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Wellbeing

We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited school!

This means that as a school we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children as one of our top priorities. We have created a whole school culture that helps build our children's resilience, confidence and self esteem as well as teaching them how to self regulate in those stressful times. 

This Accreditation badge has been awarded thanks to all the effort our staff, children, governors and parents have put in to bring the lessons of myHappymind to life all around our school!

To Learn more about the myHappymind for Schools programme visit their website here - https://myhappymind.org/

We are fortunate to have a fully qualified ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant within our school. Mrs Bancroft works across the school to support children and families with their emotional wellbeing

What is ELSA?

ELSA stands for Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. ELSA support in schools is a project designed to help schools support the emotional needs of their pupils.

 

ELSA acknowledges that children and young people learn best when they feel happier and their emotional needs are being addressed. The initiative was developed and supported by educational psychologists who used knowledge of how children develop socially and emotionally and apply this knowledge to the needs of pupils.


ELSAs are trained to plan and deliver programmes of support to pupils in their school who may be experiencing temporary or long term additional emotional needs. A lot of work that ELSAs do will be on an individual basis with one child, however, there are cases where group sessions may be appropriate such as when working on social skills and friendship skills.

 

What can ELSAs help with?

There are a lot of emotional skills that ELSA can help with, including:

  • Social Skills

  • Bereavement

  • Social Situations

  • Therapeutic Stories

  • Anger Management

  • Self-esteem

  • Real-life problem-solving skills

  • Friendship

 

How long should an ELSA Programme last?

There are very few cases where ELSA should become a permanent feature of a child’s support system, as the programme works best when there are aims for children to work towards and achieve. When planning a child’s individual ELSA programme, it is a good idea to plan a term’s worth of work.


Leaflet for Parents ELSA.docx