Pathways to Resilience delivers training to schools, therapists and organisations looking to equip children and their communities with tools for resilience and emotional wellbeing.
Our vision is BIG …
To equip all children and their communities with tools for resilience & emotional wellbeing.
Why is this needed?
According to NHS England and The Mental Health of Children and Young People report carried out in 2023, a staggering 20.3% of 8 to 16-year-olds had a probable mental disorder. This statistic has nearly doubled since 2017 meaning that an incredible 1 in 5 children and young people are suffering with issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, poor sleep, loneliness and bullying. Another recent NHS study found that antidepressants prescriptions have risen by a third amongst 13 - 19 year olds since 2020.
Since 2021 Pathways to Resilience seen the phenomenally positive impact its programmes and workshops has had on those who have attended. Children have fed back to us that they have vastly improved sleep, experienced less anger, more tolerance (of siblings in particular!) and an expanded willingness and ability, for those that were struggling, to attend school. Pathways to Resilience can have a significant impact on children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing , as well as on parents and carers.
“Excellent, very beneficial. Every child should be able to do this, reduce burden on the NHS budgets and support mental health.”
- Primary School Parent
How will we achieve our vision?
By training more schools staff and facilitators across the UK and beyond to deliver the programmes and workshops to their communities.
We have Accredited PTR Facilitators across the UK and into Europe and are delivering programmes and workshops to children and families.
In September 2026, we will be launch of our new on-demand training for KS2 school staff, with spring 2027 in our sights for the launch of our KS3+4 on-demand training that includes AQA certification - a wonderful achievement to show future colleges and employers.
What do we mean by resilience?
The Oxford dictionary defines resilience as ‘the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties’ - this can be physical, mental, emotional or social.
Resilience is not simply “pushing through” or “not giving up.” Research shows that resilience involves supportive relationships, emotional regulation skills, cognitive flexibility, a sense of meaning and agency and healthy nervous system functioning
It is both internal skill and external support.
What does resilience look like?
Someone who is resilient has good self-awareness, they are able to notice when their body is sending stress signals and can implement tools and strategies to bring about calm in moments of challenge and raise energy when feeling low. This means they are able to rely on themselves to move between different states and, in turn, change their emotions and behaviours depending on the situation they find themselves in. We believe this is done through navigating the nervous system by returning to a sense of balance. In addition, someone who is resilient, has good self-expression, is able to verbalise how they are feeling and confidently ask for help when needed.
Pathways to Resilience - 4 Pillars of Resilience
Combining our extensive work with children and adolescents over the last two decades, along with our keen interest in the latest research by great clinicians, psychologists and doctors, such as Deb Dana, Martin Seligman and Gabor Mate, the founders of PTR have highlighted 4 Pillars of Resilience and how the programmes and workshops aim to nurture them:
Balance - regulating the nervous system through breathing practices
Self-Belief - identifying strengths and building confidence
Optimism - using positive-psychology tools in daily life
Perseverance - understanding the importance of rest whilst not giving up
“I do the breathing whenever I’m stressed, it makes me feel calmer. I really liked the activities, they were really fun.
- Primary School Pupil