Over the course of their education, children spend over 7,800 hours at school. With such a huge amount of time spent in the classroom, we provide an ideal environment for promoting good emotional well being and identifying early behaviour changes and signs of mental distress. The social and emotional skills, knowledge and behaviours that young people learn in the classroom can help them to build resilience and set the pattern for how they will manage their mental health throughout their lives. For children experiencing adversity at home, we also provide a consistent, protective and therapeutic environment, which can help them to cope. 

 

The health and well being of both pupils and staff is crucial to our successful and healthy school. We support staff well being and morale as well as pupils' mental health, well being and happiness.

 

We offer a range of best practice, Quality First Approaches, to support and develop good Social, Emotional and Mental Health. 

 

Stormbreak!

Let's create more happy, healthy humans!

Stormbreak is a great website about improving children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life.

 

There are lots of 8 - 10 minute videos for children to watch with their parents about:

• Building resilience, overcoming adversity, learning to face stress and pressure.

• Developing effective self-care, depression, anxiety and anger management skills.

• Developing optimism, focus, persistence and perseverance.

• Improving confidence, self-esteem, self-image and self-worth.

 

Take part in a stormbreak challenge!

You can also register to take part in a 'Stormbreak Challenge'  and earn awards and certificates by watching and participating in videos.   

 

In the signposting area there are useful links with ideas for further support if needed. 

We have looked at the Resilience Framework and audited our provision in school to agree what we need to work on next. 

The Language of Resilience at Farnborough Road Junior School

Resilience is the capacity to cope with and adapt to changes and challenges and to ‘bounce back’ from difficult situations. Resilient people show courage and persistence and feel positive about the future. We have agreed a common language to use in our school to help build resilience and enable us to feel good about ourselves.

 

Look at the document below to see our common language.

All children are capable of working through challenges and coping with stress. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stress, adversity, failure, challenges, or even trauma. It's not something that children either have or don't have; it's a skill that we can help them develop as they grow. This is an interesting read about enabling children develop greater resilience. 

You're never too young to talk Mental Health - a useful guide for parents

This is what we have agreed we provide to support Social, Emotional and Mental Health in our school. 

Support and advice from a range of outside agencies for children struggling with various different aspects of mental health. 

Why not try this free survey to find your own character strengths? 

www.viacharacter.org 

Bereavement

Child Bereavement UK offer support to families when a child grieves or a child dies. There is a drop in facility in Southport which is at The Salvation Army, Shakespeare Street on the last Thursday of each month. Families and professionals can come along to the drop in, no appointment needed, and find out more about what we do and how we may be able to support them.

 

Should you need any further information please don’t hesitate to contact:

Sophie Cartwright

Bereavement Support Practitioner

Child Bereavement UK

Tel: 01928 577164

National Helpline: 0800 02 888 40

 

See leaflet about drop in sessions below:

If you are interested in finding out more about Mental Health and Well-being, these are some really useful website for further information.

• Young Minds     

        https://youngminds.org.uk/

• Action for Happiness 

https://www.actionforhappiness.org/   

• Boing Boing     

https://www.boingboing.org.uk/

• Place 2 Be     

https://www.place2be.org.uk/

• Time to Change     

https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/

• MindEd 

https://www.minded.org.uk/   

• The Children's Society   

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/