Mental Health First Aider
At the Sir Donald Bailey Academy we strongly believe that children need to be happy and emotionally secure in order for them to be able to learn. We have strategies in place to ensure that children in school have someone to talk to if they are feeling anxious or worried about anything. We are also able to access external support for children who are finding things difficult. In school we have ‘Time to talk’ which gives children the opportunity to have one to one support with a trained adult if they are feeling worried or just would like someone to talk to. These posters are displayed around school.
On 20th March we had a visit from a member of the Newark Mind team to talk to us about keeping our minds healthy.
Classes also all have systems to ensure that children can have time on their own with their teacher if something is worrying them or if they are feeling unhappy.
At the Forge Trust we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils, their families, and our 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.
At The Sir Donald Bailey Academy we have a three tiered approach to supporting the mental health and well-being of our pupils: –
We also give support to children in school such as managing emotions groups or anger management support.
Should you need any help or advice regarding issues around mental health and well-being please do not hesitate to contact us at school.
We can access the children’s emotional well-being using an assessment system called PASS:
We can also assess their behaviour using an assessment called The Boxall Profile:
If you have any worries about your child’s emotional well-being and mental health, please don’t hesitate to speak to a member of staff in school.
