Senior Mental Health Lead: Miss Hadfield
Our vision is to develop a school community where children can enjoy a welcoming, secure, happy and healthy environment, where all members can develop their ability to be Ready, Responsible, and Respectful.
At St. Wulstan's, we support the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils, parents and staff. We have a supportive and caring ethos model of respect and kindness, where each individual is valued.
We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play.
We promote a mentally healthy environment through:
Promoting our school values and encouraging a sense of belonging
Promoting pupil voice and opportunities to participate in decision-making
Celebrating academic and non-academic achievements
Providing opportunities to develop a sense of worth through taking responsibility for themselves and others
Providing opportunities to reflect
Access to appropriate support that meets their needs
St. Wulstan's offers pupils many opportunities to do physical activities as well as opportunities to relax which both are ways to promote wellbeing and positive mental health.
Celebrating Success
We like to celebrate our many successes together by:
The school follows the DfE guidelines for the teaching of Mental Health and Wellbeing in the following ways:
Assessment Process of Pupil Well-being
At St. Wulstan's, we consider Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to identify the need of wellbeing for our pupils. All staff complete termly SDQs and use these to assess how children are feeling and how well they engage with their learning, using a RAG rating system:
Interventions to support Mental Health and Well-being
Staff from the Nuture and SEND Team co-ordinate interventions for pupils mental health and wellbeing such as:
MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS
For children
We value the support of parents and carers by working in partnership with them to support the children. Any parents with a concern around their child's mental health should contact Miss Hadfield or Wendy Schofield to discuss ways we can work together to support the child.
For parents and carers
Any parents with mental health concerns for themselves are most welcome to discuss this with Miss Hadfield or Wendy Schofield in confidence. They can then signpost to support agencies and offer practical advice in the short term.
For staff
Any member of staff can contact either Miss Hadfield (or any other senior leader within school) for support and signposting. Alternatively, anyone working within schools can contact the Educational Support Partnership on https://www.educationsupport.org.uk
Designated Mental Health Lead
All schools are required to have a Designated Mental Health Lead. Our DMHL is Miss Hadfield. The duties of the Mental Health Lead are to:
The DMHL role ensures that the safeguarding of children’s emotional wellbeing is a priority and equally as important as protecting their physical health.
PARENT INFORMATION VIDEOS, FROM LANCASHIRE EMOTIONAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
We have increased our range of videos on children’s mental health that schools can share with parents and carers. We hope that this will help everyone involved in a child’s life to better understand emotional and mental health, as well as effective and practical ways they can help. We now have four videos available to view:
Click here to access the videos
Useful Websites and Links
Apps for Wellbeing and Mental Health
Emotional literacy resources for children
Children's Mental Health - You're never to young to talk about it.
Express yourself: Children’s Mental Health Week Toolkit
More free resources for children also available by clicking on this link ELSA (Emotional Literacy)
Wiltshire children's wellbeing activity pack - from Barnardo's
Mindfulness calendar with 5 minute activities