Mental Health and Wellbeing

We take a whole school approach to promoting positive emotional health and wellbeing that aims to help children become more resilient, happy and confident and helps to prevent problems before they arise.

We encourage all our children to feel able to talk freely and openly to any member of staff, if they have any worries or problems of any kind. Teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing to all children is delivered by class teachers.

Here are some links to useful mental health and wellbeing resources;-

Child Line Tool Box Calm Zone with activities, breathing exercises, yoga, games and videos to help you cope and express emotion

Go Noodle free movement and mindfulness videos

Action For Happiness monthly calendars to support mindfulness

Blissful Kids mindful games ideas

New Horizon guided meditation for kids

Mind advice and support on mental health and wellbeing

Help is also available for parents locally with Rehab 4 Addiction who offer a wealth of resources and information about addiction and mental health. They also provide a helpline that offers immediate assistance to those struggling with addiction in Neston, along with a comprehensive directory of treatment centres throughout the UK making it easier to find help locally.

Contact

Miss S Richardson

Learning Mentor

Tel: 0151 832 5360

E-mail: learningmentor@willastonce.cheshire.sch.uk

As part of my role in school as a Learning Mentor and ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant), I provide support and guidance to children who are experiencing difficulties in learning due to social, emotional or behavioural problems or other any other issues. I help pupils overcome behavioural, social or emotional problems that are affecting their learning.

I use the ELSA Support website regularly and they have some excellent resources that can be used at home by children and parents to help support with any worries and concerns the children may have. Many resources on this website are perfectly suitable for home teaching and there is also a parent section with resources suitable for parents to use.

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