Wellbeing

Message from the Wellbeing Lead Clare

 To complement this as part of our commitment to the wellbeing of our children, staff and stakeholders, we have become one of the first schools to commit to the new Wellbeing Award for Schools. It is an award that recognises a school’s efforts to promote and protect positive emotional wellbeing and mental health education and support. The award requires us to develop an action plan to consciously recognise what we currently do and offer additional opportunities to support and promote mental health and wellbeing. I am leading the process and we would like some parental involvement to join the newly established “Change Team”. The “Change Team” will consist of teachers, parents, students and directors. If you would like to be involved, please contact myself on the school number (01782315758).

Wellbeing Award for Schools

Main Objectives of the Wellbeing award

Key Principles

list of support/ examples of what we are doing in school

Signs of Stress

Possible warning signs include:

• Physical signs of harm that are repeated or appear non-accidental
• Changes in eating or sleeping habits
• Increased isolation from friends or family, becoming socially withdrawn
• Changes in activity and mood
• Lowering of academic achievement
• Talking or joking about self-harm or suicide
• Abusing drugs or alcohol
• Expressing feelings of failure, uselessness or loss of hope
• Changes in clothing – e.g. long sleeves in warm weather
• Secretive behaviour
• Skipping PE or getting changed secretively
• Lateness to or absence from school
• Repeated physical pain or nausea with no evident cause
• An increase in lateness or absenteeism