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MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health

At Anchorsholme Academy, 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 and 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 our school we:

  • Help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries.
  • Help children to understand their emotions and feelings better.
  • Encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’.
  • Help children socially to form and maintain relationships.
  • Promote self esteem and ensure children know that they count.
  • Help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks.

Our Emotional Wellbeing offer:

Universal

Targeted

Specialist
Meet and Greet
Personalised greetings
PHSE lessons
Assemblies
Playground Buddies
Growth Mindset
The Anchorsholme Way
Calm Corners
Suggestion box
Worry Monsters
Visual timetables
ACES time
School ethos
“Catching the good”
Non-shouting school
Daily Walk and Talk (Track)
Transition days
Celebrations of Learning		 Trusted adults
Dedicated relationships
Sensory Circuits
Walk and Talk
Protected play
Lego Therapy
Regular drop-ins
“Eyes on” children
Pastoral sessions
Nurture groups
Learning Mentor
Gathering “child’s voice”
IDL Wellbeing programme
Wider opps (music/film)
School nurse
Transition photo books		 The Den
CAMHS
PMHW
CWPs/EWPs
Counsellor
Educational Psychologist
Headstart (transition)
Resilience Practitioner
S&L therapist (NLP)
The Linden Centre (bereavement)
Inclusion Team (SEMH advisor)
Draw and Talk (external)

Lead staff members:

    • Tina Foster – Deputy Head & SENDCO / Senior Mental Health Lead / Accredited Adult Mental Health First Aider
    • Jane Carter – Assistant SENDCO / Accredited Youth Mental Health First Aider
    • Cheryl Spencer – Deputy DSL & Learning Mentor
    • Angela Gilderdale – Learning Mentor

National Sleep Helpline

One in four children in the UK are not getting enough sleep, this has an impact on their behaviour and ability to learn, as well as their physical health.

The new National Sleep Free Helpline is run by trained sleep advisors who can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to parents about their own sleep issues).

The helpline is open 5 nights a week, Sunday to Thursday, 7-9pm and the number is 03303 530 541.

Further information can be found here: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/

 

 

Options4cyp

The Options4cyp include: PMHW’s, CAHMS, CYWP’s, CASHER, Psychology, Youtherapy and SHINE/MHST a representative from each service will be attending to talk about what support they individually offer to children and young people.

 

 

 

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