At Springbank, we work hard to make sure that all our children feel the best that they can be. For us, this starts with teaching the children about mental health and wellbeing and working to remove the stigma which may have previously been attached to mental health. As young as reception, children learn about managing and understanding their emotions. This continues throughout their time in our school with the support of our PSHE curriculum, No Outsiders lessons and Mindmate lessons.
Children are always encouraged to share their worries and all children have at least 5 trusted adults they know they could speak to. As well as this, children have the opportunity to share any worries or concerns through:
Throughout school, children work on developing strategies to help support positive mental health and wellbeing. For each child, this will be different. We teach this through the Five Ways to wellbeing which categorise helpful strategies into five different topics:
Children will experience a range of these strategies throughout school to help them understand what helps them and what they can do to support their own wellbeing. Learn more about this below:
If you feel that your child needs more support with their mental health, there are a number of options to help support your child further.
s.grime@farsleyspringbank.co.uk
r.rowley-smith@farsleyspringbank.co.uk
Website: https://youngminds.org.uk/
Key stages: Upper KS2 - more suitable for older children
Description: an educational resource for all adults on young people’s mental health.
Registration: not required
Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: an educational resource for all adults on children and young people’s mental health.
Registration: not required, but registration increases functionality
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: advice on supporting the mental health of children during the coronavirus outbreak.
Registration: not required
Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2
Description: advice on supporting the mental health of children and relaxation activities to help calm children
Registration: not required