About Positive Pants
Mission
Our mission is to give children and young people the knowledge and confidence to care for their mental health and wellbeing. Focusing on prevention, working with families and building a supportive community.
Vision
Our vision is to reduce poor mental health in children and young people by providing early knowledge and prevention programmes that create measurable, lasting impact.
We build strong connections between families, schools, and
communities, offering inclusive and scalable opportunities for early
intervention. By working with integrity, we create safe, uplifting spaces where children can grow in confidence, resilience, and self-esteem, unlocking their potential and improving life chances for a flourishing society.
Aims
- Reduce poor mental health in children and young people through early knowledge and prevention initiatives.
- Build strong community connections.
between families, schools, and local services to create lasting impact. - Deliver evidence-based, inclusive programmes that strengthen resilience and support long-term wellbeing.
- Provide safe, nurturing spaces where children can develop confidence, self-esteem, and coping skills.
- Create measurable outcomes that demonstrate improved mental health and thriving young communities.
- Partner with schools and organisations to offer accessible, scalable opportunities for early intervention.
- Work with integrity and authenticity, ensuring every child feels valued, supported, and nurtured.
- Invest in sustainable solutions that unlock potential, improve life chances, and benefit society as a whole.
I’m Claire, and I launched Positive Pants back in April 2018 after a lightbulb moment! I was wondering how I could make the idea of a positive mindset more accessible to children of primary school age. Then it hit me! Positive Pants! It’s a well-known phrase to children and adults alike and works as atangible way to engage children with what could feel like a tricky concept. When you know how, having a positive mindset can be as easy as putting on your ‘Positive Pants’.
As well as creating the book, I work with businesses to support wellbeing and run 1-1 sessions with children (and their families) to help them develop a positive mindset, ideally before they get to any crisis point.
Laurence joined Positive Pants Family CIC to support his partner and founder Claire in growing a movement that champions mental wellbeing and resilience. With over 35 years of experience in customer service, business consultancy, and process improvement, he brings a strategic mindset and practical know-how to help the CIC scale its impact and strengthen its operations. Laurence is passionate about empowering communities through people-focused systems and mentoring.
Paul Wright brings a wealth of leadership and strategic insight to Positive Pants, joining the Board as Non-Executive Director while continuing his current executive roles.
He is the Founder of Barrister Link, legal technology platform built for barristers and Chief Executive of Quartz Barristers, where he leads on operational leadership, strategic planning, business development and practice management.
Through his work, he ensures that barristers are supported by best-practice clerking, innovative service delivery, and a nimble response to shifts in the legal and regulatory environment.
Paul holds an MBA, he has substantial experience in governance, strategy, organisational change, and emerging legal‐tech trends.
At Positive Pants, Paul will be working with the leadership team and fellow board members to help guide strategic growth, strengthen operational rigour, and support innovation — drawing on his deep background in the evolving landscape of law and business.