A new initiative based on positive psychology has been having an amazing impact on school pupils in Cumbria.

The Art Of Brilliance, which is known for its training programmes, has brought it's Brilliant Schools Initiative to West Cumbria.

Whitehaven Academy along with various primary schools in the town have got involved thanks to the help of a number of local organisations.

Dr Andy Cope, Founder of The Art of Brilliance, said: "This really is a world first for Cumbria.

"The aim of the programme is to instil positivity and resilience into the schools and get the kids to take charge of their own wellbeing.

"Our recent workshop was a complete success and the children cannot wait to share their brilliant ideas with the rest of the school."

Brilliant Schools offer a variety of wellbeing workshops aimed at pupils, teachers and children.

Over the course of the pandemic pupils have been able to benefit from a range of engaging and interactive live sessions beamed directly into the classroom.

On 12th October, founder of Art of Brilliance Dr Andy Cope and the award-winning best-selling author and key-note speaker Will Hussey, travelled to Cumbria to train 72 children from the Brilliant Cumbria programme to become ‘well-being ninjas’ and represent their school.

The aim of this session was to provide the children with the tools they need to keep their peers engaged and keep the momentum going.

Laura Ball, Lead Teacher for Jericho School, said: "The Brilliant Cumbria workshop has enabled the well-being revolution seeds to grow. I am passionate to drive and spread the messages until all children in our community benefit from and understand how they can be in charge of their own mental health and be the very best version of themselves.

"Enabling our children to achieve their potential and succeed in reaching their goals (specifically after living through a pandemic) is what they not only need but deserve.

"Both Andy and Will are inspirational in delivering the key messages and skills.

"Cumbria being a world first - a revolution of happiness can you really afford to not be a part of that?"