Notice earlier
Map the pressures affecting learning, behaviour, family relationships and staff capacity.
Mental wealth for Zimbabwe’s school communities
See the pressure. Prepare your people.
Connect them to support.
Behind the Marks helps schools notice strain earlier, prepare families for difficult moments and create clear routes to the right help.
A Pamumvuri initiative · With the WE Alliance

A whole person.
A world of possibility.
What comes into the classroom
Schools see the missed homework, withdrawal, conflict or falling confidence. The pressure behind it can be harder to see. That includes the “Missing Middle”: learners and adults who are still functioning, but quietly struggling.
Illustrative situations, not case studies or diagnoses.
LOOK BEYOND THE RESULT
A change in engagement can have many explanations. Exams, friendship difficulties, disrupted sleep or family pressure may be part of the picture.
Notice the change. Create space to listen. Agree who follows up and where additional support can be reached.
A practical system around your school
The School Mental Wealth System connects early recognition, everyday preparation and specialist support. It works through the school moments and relationships you already have.
Map the pressures affecting learning, behaviour, family relationships and staff capacity.
Equip parents and staff for predictable pressure points, from exams to transitions.
Build trained first contacts and clear routes to outside expertise through the WE Alliance.
Reinforce practical action through journals, prompts and the rhythm of the school term.
The expertise behind the pathwayCentral to the offering
The Wellness Experts Alliance connects school priorities with relevant preventative, counselling, clinical and specialist support pathways.
Behind the Marks helps your community recognise the need. The WE Alliance helps turn that recognition into an appropriate route forward.
Understand the WE Alliance’s roleEveryone has a part. No one carries it all.
Clear priorities, defined responsibilities and a manageable starting scope.
Explore the school route Parents & guardiansUnderstand the approach, prepare for pressure and work with your school.
See the family perspective Teachers & pastoral teamsKnow what to notice, who to involve and where your role begins and ends.
See your roleAn invitation to shape the first cohort
The Founding 50 is the planned first cohort of schools putting this system into practice. We start with your school’s priorities, existing support and decision-makers.
Timelines, scope, provider availability and any costs are agreed before implementation. The waitlist records interest; it does not guarantee a place.
Join the Founding 50 waitlistRead the school decision briefThe belief behind the work
“Build better ships.
Don’t just wish for calmer seas.”
We cannot remove every pressure from a learner’s life.
We can build stronger preparation, relationships and routes to help.
Founding 50 school cohort
Bring your top two or three pressure points. Together, we can shape a practical place to begin.
Interest first. Fact-finding next.
No payment or programme commitment at this stage.