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HeadStart End of Programme Report 2016 to 2022

Part 1. End of Programme Report - pages 1 to 13

Part 2. End of Programme Report - pages 14 to 26

What we know about young people's mental health

Results from the primary school pupil wellbeing survey

Results from the secondary school pupil wellbeing survey

HeadStart Evidence Briefing

Evidence briefing - primary schools

Evidence briefing - secondary schools

The impact of our work

Does social action help young people with emerging mental health issues?

Progressing whole school approaches report

Whole School - Appendix

Our Learning of implementing HeadStart Newham

Implementing HeadStart Newham - Full research report

Implementing HeadStart Newham - Summary and Learning

HeadStart Intervention Reports

HeadStart Being a Parent Annual Report 2020/21: A thematic review of the delivery of peer led parenting group, Being a Parent a 9 week course for parents of children with a child aged 9-16

HeadStart Newham Being a Parent Report 2019-2020

Being a Parent Evaluation 2020 - Summary Slides

BounceBack Full research report (2017-18)

BounceBack - Full research report

BounceBack - Summary and learning

Creative and Sports Activities - Full research report

Creative and Sports Activities - Summary and learning

More than Mentors - Full research report

More than Mentors - Summary and learning

Supported Volunteering (TSA) - Full research report

Supported Volunteering (TSA) - Summary and learning

Youth led research

Coping with exam stress project

Photo book project

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