If you are concerned about your child's health or emotional well-being please do contact your child's class teacher.
Please find some useful information below
SCHOOL SUPPORT
Please do speak to your child's class teacher or Mrs Bowley if you are concerned about your child.
We have a wide range of resources and can offer interventions to support emotional well-being.
Mrs Joanne Newens is our trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant and runs emotional literacy support interventions in school on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Please see the leaflet below to find out more about her role.
We work with other schools in our local learning community (LC2). We can refer to the LC2 family and child support worker and/or counsellor.
We also work with the Bedfordshire CAMHS Mental Health Support Team who are offering further direct support to schools.
Find out more via the leaflets below.
We use the Early Help Assessment Process to help to support children and families who are in need of support. You can find out more here:
https://www.centralbedfordshirelscb.org.uk/lscb-website/professionals/early-help
Flopsy and Mopsy are our school rabbits.
They teach the children about responsibility and care for pets and animals. They also support our pupil's emotional and mental wellbeing. The children take turns to look after them and to pet them.
We have a duty of care to our rabbits, just as we do with our children. They are very happy and well looked after bunnies who have a healthy diet, lots of space to live and run around in and regular veterinary care. Their home is in a quiet area of our school garden.
ANXIETY
Anxiety Resources
‘Huge Bag of Worries’ by Virginia Ironside
‘Helping your child with Fears and Worries 2nd Edition: A self help guide for parents’ by Cathy Creswell and Lucy Willetts
‘Starving the Anxiety Gremlin’ by Kate Collins-Donnelly
‘What to do when you worry too much’ by Dawn Huebner
When my worries get too big - by Kari Dunn Buron
Don't worry be happy by Poppy O'Neill
Managing Stress - BBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpQrMqDoqE
Fight, Flight Freeze Response - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHwB1PG_-Q
CALM Technique by Jennifer Kolari - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q28IrZq14hk
Anxiety Canada - https://www.anxietycanada.com/
Therapist Aid - https://www.therapistaid.com/
Young Minds - https://youngminds.org.uk/resources/
Anna Freud Self Care Materials - https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/
ANGER
‘Starving the Anger Gremlin’ by Kate Collins-Donnelly
Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions? - https://www.youtube.com/watchv=3bKuoH8CkFc&feature=youtu.be
‘The Incredible Years’ by Carolyn Webster-Stratton
Upside of Anger TED Talk with Dr Ryan Martin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfcQaXG_Qhs
Private Therapists
If you have any recommendations from local private therapists please do let the school know so that we can add to this page.
Tips on staying well
If you need to speak to someone, you can text or call:
Age UK: visit www.ageuk.org.uk or call 0800 678 1602 (8am-7pm)
Every Mind Matters: visit www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters
Heads Up for men's mental health: visit www.thisisheads-up.uk
Five ways to wellbeing: visit www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/5waysmk
MIND: visit www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing
Our Frontline – support for frontline workers. Visit www.mentalhealthatwork.org.uk/ourfrontline or text: FRONTLINE to 85258 or call 116 123 for a conversation with a trained volunteer
National Debt Line – free and independent advice. Call 0808 808 4000 9am - 8pm Monday - Friday or visit www.nationaldebtline.org
Accessing local support when you're struggling
Domestic abuse: if you’re feeling unsafe, support is available
Mrs Sarah Bowley is a trained Domestic Abuse responder. You can talk to her if you need to..
If you or someone you know is affected by domestic abuse, call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. You can also visit the Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership website for more information about local and national support for all affected by domestic abuse, including men, children and young people, older people and people from the LGBT+ community. If you’re in immediate danger, always dial 999.
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