We may see mental health as a spectrum.  Just like physical health, mental health is something we all have.  It can range across a spectrum from healthy to unwell.  It can fluctuate on a daily basis and change over time.

Every day of our lives, we are all somewhere on this spectrum. While everyone’s experiences are unique, and many people won’t fit neatly into the four headings used in the spectrum, they can be generalised as:

• Healthy: enjoying mostly good mental health.
• Coping: facing significant risks to mental health but not currently in difficulty. This may include people coping with loss or bereavement, financial difficulty, or relationship problems.
• Struggling: dealing with major life challenges and at high risk of becoming unwell. This might include having experienced a major trauma or ongoing high levels of adversity.
• Unwell: experiencing poor mental health, such as being given a diagnosis of mental illness that is currently causing significant distress and impairment. It is, however, possible for a person living with a mental health diagnosis to be at any point on the spectrum.

At our school we:

• help children to understand their emotions and feelings better
• help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
• help children socially to form and maintain relationships
• promote self-esteem and know they can count on people to help them
• encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
• help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks.

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.

We have two teachers trained to be Senior Mental Health Leads, Becky Roberts (AHT, DDSL and Yr5 teacher) and Jane Rawson (SENCo).  Two Teaching Assistants have been trained as mental health first aiders.

For information about e-safety, the internet and the acceptable use of mobile phones at our school please see the 'E-safety' sub-section on the parents tab of this website (link below).

We understand that there is increased concern amongst parents and other groups on the effect that the use of mobile phones and social media have on the mental health of children and young people.  We have a policy which covers the use of mobile phones by pupils in our school.  Please see the policy 'Online Safety Policy Guidance Acceptable Use of...' (link below).

We are very fortunate to have a Play Therapist working in our school:

Other Useful Websites for Help and Support: