Bury mental health support team - thrive in education
We help young people, aged five to 18, who are experiencing anxiety, low mood and other issues affecting wellbeing.
We (Pennine Care) run the service in partnership with a local charity Early Break, and work directly with a number of schools and colleges in the Bury area.
Our aim is to help you reach your full potential, by offering the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
We’re here all year round, including school holidays.
We help with mild to moderate mental health problems, such as anxiety or low mood, and behavioural difficulties.
A mild mental health problem is when you have a small number of symptoms which have a limited effect on your daily life. A moderate problem is if you have more symptoms that can make your daily life more difficult than usual.
There are three main ways we can help:
- Provide 1:1 sessions and group work to help you cope and to prevent common mental health problems
- Support schools and colleges to develop their approach to mental health, so you get the right help and can stay in school or college.
- Offer training and guidance for staff at school and parent groups
Bury mental health support team is run with mental health practitioners from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Early Break.
These schools are covered by Pennine Care practitioners. If your school isn't in the list, please check the Early Break tab below.
Primary schools
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish (coming in March 2026)
- Chantlers Primary School
- Chesham Primary School
- Christ Church CE Primary School Walshaw
- Emmanuel Holcombe Primary School
- Hazelhurst Community Primary School
- Higher Lane Primary School
- Hollins Grundy Primary School
- Park View Primary School
- Peel Brow Primary (coming soon)
- St Hilda’s CE Primary (coming in March 2026):
- St John’s with St Mark’s CE Primary School
- St Joseph’s RC Primary School
- St Luke CE Primary (coming in February 2026)
- St Mary’s CE Hawkshaw (coming soon)
- St Mary’s CE Primary School Prestwich
- St Stephen’s CE Primary School
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School
- Wesley Methodist Primary School (coming soon)
- Whitefield Community Primary (coming soon)
- Woodbank Primary School
Secondary schools
- Ash Grove PRU
- Brookhaven Specialist School (coming in February 2026)
- Bury Church High School (coming in Febuary 2026)
- Elms Bank Specialist School
- Elton High School
- Parrenthorn High School
- The Derby
- Tottington High School
- Unsworth Academy
- Woodhey High School
Colleges
- Bury College
- Holy Cross College (coming soon)
Bury mental health support team is run with mental health practitioners from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Early Break.
These schools are covered by Early Break practitioners, for school enquiries please contact Early Break directly.
If your school isn't in the list, please check the Pennine Care tab above.
Early Break primary schools
- Cams Lane Primary School
- Elton Primary (coming soon)
- Fairfield Primary (coming soon)
- Guardian Angels RCP
- Holy Mount RC Primary School
- Holy Trinity Primary School (coming soon)
- Our Lady of Lourdes (coming soon)
- St Andrews Radcliffe (coming soon)
- St John’s CE Primary School
- St Joseph and St Bede’s RC Primary School
- St Thomas’s CE Primary School (coming soon)
Early Break secondary schools
- Hazelwood High School
- Philips High School
- Star Radcliffe Academy (coming soon)
- St Gabriel’s RC High School
Please chat to the mental health lead at your or your child's school, who can make a referral to us.
Click the tab above to see the schools and colleges we cover.