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Mental Health

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

At Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School, we believe it is vital that all members of our community know how to look after their mental health. We teach our children strategies to support them in the development of positive mental health and ways to cope when times get hard. 

Mental Health is “the emotional and spiritual resilience which enables us to enjoy life and survive pain, suffering and disappointment. It is a positive sense of wellbeing and an underlying belief in our and others dignity and worth. It is influenced by our experience and our genetic inheritance.”

- World Health Organisation

Mental health affects all aspects of life and behaviour.

Please read our Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing policy for more details.

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We teach our children the 5 ways to wellbeing as the key ways to take care of our mental health. These are:

  • Connect
  • Give
  • Take notice
  • Keep learning
  • Be active

These strategies are embedded in the ethos of our school and we build them into the way we do things at ARH.

Have a look below at ways that you can help your child to develop their wellbeing:

You may find it helpful to create a wellbeing action plan with your child. This can also be a great chance for you to explore your own wellbeing and how you can look after yourself. The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust wellbeing action plan template is a great place to start but a simple conversation with your child can help.

  1. Wellbeing Action Plan.pdf
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Concerned about your child?

The first thing to do is seek support from your GP. They are the best placed person to direct you to support and refer you to the most appropriate services. Please share your concerns with your child's class teacher in line with our graduated approach above.

Local and National Support Directory

  • Childline Childline offer support on the phone at 0800 1111 or online. Whatever your worry, they're there for you.
  • Health for Kids This page, run by the NHS, offers lots of fun and practical advice for how to stay physically and mentally healthy.
  • Anna Freud Find support services in our local area.
  • Kooth Free online counselling for children aged 11+
  • #Take20 Talking to your child about how they're feeling can be hard. By taking 20 minutes with them to do an activity you'll both enjoy, you'll create a relaxed space to start that conversation. Here are lots of fun activity ideas, conversation starters and handy tips, advice and resources to make talking easier.
  • Young Minds Support ideas for children and parents. They also have a parents helpline so call 0808 802 5544 if you would like further advice or support.
  1. Supporting your child - A guide for parents and carers - Self-harm and suicidal thoughts.pdf
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Positive Emotions

At ARH, we feel it is vital for children to have knowledge and experience of the 10 key positive emotions and we build this into our everyday teaching. At the beginning of the academic year, each year group focuses on one of these positive emotions and all learning is focused around understanding and developing this emotion.

The Postive Emotions

 

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