What We Offer

We provide different levels of support to meet the needs of all our children, including:

• Whole-class wellbeing activities.
• Small group sessions for emotions, anxiety, self-esteem, and social skills.
• One-to-one support with our Pastoral Team.

 

Some of the ways we support children’s mental health include:

• Wellbeing Groups – focused on emotions, anxiety, confidence, and self-esteem.
• One-to-One Mentoring sessions.
• Drawing and Talking Therapy.
• Lego Therapy.
• Social Skills and Friendship Groups.
• Playtime Buddies and Peer Mentoring.
• Meet and Greet sessions to support children who struggle with school anxiety.
• Leaders at Lunch – helping children build friendships and confidence.
• Toast and Talk – breakfast club to support children who struggle with coming into school.
• Calm Boxes in every classroom to help children self-regulate.
• Calm Spaces – safe spaces where children can relax and reset.
• Bespoke Classroom Support – including visual timetables, reward charts, kindness incentives, and behaviour support.

You can:

 

• Go to your GP as a first port of call as they are a useful place to gain medical support and signposting of local services.
•  Referrals for the Mental Health Team Service can be made through school. https://www.humber.nhs.uk/services/children-young-people-and-families/hull-mental-health-support-teams/ 

MHT practitioners are able to offer CBT based interventions to support children and young people experiencing common Mental Health difficulties and can work with children and their parents experiencing any of the following:

 

• Low mood.                                                       
• Worry.
• Generalized anxiety & social anxiety.
• Panic.
• Sleep problems due to anxiety/low-mood.
• Stress management.

Talk to your child’s class teacher about your child's needs or your concerns.

 

Talk to the School’s SENDCO (Mrs Clark) or Pastoral and Wellbeing Lead (Mrs Hutchins).

 

The Education Psychology Service has a helpline for parents available daily: 9 – 11.30am. Tel: 0116 305 5100.

 

Young Minds - The Parents Helpline is available to offer advice to anyone worried about a child or young person under 25. You may have questions about a child’s behaviour, emotional well-being, or Mental Health Condition. You may have a child who's already been admitted to CAMHS and have questions about their treatment or want to know what to say to your GP when you visit them. Call: 0808 802 5544 or visit the website.

 

Early Help – Children and family well-being service. Parents can make a referral for support from a Well-being Practitioner via School or through the East Riding Website https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/living/children-and-families/early-help-and-prevention/. Don’t be put off by information relating to abuse and neglect – safeguarding encompasses a lot more than just child protection.

 

For information and resources re: understanding and improving mental health and well-being, contact MIND. Tel: 0300 123 3393 https://www.mind.org.uk/

 

NHS Resources

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/. Public Health England and NHS site to help people take simple steps to look after their Mental Health, improve their mental wellbeing and support others.

 

CAMHS
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. CAMHS is the name for the NHS services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.

 

For more information, visit the website below: 

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/your-guide-to-support/guide-to-camhs

 

CAMHS also have some excellent resources for parents: - https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/downloads