Transforming pupil well-being to create calmer classrooms at Kingsley St John School

Key benefits:

• Immediate intervention and coping strategies
• Reduces the workload for teachers
• Helps to create calmer classrooms
• Instant de-escalation of challenging behaviours
• Improves pupil well-being through pupil empowerment
• In-depth view of well-being highlighting any pupil issues
• The bigger picture of well-being for the class and school

About Kingsley St John School

Kingsley St John School is a smaller-than-average-sized primary school of 77 pupils ages 5-11 based in Frodsham, Cheshire.   The school’s motto, ‘Love, Learn, Aspire, Achieve’, is reflected through the leadership team who work together to ensure that every pupil receives a personalised education and reaches their full potential.  

It’s well known that pupils throughout the world have seen increased anxiety and mental health challenges in children post-pandemic. Kingsley St John School used conventional methods like counselling and pastoral care to support pupils’ mental health needs but recognised the importance of additional support to address any mental health and well-being challenges with some pupils. As a forward-thinking school, Rachel Jones, Headteacher, explains how they are using AI to help:

“As a headteacher, I’ve seen the increase of mental health issues in schools post-pandemic. With over 25 years of experience in education, I know that early intervention is critical, and after seeing the AI well-being tool Lumii, we embraced this forward-thinking approach and signed up for a pilot of Lumii.”

Improving Early Intervention

Lumii is more than just an app; it’s a holistic approach to mental health and well-being in schools. Powered by the Large Mental Health Model (LMHM) AI, Lumii Jnr empowers pupils by listening, conversing, providing coping strategies and enabling early intervention to prevent crises. It encourages open dialogue, destigmatises mental health, and offers educators valuable insights, underscoring a commitment to pupil well-being.

Lumii also allows teachers and senior leadership teams to easily track and monitor their pupils’ mental well-being and highlights when intervention is needed. Lumii is an innovative digital platform designed to enhance pupil well-being through mindfulness, meditation, and emotional intelligence exercises. Lumii’s AI capability has been described as ‘game-changing’ by the teaching community. 

By integrating Lumii into their curriculum and extracurricular activities, schools can empower pupils with their own tools to manage stress, build resilience, and improve overall mental health.

Creating calmer classrooms

For the classroom teacher, well-being and mental health challenges can be complex to manage, particularly with increased challenges with home-to-school transition post covid. These can impact the start of the school day, often delaying the start of teaching in some cases.   

Using Lumii for a few minutes each morning has transformed the start of school into a wholly positive experience through Lumii.  Rachel explains how Lumii helps:

“Lumii has significantly impacted the pupils of Kingsley St John School. For one pupil, the transition from home to school has completely transformed quite quickly. We went from school refusal and a teacher having to spend 45 minutes trying to settle a very anxious child to, within a few days of using Lumii, a child being excited to come into school and talk to Lumii. Lumii’s impact has been incredibly positive in a very short timeframe. 

“For another pupil, venting during their Lumii sessions meant that the pupil was calmer and more focused during lesson time. Using Lumii means less disruption for the teacher, their class and affords more learning time.

“Lumii is really effective in promoting good models for pupil well-being. Lumii has been a transformative addition to our school community. It has provided our pupils with an outlet and immediate intervention that delivers practical strategies to manage their mental health and provide a positive learning environment at their fingertips.”

Why Lumii works

Lumii does not provide counselling; it is an AI app that listens to a child’s concerns and offers immediate low-level intervention. An example of a conversation could be;

Child chat: I feel worried

Lumii chat: Worry can weigh heavily like a backpack. Let’s try and lighten the load. What’s got you feeling worried? Maybe we can figure it out together.

Child chat: I’m worried about starting high school

Lumii: It’s pretty normal to feel worried about change. Perhaps we can figure it out and make a plan together?

Child chat:  Yes, a plan sounds like a great idea

Lumii then continues to work with the child to deliver a manageable plan where the child will organise to go and see the school, meet with some of the teachers and ask their parents for support.   Lumii will alert the school Lumii coordinator if there is a safeguarding concern.

Creating calmer classrooms

Implementing Lumii has resulted in calmer classrooms and improved Kingsley St John School pupil well-being. Teachers have observed a decrease in disruption to the school day as pupils settle more quickly, and there has also been an increase in pupil engagement. Moreover, pupils report feeling more resilient and better equipped to face challenges.

“Pupils settle quickly and are more focused and engaged with their learning since using Lumii, which will only positively impact attainment.” Said Rachel

Looking ahead

Kingsley St John School plans to extend the integration of Lumii into their regular curriculum for those pupils who need it. They aim to ensure that all pupils have access to Lumii resources if they want them and will continue to seek feedback to enhance the platform’s effectiveness in supporting pupil well-being.

Rachel added:  “We aim to continue to use Lumii for those pupils that need it, and we plan to run whole school Lumii sessions a few times a year as it’s great to check in and monitor the mental health and well-being of all our pupils.

“Lumii has been instrumental in our efforts to prioritise pupil well-being at Kingsley St John School. It’s heartening to see its positive impact on our pupils, and we’re excited about its potential to support their well-being and all-round development further.” If you would like to find out more about Lumii contact us at Hello@lumii.me