Whole school culture | ||
Senior mental health lead | Mental health first aiders across the school | Child friendly displays to help children |
Enhanced transition sessions for Year 6 children | Progressive e-safety curriculum with regular reminders (Wake Up Wednesday) | Behaviour for Learning assemblies- SMART team |
Whole school assemblies to celebrate achievements and learn about culture, values and staying safe | PSHE lessons following Heartsmart | Weekly PSHE lessons following ‘myhappymind’ |
Happiness heroes across the school | Approachable staff with open door policy | Commitment to staff training and continually adapting our school offer |
Rich variety and number of extracurricular clubs | Staff welcoming children to school everyday including ELSA and SLT as ‘informal point of contact’ | Clear school values |
Growth mindset culture | ELSA in school | Worry boxes in every classroom |
Internal enhanced provision | ||
Parent / staff concerns reported to Pastoral Team Meeting with class teacher, parents and, wherever possible, a mental health first aider arranged Reasonable adjustments made Mental health and wellbeing assessment using ELSA diagnostic resource
Whole class workshops ran by the Wirral Mental Health Support Teams CWP Wirral CAMHS. So far topics covered have been 'Resilience', 'Worry' in Yr1/2 and in Summer 2 Year 3/4 and 5/6 pupils will be supported with 'Transistions'. | REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS Examples include - adaptations to timetables, lunchtime club attended, personalised ‘meet and greet’ in the mornings, seating arrangements adapted, daily ‘check-ins’. | ENHANCED OFFER Examples include - CAMHs and ELSA resources delivered by teaching assistants, Lego therapy, ELSA support sessions, MHST referrals and intervention. |
EXTERNAL ENHANCED PROVISION | ||
Speech and Language Therapist support, CAMHS, Educational Psychologist assessment (if required), ADHD Foundation counselling, Wirral’s Mental Health Services, Team Thumbs Up., Family Toolbox. | ||
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