Across the Addmore Federation, we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our students, their families, staff and governors.
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, nurturing and supportive federation. We encourage students to be honest and respectful and we want each student to have their voice heard. At school, we recognise that everybody faces their own worries and challenges in life and at times individuals may need a helping hand. At Addmore we don’t wish students and staff to face these challenges alone. We understand that every once in a while emotional support is needed. Mental health is everyone’s responsibility at our school and we all have a role to play in supporting one another.
Our opportunities for learning and the behaviours we encourage promote healthy postive mindset and aim to devlop and support strategies for resilience and positive outcomes for all.
By considering student and staff wellbeing in all aspects of our school life, a positive healthy environment can be created that improves student engagement, performance and achievement which in turn gives everyone the opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential.
Supporting pupils
Baseline support for all pupils
As part of our school’s commitment to promoting positive mental health and wellbeing for all pupils, our school offers support to all pupils by:
• Raising awareness of mental health during assemblies, PSHE and mental health awareness weeks
• Signposting all pupils to sources of support
• Having open discussions about mental health during lessons
• Providing pupils with avenues to provide feedback on any elements of our school that is negatively impacting their mental health
• Senior mental health lead (Mrs Rawsthorne) has a strategic oversight of our whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
• Making classrooms a safe space to discuss mental health and wellbeing
• Working closely with the Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
Assessing what further support is needed
If a pupil is identified as having a mental health need, we will take a graduated and case-by-case approach to assessing the support our school can provide, further to the baseline support. Where appropriate, a pupil will be offered support that is tailored to their needs as part of the graduated approach detailed above. The support offered at our school includes:
• ELSA
• No Worries
• Lego therapy
• Play therapy
• Targeted support from the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) such as Worry Worms Groups, 1:1 CBT or parental support. This is undertaken following a referral and assessment process.
Mrs A. Greenway and Mrs E. Rawsthorne – Mental Health Leads
Our policy is outlined in the downloadable document listed at the bottom of this page
Details of our work surrounding Mental Health and signposting to the agencies we work alongside detailed in the ‘Key Information’; ‘Useful Websites for Parents and Carers’ section of the website.