Mental Health & Wellbeing
Mental Health & Wellbeing
We are committed to the holistic development of our pupils and ensure that they have access to a wide range of therapeutic interventions. The purpose of an intervention is to address a barrier to learning, or to enhance health, happiness and well-being thereby enabling the child or young person to develop to the best of their ability.
Our therapeutic work is designed to unlock barriers to participation in education, so that all our children can achieve highly and can make the most of every opportunity we offer. Discrete therapeutic interventions at school are delivered by a highly skilled team of clinical staff.
These interventions sit alongside a classroom experience that integrates therapeutic approaches on a one-to-one, small- group and whole-class basis.
Thrive is a therapeutic approach designed to support children with their emotional and social development. It is a whole-school approach, based around current studies of effective learning and current models of child development, in order to help the school understand the needs being signalled by children’s behaviour.
The Thrive approach offers practical strategies and techniques and is built around online assessments, which identify children’s emotional development and provide action plans for their individual needs. Whole classes can also use Thrive techniques and activities to address any issues, or as part of PSHE sessions in school.
Research has shown that how we behave is linked to how we feel and our emotions are linked to how we learn. By teaching children to recognise and notice these feelings and emotions it can help with their development and learning.
Children sometimes need some extra support with their emotional growth and this can be temporary or extend over a longer period of time.
Thrive promotes children’s emotional and social growth by building positive relationships with their peers and teaching staff, while also helping them explore and understand their feelings through a range of activities.
Meet Your Mental Health & Wellbeing Advisers
Leigh-Ann
I’m Leigh-Ann and I’m a school Mental Health First Aider and Mental Health Specialist. Want some advice? Got any problems? Finding life difficult or tricky? Just give me a shout and I’ll be there for you.
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Whether you’re a parent, carer, or professional looking to find out more about Haywards Farm School, we’d love to hear from you. Our friendly team is here to answer your questions and help you take the next step.
