Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs

SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.

At Christ Church we are committed to developing a positive approach to learning and life. We work as team to identify all of our children's skills and talents in order to develop their own emotional intelligence and become confident learners and citizens.  

 

Provision that we can offer at Christ Church Primary to support our pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

  • A positive learning environment is nurtured and shared by all adults working at Christ Church.
  • We focus all children at the start of each term on their skills and talents, using Voices Heard to identify potential barriers to learning.  We emphasis to all pupils, parents and carers, the importance of a balanced diet, water and sleep.
  • We also have the support of the Local Authority's Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) team.
  • We can refer to family partners and Early Help to provide a range of support for families outside of school. 
  • Referrals to specialists outside of the school where appropriate   (Educational Psychology Service, CYPS).
  • Small group or one-to-one targeted programmes are delivered to pupils to improve social skills and emotional resilience by our Counselling service.
  • Opportunities to attend residential trips in Key Stage 2 aim to develop social, emotional and behavioural resilience as well as promoting independence.
  • Clear sanctions and rewards are followed to offer pupils structure and routines (See Behaviour Policy).
  • Individual risk assessments created.

 

Useful websites:

 

1 in 6 adults in the UK are reported to have a mental health problem. It is thought that approximately half of all lifetime mental disorders start by the mid-teens (Barnardos, 2009).

Connect… Enable young people to spend time with friends and family.
Be active… Urge young people to exercise regularly, either on their own or in a team.
Take notice… Encourage awareness of environment and feelings.
Keep learning… Keep young people’s world as large as possible, encouraging their natural 
curiosity.
Creativity and play… Encourage children’s imagination and creativity as they grow.

 

 

YOUNG MINDS PARENTS HELPLINE

The Young Minds Parents’ Helpline offers free, confidential online and telephone support, including information and advice, to any adult worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25.

Call us Monday to Friday 9.30am-4pm on 0808 802 5544 (free for mobiles and landlines).
Email parents@youngminds.org.uk and we will respond to your query within 3 working days.
You can also visit ‘Worried about your child?
We can support callers from any part of the UK - England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.

Take a look at the website- http://www.youngminds.org.uk/training_services/young_minds_in_schools/wellbeing?gclid=CK3R4-mFoL8CFWPItAodWhEAzg

 

To access more information in relation to this, view at:

www.newcastlefis.org.uk