earlier this year Mrs Donna Hughes (Assistant Principal Personal Development) at Ormiston South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy (SWB) attended the Mindapples’ champions course for schools. Ormiston SWB is a large secondary school with over 1100 pupils in Bilston, Wolverhampton. We caught up with Mrs Hughes to find out what she thought about the course and […]

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Mindapples visits Mayfield school

In October 22 we were thrilled to be invited to Mayfield school in Portsmouth to film the teachers and students launching their whole school approach to mental health (the world premiere of the film coming soon!). We also had a chance to catch up in person with Mindapples’ champions Mrs Jude Firth and Mrs Verity […]

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Give Me Five: Paul Dodsley & Leah Wareham

Paul Dodsley (Student Health Development Officer) and Leah Wareham (Student Health and Wellbeing Project Officer) both run Healthy NTU, Nottingham Trent University’s Health Promotion programme within the Student Support Services. They help students learn new ways to look after their wellbeing through lots of different ways including running training sessions, events and activities throughout the […]

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Mindapples at University

We were delighted to see so many friends and partners using their Mindapples trees and apple cards on University Mental Health Day last week, sharing activities that they try to do every day to take care of their minds. Students at Nottingham Trent University, Royal Holloway University of London and Nottingham University thought of great ways […]

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