Well Being

At Burnopfield Primary School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of all pupils, parents and staff. We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play. We also recognise that good physical health can enhance this so actively promote making healthy lifestyle choices.

At our school we:

• help each other to understand our emotions and feelings better
• help each other feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
• help each other socially to form and maintain relationships
• promote self- esteem and ensure everyone knows they are valued
• encourage each other to be confident and tolerant of differences (Expect Respect and All Different, All Equal incentives)
• help each other to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks
• support each other in making healthy lifestyle choices to enhance wellbeing
• seek immediate advice from external agencies where appropriate

Our Pastoral and Wellbeing Leader is Mrs Ferris, who is also a member of the School Leadership Team and our Anti-Bullying and RSE and H Co-ordinator. She is supported by Mrs Gray (PE and Mental Health Co-ordinator) and Mrs Errington (Healthy Schools Co-ordinator). Together they form part of a wider Wellbeing team.

As well as our normal daily practice, we offer a range of support:
Universal Support- To meet the needs of our whole school community we aim to develop an overall ethos of support and guidance including. e.g. Restorative behaviour resolution techniques, Durham Resilience Project, National Anti-Bullying weeks, Mental Health Awareness Weeks, Health and Fitness Weeks and Happy Feet Walking Challenges, Healthy School Award
Additional support- is available for those who may have short term needs and those who may have been made vulnerable by life experiences such as illness, bereavement, family breakdown etc.
Targeted support- is available for those who need more differentiated support and resources or specific targeted interventions.

At school we offer:

• A wide range of extra – curricular activities
• Pastoral drop-in sessions
• Mindfulness sessions
• Mindful Walking
• Well-being Walkway activities
• Relax Kids
• 1:1 counselling sessions
• Nurture group
• Referral to outside agencies where required

PLEASE TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT WELLBEING
Please find below, helpful information for parents/carers

Young Minds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Just as people’s bodies can become unwell, people’s minds can become unwell too. Mental health problems are more common than you might think – three children in every classroom have a mental health
problem. Young Minds offer information to young people and children about mental health and emotional wellbeing. If you need to talk, they can let you know about organisations that listen, plus they offer online support and info.
www.youngminds.org.uk

ChildLine
Childline is the UK’s free helpline for children and young people. It provides a confidential telephone counselling service for any child or young person with a problem. It comforts, advises and protects. So, if you are worried about anything, big or small – don’t bottle it up. It can really help if you talk to someone. If there is something on your mind, ChildLine is there.
Freephone 0800 1111 (24 hours and the call won’t show on your phone bill)
www.childline.org.uk

Visit the following website for some great packed lunch ideas.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/school-packed-lunch-inspiration 

Visit the Change4Life website for some great ideas and easy-to-cook family recipes.www.nhs.uk/change4life/Pages/sitemap.aspx 

 

Personal Development at Burnopfield Primary School

Personal development is covered by all of the areas below. 

 

Equality and Respect	All different, All equal campaign Expect Respect campaign for all children Rainbow Ambassadors Mini Police Equality Corner in school hall Taught as part of RSE (Relationship and Sex Education) and RE lessons Show racism the red card
Pupil Voice	All children are surveyed regularly through questionnaires and interviews. Every class has a pupil voice suggestion box.  There are a number of opportunities for children to be members of groups across school (School Council, Mini Police, SNAG group, Eco, Digital Detectives, Reading Champions) Throughout the curriculum, children are given regular opportunities for debate and discussion
British Values	Community links Discussion and debate Democracy and fair voting Weekly ‘In the News’ sessions in all classes School council Behaviour policy Assemblies Pupil Voice British Values underpins the whole curriculum
Pupil’s character	Culture of Growth Mindset – developing resilience, risk taking and problem solving KS1 STAR award (stickability, think, attitude, resilience)  KS2 Bright Sparks awards RSE  Assemblies Adventure – a key curriculum driver Aspiration – a key curriculum driver VIPs and Little Stars
Emotional Well-Being and Pastoral Care	Well-being is one of our key curriculum drivers The well-being walkway Relax Kids Mindfulness School Counsellor Pastoral care (Pastoral lead) Assemblies Self-esteem and self-worth modelled by staff Anti-bullying incentives Regular praise and reward Ethos of the school Worry wallet/problem box Mini police / Buddies
Physical Well-Being	Well-being is one of our key curriculum drivers Daily Mile Twice weekly PE lessons Happy Feet walking challenge Foundation of Light partnership Dance coaches Grass Roots gymnastics programme Health and Fitness education Cricket coaching Swimming Health and Fitness weeks Range of clubs and events School cross country, cricket, football and netball teams
Online Safety	Digital Literacy in the curriculum Digital Detectives Parent workshops RSE Curriculum Culture of Safeguarding for staff and children Assemblies Anti-Bullying work In the News sessions
Healthy Relationships	Taught as part of RSE and RE lessons School nurse visits Assemblies Restorative Justice approach to behaviour Online safety Mini Police
Extra Curricular Activities	Full range of extra-curricular activities on offer  (Music, Sports, Film, Choir, Lingotots, Photography, Mindful Running, Bookworms, Forest school, Digital Leaders etc) Visits linked to Topic Visitors into school linked to Topic Residential visits Performances (Christmas, End of Year) Parent events
Curriculum	We offer children a rich and diverse curriculum Six curriculum drivers (respect, growth mindset, well-being, inspiration, aspiration, well-being) Tailored to the needs of our children Linked to local people and the local area Progressive and tailored to help children make connections
Career Pathways	Aspiration curriculum driver Career pathways workshops Inspirational people curriculum focus Visits and visitors Assemblies In the News sessions
SMSC (Social, Moral, Cultural, Spiritual)	Includes all of the above and  Culture kids Twitter (#smscburnopfield) Artsmark

 

To view our Well Being Policy, visit our School Policies page.

To find out more about well being in our school, visit our Twitter page.