Wellbeing
Our pupils’ wellbeing is dynamic – it can change from moment to moment, day to day. We recognise good wellbeing for our pupils when they:
• Feel relatively confident in themselves and have a positive self esteem
• Feel and express a wide range of emotions
• Build and maintain good relationships with others
• Feel engaged with the world around them
• Cope with the stresses and strains of daily life
• Adapt and manage in times of change and uncertainty
Resilience helps us maintain our wellbeing in difficult circumstances. Resilience also provides us with the ability to cope with life’s challenges and to bounce back when things
Wellbeing Provision
At Beachborough, children from PP1 to Form VIII receive weekly Wellbeing Sessions. Planned by Mrs Crook, our Children’s Nurture & Wellbeing Practitioner, they are delivered by class teachers in the Boardman and tutors in the Manor House.
More About Mrs Crook
These sessions focus on:
• Recognising everyone has different feelings and providing strategies to support each child (age dependent).
• Basic Mental Health awareness and discussions on what can affect our mental health (Forms VII & VIII also understand that Mental Health is a continuum with more in-depth discussions and a basic understanding of some mental health conditions).
• Discussing and supporting change, friendships, resilience and self-esteem.
• Mindfulness techniques and relaxations including mindfulness and sensory walks around the school grounds.
Mrs Crook is our Nurture & Wellbeing Practitioner, and is based in the welcoming Wellbeing Room in the Manor House. The room is calm and tranquil and has lots of useful resources to help with feelings, friendships and family. There are nurturing games, arts and crafts, mindfulness colouring, Lego, self-help information sheets, a ‘calm box’, and a mental health information display. However, the most impactful work achieved in this comforting setting is through conversations and reflection.
Mrs Crook is able to offer small wellbeing groups, which run in school to support pupils in the following:
• Understanding anxiety & worries
• Social Skills/friendship/emotional literacy
• Boosting self esteem
• Family changes/bereavement
• Transitions
• Resilience
• Handling Anger
• ‘Super sibs’ siblings of pupils with special educational needs
Wellbeing Support Service
Mrs Crook has worked in schools for 11 years - working mainly in SEN and pastoral roles. She is able to offer 1:1 wellbeing support sessions, at no extra cost, for all children who would benefit from having someone to talk to about their worries, concerns or mental health. These informal sessions take place during the school day and can offer advice, strategies or simply a non-judgemental listening ear.
We recognise the importance of breaking stigmas and helping all in our community to understand that it is okay to ask for help, if and when they need it. Ultimately, the aim of School Wellbeing Sessions is to remove barriers to learning which helps everyone to thrive and flourish.
Mrs Crook holds a qualification in Drawing & Talking Therapy, which is the number one alternative to CBT and direct talking therapies, which can often be confronting or limiting in the process of pain or trauma.
If you feel your child would benefit from working with Mrs Crook in a support setting or some 1:1 sessions, please speak to your child’s class teacher/tutor, or contact Mrs Crook directly at: a.crook@beachborough.com
