Mental health support and advice for pupils
At school, if you are struggling or feel upset you know you can always talk to an adult about how you are feeling. If you find this hard you can always use the worry boxes, worry monsters in school or tell a friend or an adult at home about how you are feeling.
We also provide lots of opportunities to talk about mental health through our jigsaw lessons and workshops delivered by the Mental Health in Schools Team. The school does have group and 1 to 1 sessions for children whom may need extra support. Read below on some of the things we offer for mental health in school:
In your jigsaw lessons, you will learn about positive relationships, keeping healthy and making the right choices.
This year, the Mental Health Support Team will be delivering workshops throughout the year for all KS2 children. They will be covering the following themes:
| Term | Theme |
|---|---|
| Autumn 2 2024 | Connect (relationships, managing my worries, regulation and routines) |
| Spring 1 2025 | Give (Focusing on understanding the connection between healthy body, healthy mind and the environment) |
| Spring 2 2025 | Take Notice (Focusing on understanding different emotions) |
| Summer 1 2025 | Keep Learning (Focusing on boundary setting, self-regulation and self-help tools to support good emotional and mental well-being) |
| Summer 2 2025 | Be active (Focusing on transition, getting outside and being active to embrace and encourage aspirations with the future mind) |
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is a self-care focused program for 10 weeks for young people aged 5 – 19.
Children and young people will explore:
- Wellness Tools
- Daily Plans
- Stressors
- Early warning signs
Mr Marshall and Miss Wood are our school WRAP trainers.
Each term, we will be running WRAP sessions. If you think you would benefit from WRAP sessions speak to your teacher, Mr Marshall or Miss Wood.
ELSA support
We can provide 1 to 1 sessions to support you on all sorts of different issues including:
- Emotional Regulation
- Managing Emotions
- Social Skills
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem and Confidence
- Building Self-Worth
- Coping with Change
- Transitions
- Understanding my behaviour
- Anxiety and Stress
- Managing Anxiety
- Academic Pressure
- Dealing with Pressure
- Improving Communication Skills
- Expressing Needs
If you feel you would benefit from some 1 to 1 work, please talk to the adults in your class or the welfare team.
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