Mental Health Awareness Week has never looked so colourful – or full of superheroes!

Pupils of Lamplugh Primary School, at Frizington, took part in the week celebrating mental welfare by dressing up as every hero imaginable, carrying out acts of kindness, and trying out a spot of yoga while donning their capes.

Following the theme of kindness, youngsters were encouraged to think about the superheroes in their life, and draw pictures, write letters and even call their idol to let them know just how super they are.

Senior Teaching Assistant, Helen Shore, said: “As a school, we make mental health a priority always, and this is obviously more important than ever now, that’s why we felt it would be beneficial to go ahead with our special week, despite not being at school together.

“As always, our families took it on with their usual enthusiasm. All the staff are incredibly proud of our school family who have supported each other and helped others through.

“Their positive attitudes have shined through and we’re very grateful for their support. We can see from the photos and videos we are sent that parents are doing an incredible job at keeping their children safe and happy.”

Pupils were tasked with writing acrostic poems about their “super self”, designing comic strips and creating symbols of hope.

But the main goal of the week was to be kind, with the children earning kindness points by doing everything from making their beds and creating homemade gifts to raising money for charity.

Points were totted up on Friday to see which superhero the pupils were, including Super Kind Kid and King/Queen Kind.

Parents also loved the week, with Kerry Graham saying: “Daniel did super well this week and has earned many many points.”

Mum Jennifer Daglish added: “We made tie dye superheroes outfits which brightened our mood, and the kids have had a great time being superheroes.”