Wellbeing and Mental Health

On this page you will find information about how we support children's wellbeing and mental health at St Peter's. There are also resources and links to further information.

At St.Peter's we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff. To make sure our support and curriculum is bespoke to the children in our school we use The Three Houses.

The Three Houses tool is a resources used widely in health and social care to help a child or young person identify things in their life they feel positive about, things they are worried about, and what their hopes and goals are.

Children in Class 4, 5 & 6 fill these in individually and Rainbows, 1, 2 and 3 do this activity as a whole class.

We collate the main results for the class teacher to then plan bespoke work into our PSHE curriculum. Any individual concerns are dealt with by our FLO and Senior Leadership Team with the child and parents.

Talking about Mental Health

The mental health of our children must be seen as every bit as important as their physical health.

The Duchess of Cambridge

Looking after Children's Wellbeing and Mental Health in School

At St Peter's we have a dedicated Wellbeing and Mental Health team.

Mrs Pearson is our Pupil Mentor, and she provides additional support for children when they need it. This could be anything from meeting them when they arrival at school in the morning, checking in during break and lunch times, and a range of structured activities.

We also have a counsellor in school who works with children on a one to one basis over a period of time. If you would like more information about this, please contact Mrs Dyer.

Our lunchtime library club offers the children a calm place to relaxing and get comfortable on the cushions!

All of our classes have their own worry monster! These were funded by our parents and provide the opportunity for children to write down or draw a worry or something which is making them anxious, so that the monster can eat it up.

Our reflection and prayer spaces are also available for children who may wish to pray about their anxieties and ask God to help.

We use a range of tools to help us monitor the wellbeing of our pupils, including:

The Leuven Scales for Wellbeing and Involvement (based on the work of Professor Ferre Laevers)
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires
Boxall Profile

These assessments are used, alongside input from parents and carers and school staff, to help us to ensure we have appropriate support in place for children.

childrens mental health and wellbeing policy st peters.pdf

wellbeing and mental health whole school provision map with remote learning provision.pdf

Our Whole School Provision Map for Wellbeing and Mental Health shows all of the levels of support that are provided at St Peter's.