Mental Health and Wellbeing POLICY (2022-2023)
Introduction:
At TCSI, we aim topromotepositivementalhealthandwellbeingfor every memberof our school community.We pursue this aimusing bothuniversal,whole school approaches and specialized,targetedapproaches aimedat vulnerablestudents
Aims:
• Promotepositivementalhealthin all staffand students
• Increase understandingandawareness of commonmentalhealth issues
• Alertstaff to early warningsigns of mentalillhealth
• Provide supportto staffworking with young people withmentalhealthissues
• Provide supportto studentssufferingmentalillhealth and theirpeers and parents/carers
This policy alsosupports andworks in conjunctionwith the Behaviourpolicy and Child Protectionand Safeguardingpolicy.
Mentalhealth and wellbeing affecthow we feel, how we thinkand how we behave. All children and youngpeople need to:
• Be able toconnect with othersby participatingingroups andteams
• Know they are capable andable to achieve
• Know they count in their world and can contributetotheircommunity
• Know they have courage and can manage risksappropriately
The mentalhealthof childrenand young people, adults in school,parentsand carersand the wider whole school communitywill impacton all areasof development,learning, achievementand experiences.
At TCSI we encourage our studentsto:
• Be able toform and maintainrelationshipswithothers
• Be able toenjoy life
• Be open to learning
• Be able todevelop a sense of rightand wrong
• Be adaptabletochange and other’speople expectations
• Be able todevelop the resilienceto manage ordinarysetbacks
• Be able totalkabout theiremotions
At TCSI we ensure that the whole schoolcommunity:
• Is involved in promotingpositivementalhealthand wellbeing
• Is valued for the role it plays in promotingpositivementalhealthand wellbeing
• Contributestowardsthe ethos of the school
Roles and Responsibilities
TCSI is committedtosafeguardingandpromotingthe welfare of childrenand young people, includingtheirmentalhealthand emotionalwellbeing,and expect all staffand
volunteerstoshare this commitment.
In line with our commitmenttoChild Protectionand Student Wellbeing,we recognizethat childrenhave a fundamentalrightto be protectedfrom harm and thatstudentscannot learn effectivelyunlessthey feel secure We thereforeaim to provide a schoolenvironment which promotesself-confidence,afeelingof self-worthand the knowledge that students’ concerns will be listenedto and acted upon. In order tosupport thisthe school has created a designatedSafeguardingTeam
Children
• To treatotherswith respectalways
• To supportand listento their peers
• To speak openly and honestlyabout things thatare troublingthem
• To know who to go to if they or someonethey know has a problem
In orderto provide our studentswiththe opportunitytoimprovethe levels of wellbeing withinthe school community,student-ledteamsare developedto drive student-focused wellbeing initiatives.
All staff
• To ensure thatall policiesare followed throughoutthe school both in andout of class
• To have high expectationsofthe childrenwithregard to supportingstudent’smental health and wellbeing.
• To model expectationsconsistently,treatingeachchild fairly,with respectand understanding.
• To share informationregardingwellbeingconcernswith parents and carers.
• To liaisewith the PastoralTeam if concerncontinues or escalatesfurther
• To followactionsset out by the Pastoralteamin line withthe resultsof the KHDA WellbeingCensus
The WellbeingTeam
• To providestudentswith a knownsupportnetworkbeyondtheclassroom
• To referconcernsto therelevantpersonwithinschoole.g.SOD orSchoolDoctor
• To developandoversee actionsbased ontheresultsoftheKHDAWellbeingCensus
• To keep records ofallreportedseriousconcerns
• To makeexternalrecommendationswhereappropriateandpossible
DesignatedSafeguardingLeads
• Responding promptlyto calls for assistanceinhigh-riskcasesand safeguarding and child protectionissues
• Making referralstoappropriateagencies
• Summoningimmediatemedicalhelpif required
• Informingparents andcarers
Senior Leaders
• To ensure the health,safety andwelfare of all children inthe school
• To implementtheschool mentalhealthandwellbeing policy consistently throughoutthe school, and to reportto the board, when requested, on the effectivenessof the policy.
• To implementthepolicy by supportingstaffinapplyingthe policyconsistently.
• To overseerecords of all reportedseriousconcerns.
Parents
• To share relevantinformationwithschool regardinganyconcerns or issues that may have an impacton the student’swellbeingin school
• To supportthe schoolby followingadvice fromstaff in school
School nurse/doctor
• To work closelywith students,parents, carersand staff, offeringsupportand advice on a range of medicalissues
• Play a vital rolein children’sdevelopment,carryingoutimmunizationand screeningprogrammes,managingmedicalconditionsand acting as a point of contact on child protectionissues
• Maintainaccuraterecordsof all supportgiven and share informationofany disclosuresmade with the relevantstaff
Procedures
The mostimportantrole school staffplayis toshare any concernswith the Safeguarding Team and followthe proceduresput.
Confidentialityandinformationsharing
• Studentsmay choose to confide in a memberof school staffif they are concerned about their own welfareor that of a peer.
• Studentsshould be made aware that it may not be possiblefor staffto offercomplete confidentiality
• If a memberof staffconsidersa studentis at seriousrisk of causingthemselves harm, then confidentialitycannotbe kept.
• It is importantnot to make promisesof confidentialitythatcannot be kept even if a student puts pressureon a memberof staff to do so.
• Confidentialitywillbe maintainedwithinthe boundariesof safeguardingthestudent.
• Parents/carersareencouragedtodiscloseto the school any known mentalhealth problemor anyconcerns they may have about a student’smentalhealthor emotional wellbeing.This includesany changes infamilycircumstancesthatmayimpact the student’swellbeing
Name Designation
Dr. Frank Fernandes
Ms FarahAzeem
Ms Lina Omar
Ms Lekha
Ms Erum Ali
Principal
HOS (Secondary)
HOS (EYFS-Primary)
HOS (Post16)
Inclusion and Wellbeing Lead
Ms Romylin Guidance Counselor
Ms Prescila/ Ms Zakir
Mr. Umair Ali / Ms Raihana Mohammed
Hashir/ Ms Jinu Joy
Ms. SummiyaZia
Ms Zahra Saleem
PastoralLead
School’s Doctor/Nurse
Healthand SafetyOfficer
ActivityCoordinator
Ms Kimberly WellbeingLeader (Student)
Ms Mahnoor WellbeingLeader (Student)
Monitoring and Review:
This policyis monitoredby the Senior Leadership Team and will be reviewed each year.