Referrals are now open.
Our Vision
To create a safe, welcoming and inclusive community where every young person feels valued, supported and empowered to thrive.
Our Mission
To provide free, accessible, relationship-led wellbeing support for young people aged 11–18 across Glossop and the surrounding areas, through early intervention, positive relationships and engaging activities.
WBYA Wellbeing Space is launching Wednesday 16th September 2026
Free early intervention wellbeing support for young people aged 11–18 in Glossop and the surrounding areas. 6D Dinting Industrial Estate, Glossop, SK13 7NU Wednesday, 15.15–17.15 (Term-Time).
We welcome referrals from young people, parents/carers, and professionals.
Our Values
- Believe - every young person has strength and potential.
- Belong - everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and accepted.
- Listen - every young persons voice matters.
- Respect - we treat everyone with kindness, dignity and compassion.
- Empower - we support confidence and positive choices.
- Inspire - we celebrate progress and encourage ambition.
- Community - we strengthen communities through positive relationships.
- Growth - every step forward matters.
Our Promise to Every Young Person
You will:
- Be welcomed without judgement
- Be listened to and respected
- Feel safe and included
- Develop confidence and resilience
- Build positive relationships
- Learn new skills
- Be encouraged to achieve your goals
- Have support from trusted adults
Why We Created the Wellbeing Space
We created the Wellbeing Space because we saw a gap in early intervention support for young people.
Through both our personal and professional experience, we've seen too many young people struggle to access help until things reach crisis point.
We believe every young person deserves a trusted adult, a positive relationship, and a safe space where they feel listened to, respected, and valued and a place to build confidence, resilience, and emotional wellbeing along the way.
Please note: the Wellbeing Space provides early intervention support and is not a crisis or emergency mental health service.
What we offer
Sessions are designed to improve emotional wellbeing, build resilience, and support positive personal development. Activities may include:
- Emotional wellbeing activities
- Confidence building
- Creative arts and crafts
- Team building
- Mindfulness and relaxation
- Life skills
- Positive relationship building
- Outdoor wellbeing activities
- Goal setting
- Signposting to specialist services where appropriate
Who we support
For young people aged 11–18 living in Glossop and the surrounding areas, including those experiencing:
- Anxiety or low mood
- Low confidence
- Emotional wellbeing difficulties
- Social isolation or friendship difficulties
- Family challenges
- School-related worries
- Difficulty building resilience
- Transition into secondary school or further education
wellbeingspace@wbyainthecommunity.co.uk
Making a Referral
We welcome referrals from:
- Young people (self-referral)
- Parents and carers
- Schools and colleges
- GPs
- Early Help
- Children's Social Care
- CAMHS
- Youth Justice Services
- Other professionals
Every referral is reviewed by our Director and Designated Safeguarding Lead to make sure the Wellbeing Space is the right fit. If we think another service would suit better, we'll talk it through with the referrer and point toward alternative support where we can.
What Happens After a Referral?
Our Director and DSL review every referral. If the Wellbeing Space is right for the young person, we'll arrange registration and a welcome meeting before sessions begin. If it isn't, we'll explain why and help signpost toward more appropriate support — statutory, voluntary, or specialist.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Wellbeing Space free? Yes thanks to funding and community support, sessions are free for eligible young people.
Who can make a referral? Young people, parents, carers and professionals.
What happens after a referral? It's reviewed by our Director and DSL. If it's the right service, we'll arrange registration and a welcome meeting before sessions start.
Is it confidential? We respect confidentiality but if we believe a young person (or someone else) is at risk of harm, we have a duty to share information in line with safeguarding law.
Is WBYA a crisis service? No, the Wellbeing Space is early intervention support, not a crisis or emergency mental health service.
Our Wellbeing Framework
Supporting Young People Through Relationships, Early Intervention and Wellbeing
The WBYA Framework is the foundation of everything we do at the Wellbeing Space. It underpins every session, every activity and every relationship we build with young people.
Developed around our values and experiences of working with children, young people and families, the framework ensures every young person receives a consistent, high-quality experience regardless of the reason for their referral.
At the centre of our framework is the young person. Every interaction, opportunity and activity is designed to help them feel safe, valued, listened to and empowered to achieve their full potential.
Our framework is built around three core principles, which are supported by ten key elements that shape every aspect of our practice.
Our Three Core Principles
Relationship-Led
Positive relationships are at the heart of meaningful change.
We believe trust, consistency and genuine care provide the strongest foundation for supporting young people. By building positive relationships, we create an environment where young people feel safe, respected and confident to be themselves.
Early Intervention
We believe support should be available before difficulties become more complex.
Providing early intervention allows young people to develop resilience, confidence and healthy coping strategies at the earliest opportunity, helping to prevent challenges from escalating.
Wellbeing Support
Everything we do promotes positive emotional wellbeing.
We encourage young people to develop confidence, build resilience, strengthen relationships and gain practical skills that support their wellbeing now and into the future.
Every conversation, activity and experience is planned with the framework in mind, ensuring young people receive consistent, relationship-led support that promotes emotional wellbeing, confidence and personal development.
No two young people are the same, which is why our framework is flexible enough to respond to individual strengths, interests and needs while remaining consistent in its values and approach.
Whether a young person attends one session or becomes involved over a longer period, our aim is always the same to help them feel safe, supported, valued and empowered to thrive.
The WBYA Framework is embedded throughout every aspect of the Wellbeing Space.
The Ten Elements of the WBYA Framework
1. Positive Relationships
We build trusting, respectful relationships that help young people feel safe, connected and valued.
2. Early Intervention
We recognise when young people may benefit from support and provide opportunities to access help before difficulties become more complex.
3. Emotional Wellbeing
We promote positive mental health by helping young people understand emotions, develop resilience and build healthy coping strategies.
4. Confidence & Self-Belief
We encourage young people to recognise their strengths, celebrate achievements and believe in their own potential.
5. Education & Learning
We inspire curiosity, encourage lifelong learning and create opportunities for personal growth through new experiences and skill development.
6. Family Support
Where appropriate, we work alongside parents and carers, recognising that positive family relationships can play an important role in supporting a young person's wellbeing.
7. Community & Belonging
We create opportunities for young people to build friendships, develop positive relationships and feel connected within their local community.
8. Life Skills & Independence
We support young people to develop practical skills, confidence and independence, helping them prepare for future education, employment and adulthood.
9. Safe Spaces & Inclusion
We provide welcoming, inclusive environments where every young person feels respected, accepted and able to be themselves.
We celebrate diversity, promote equality and work to remove barriers so that every young person has the opportunity to participate and thrive.
10. Positive Futures
We encourage young people to set goals, raise aspirations and develop hope for the future, empowering them to achieve their own personal ambitions.
How We Keep Young People Safe
The safety and wellbeing of every young person is our highest priority. We:
- Employ a Designated Safeguarding Lead and put safeguarding at the heart of everything we do
- Require enhanced DBS checks for all staff and volunteers
- Provide regular safeguarding training
- Follow robust safeguarding and child protection policies
- Complete risk assessments for activities, venues and off-site sessions
- Maintain appropriate staff-to-young-person ratios
- Encourage young people to speak to a trusted adult about any worries
- Work in partnership with parents, carers and professionals
- Store personal information securely, sharing it only when necessary or required by law
- Regularly review our policies, procedures and training
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Everyone belongs at WBYA. We welcome young people regardless of background, culture, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.
We will:
- Treat everyone with dignity, kindness and respect
- Promote equality of opportunity and challenge discrimination
- Celebrate diversity
- Make reasonable adjustments to enable access
- Listen to young people and involve them in decisions about their support
- Create a genuine sense of belonging
- Keep reviewing our practice to stay inclusive and accessible
If the Wellbeing Space Isn't the Right Service
Every young person's needs are different. Our Director and DSL will review each referral carefully. If we believe another service would be better placed to help, we'll explain why and, where possible, signpost to more appropriate statutory, voluntary or specialist support.
Contact us
WBYA in the Community — Wellbeing Space 6D Dinting Industrial Estate, Glossop, SK13 7NU
07523 860949 / 01457 601630 wellbeingspace@wbyainthecommunity.co.uk