Part of the Family
Part of the Family
At Woldgate School, our Care & Achievement Coordinators are trained in Mental Health First Aid and all staff understand the signs and behaviours that could point to a child or young person needing support to maintain their mental wellbeing.
In school, our Care & Achievement Coordinator will support your child to ensure they are able to attend lessons, spend time with friends and make progress. However, it is vital that parents and close family members also understand these signs, so children get the support they need immediately.
If you have urgent concerns about your child’s mental health and wellbeing, please speak to your GP or call the Young Minds parents’ helpline on 0808 802 5544 for advice. Please also contact your child’s Care & Achievement Coordinator to arrange a meeting to discuss how we can support your child in school.
Talking to your child is a key part of understanding what they might be going through. The best way to approach this is with a casual conversation – ask them how they are feeling and letting them say what they want to say will help.
The chat doesn’t have to go straight into asking about their mental health, it’s more about asking about their day and making sure you make the time to listen. The more you talk and listen – the sooner your child will know that they can talk to you when they need to.
Linking a young person to self-help information they can read and use at their own pace will allow them some privacy and the opportunity to do this in their own time. It is important to encourage a child or young person to look after themselves by eating healthily, getting enough exercise and sleeping well. How they feel physically will have a huge impact on their emotional health.
At Woldgate School, we recognise that listening to young people is an important and essential part of safeguarding and supporting your child. Our ‘BeeKind’ posters are all around the school, and remind our pupils to:
» Watch their thoughts, for they become words
» Watch their words, for they become actions
» Watch your actions, for they become habits
» Watch your habits, for they become character
» Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny
If a pupil is feeling upset or has concerns, they should tell someone they trust, such as friends, teachers, their Care & Achievement Coordinator, parents, carers or other family members.
We proactively discuss pupils’ and students’ wellbeing in preparing them for their exams with good attendance also being key. By focussing their time and attention on attendance, effective revision strategies, and maintaining their wellbeing our young people will be equipped with the skills and resilience for their future success.
The key to effective revision and wellbeing is a well-thought through revision plan where subjects and topics for revision are mapped over each day, week and month, to ensure that key topics are prioritised and time is given to hobbies and interests. A ‘little and often’ approach is best, with 20 minute sessions per subject or topic up to three per evening, interspersed with short breaks to ensure their wellbeing, focus and concentration.
If you are concerned about your child, please contact their Care & Achievement Coordinator.
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