Mental Wellbeing
Whole School Wellbeing
In a world where you can be anything…be kind!
​Pupils’ mental health needs are a priority for us, we are fully committed to providing the right support at the right time to help towards reducing long term mental health issues that our pupils may have.
Meet and greet every morning
Every morning ALL children are greeted by their class teacher at the classroom door. Staff will take notice and share kind comments with the children e.g. you have lovely hair, I like your shoes. During the morning greet staff are also able to pick up on any worries/concerns that the children may have.
In addition to staff greeting on the door there are range of different staff on the playground to greet any children who may need that extra little bit of support.
Assemblies
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Throughout the year children will take part in a whole range of assemblies exploring different themes including wellbeing.
Restorative practice
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Our restorative approach focuses on understanding the underlying causes of pupil behaviour and creating a supportive environment that promotes reflection, repair of harm, and positive relationship-building. This approach reduces anxiety by fostering emotional and social skills, encouraging pupils to feel heard and valued, and providing consistent, compassionate support, which in turn enhances their overall wellbeing and engagement in school life.
NSPCC
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At Pinfold Street we work very closely with the NSPCC. Throughout the year ALL children will learn about ‘PANTS’ which is a simple, child-friendly scheme of work which teaches children age 4-11 about keeping safe from sexual abuse.
Also ALL children will take part in a ‘Speak up, stay safe’ scheme which encourages children to share their worries.
For all NSPCC work we use a child friendly mascot called ‘Buddy’
School Nursing
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Walsall school nursing service help to support our children and parents in school. They offer a range of workshops for parents including understanding your child’s emotions, sleep workshops etc.
Our school nurses also work with different children on a rolling programme. Themes may include transitions, emotions, sleep etc.
Resources
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In school we have a range of resources that are used to support the mental health and wellbeing of our children. Resources include social stories for staff to use in whole class reading sessions or story
After school clubs
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As a school we offer a range of after school clubs. Some clubs allow children to develop an activity that they enjoy and other clubs allow children to try new experiences. For any questions about after school clubs contact Mrs. Wilkinson.
Enrichment
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At Pinfold Street Primary School we do our best to offer our children a wide range of enrichment activities. Activities include inviting visitors in to school, arranging trips outside of school and special who school events that bring us together as a school. We have some events booked in the diary for our children to look forward to.
Social, emotional and mental health pupil progress meetings
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Teachers and leaders are involved in regular social, emotional and mental health meetings where staff raise any low level concerns observed in school. As a team a decision will be made about how best to support children. This may include monitoring, school based interventions or an external referral.
Lunchtime provision
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We have a key stage one and key stage two classroom open every lunchtime to give children who may find the being outside tricky. Pupils who require extra support at lunchtime are given an orange wristband which means they can access a quiet space.
