Emotional Wellbeing

Mental Health & Wellbeing lead: Miss Wilkinson

Inclusion Manager & Wellbeing support: Mrs O'Farrell

At Portway Junior School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of all our pupils and staff. We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play.

At Portway Junior School we:

Help children to understand their emotions and feelings better
Help the children to develop emotional resilience to manage set backs.
Help children to feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
Help children socially to form and maintain relationships
Promote self-esteem and ensure children know they count
Encourage children to be proud and confident

We offer different levels of support:

Universal support: To meet the needs of all our pupils through our overall ethos and wider curriculum
Additional support: For those who may have short-term needs and those who may have been made vulnerable by life experiences such as bereavement.
Targeted support: For pupils who need more differentiated support and resources or specific targeted interventions such as wellbeing groups, ‘Good to be me’ friendship and self esteem programme.

Useful Organisations:

Young Minds- a fantastic organisation offering 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.

Some useful support:

A parents’ survival guide

Parents helpline

A-Z Mental Health

Build sound minds and JW Bridge the gap are incredible local support groups which parents can directly refer children to and provide parent/child sessions.

NSPCC: The NSPCC’s Parents’ site recognises a big part of keeping children safe is making sure to look after their emotional and mental wellbeing. The site offers information on an array of topics including mental health and wellbeing; self-harm, sexual behaviour and talking about difficult topics.

NHS.live-well: Advice and tips from the NHS.

Time to change: Time to change is a mental health campaign in England, launched in 2007 with the objective of reducing mental health-related stigma and discrimination.

Mind- Mental Health Charity website with advice, information and support

Education Support Partnership- A UK charity providing mental health and wellbeing support to staff working in schools.

NSPCC- let’s talk PANTS

Healthy lunchbox guide

Change for life information

Childline

Relax kids

Young Minds

BBC Primary mental health films

Children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing

Anna Freud centre

Coping with the Festive Season

Coping with the Festive Season

Anna Freud emotional wellbeing information

Action for kindness calendars

Useful weblinks:

Bridge the Gap Bridge the Gap are a C.I.C, dedicated to improving the mental health of children, parents and teachers in Derby City and beyond. Offer parental and pupil support

Build Sound Minds Action for Children works in partnership with Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, to provide Build Sound Minds Derby and Derbyshire, a comprehensive early intervention offer to children and young people aged 0-17 who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

NSPCC The NSPCC help families in recognising the signs that a child may be struggling with their mental health can be really hard. They've got advice to help you support children who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, suicidal feelings or self-harm.

Young minds Young Minds have got lots of information and support to offer, including supporting your child during the Covid pandemic, have a dedicated parents helpline, a survival guide for parents & An A-Z of support guide.

Anna Freud At Anna Freud, our work with parents Children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to involving young people and parents in all aspects of our work. We know that by recognising and promoting the voice of mums and dads, we can work together to better ensure mental health services are meeting the needs of families. We provide a range of meaningful and rewarding volunteering opportunities for mums and dads to participate in across the Centre, through our Parent Champion programme.

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