Lighthouse Project

We are committed to support forces children and young people to better understand and improve mental health and wellbeing.

We are working in partnership with Queen Victoria School to support pupils from armed forces and veteran families to better understand and enhance mental health and wellbeing.

Queen Victoria School is a very special place with a proud history – it’s where each and every student is nurtured and encouraged to exceed their potential in every way.

We responded to meet a specific need

We listened to the voice of pupils and staff who expressed a need for specific mental health and wellbeing support services to be established within the school.

Having understood what was needed, we explored several funding opportunities to make things happen.

We have received generous funding from the Veterans Foundation for academic year 23-24, having previously been funded by ABF: The Soldiers Charity.

Do you have a child currently at Queen Victoria School or will do so soon? Find out more about the services we provide through the Lighthouse Project.

We’ve taken a whole school approach

We have co-designed a wellbeing room at Queen Victoria School, which serves as the hub to deliver a variety of activities to facilitate discussion and positive action for pupils, staff and parents to better understand and improve mental health and wellbeing.

One-to-one support

We deliver one-to-one early intervention, immediate response and active monitoring to support distress, mental health and wellbeing. We provide strategies to improve and maintain wellbeing and signpost to medical intervention, if required.

Peer support

We provide a safe forum for pupils, staff and parents to share their personal experiences by taking part in discussions to both give and receive advice through a variety of creative, sporting and therapeutic activities.

Peer mentorship

We encourage pupils to serve as mental health ambassadors within the school to reduce stigma and signpost peers towards specific support available through the project and provide informal advice through empathy and shared experience.

Co-produce learning resources

We collaborate with pupils and staff to co-produce materials and resources to encourage greater numbers of pupils to seek support through the project and to enhance understanding for teachers, school staff and parent groups.

Do you have a child currently at Queen Victoria School or will do so soon? Find out more about the services we provide through the Lighthouse Project.