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Nearly 200 year 6 pupils participated in this year’s crucial crew live.
Crucial crew live is an interactive initiative based around key life skills for year 6 students as they prepare for secondary school.
This year Epping Forest District Council hosted the 3-day programme at the Civic Offices in Epping, after 2 years of it being a virtual event.
Crucial crew 2023
6 primary schools across the district took part in interactive workshops based on different scenarios to raise awareness about road safety, nutrition and exercise, mental health, relationships, online safety and drug abuse.
Each session focused on tackling possible dangers and challenges that may encounter in everyday life, and showed different ways to support the physical health and mental wellbeing of the students as they get ready for the next step in their life.
This year sessions were delivered by:
- EFDC Community and Wellbeing team
- Essex Highways
- Mind in West Essex
- Red Balloon
- Safer Places
- Youth Unity
Helping young people make positive choices
Councillor Smruti Patel, Portfolio Holder for Community, Health and Wellbeing said:
I am delighted we were able to have Crucial Crew in person again. You can see how much the children get out of each workshop; it’s so rewarding to see them support one another and work as a team.
Epping Forest District Council is committed to supporting local children and young people to stay safe and well by providing them with the knowledge and skills to make positive life choices. The different scenarios at crucial crew highlight the possible challenges and gives them the confidence to face them.
Health and wellbeing strategy
The crucial crew project emphasises the priorities and objectives set out in the Epping Forest Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022 to 2026 to help ensure that children and young people have the best start in life.
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