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PUPILS HEAR FROM VISITING SPEAKER HOPE VIRGO ABOUT EATING DISORDERS, BODY IMAGE AND WELLBEING
Thu, 17 Mar 2022
On Wednesday 16 March, pupils from L5 - U6 heard from visiting speaker Hope Virgo, who held a number of sessions throughout the day. Hope is the Author of Stand Tall Little Girl, and a multi-award-winning international leading advocate for people with eating disorders. She is the founder of the #DumpTheScales campaign which put eating disorders on the Government's agenda. The campaign has gone from strength to strength making change happen on a national scale. Hope ran several sessions for different year groups throughout the day and spoke to pupils about mental health, focussing on eating disorders, body image and well-being. A huge thank you to Hope for coming to speak to our pupils. <