Senior Mental Health Lead : Mrs Sue Ward

At Newton Burgoland Primary School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils 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.  

Our headteacher is our mental health lead.

 At our school we:

• Help children to better understand their emotions and feelings                  Help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
• Help children socially to form and maintain relationships
• Promote self esteem and ensure children know that they count, no matter what
• Encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
• Help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks - making mistakes is a part of life, and it is what we do with mistakes that counts. We forgive and we forget.
• Help children to understand people identify differently and that however we identify it is 'OK'
• Reject 'hate' and focus on ensuring children have the knowledge they need to be kind and caring to all.

We offer different levels of support:

Universal Support- To meet the needs of all our pupils  through our overall ethos and our wider curriculum. For instance developing resilience for all.

Additional support- For those who may have short term needs and those who may have been made vulnerable by life experiences such as bereavement.  

Targeted support-  For pupils who need more differentiated support and resources or specific targeted interventions such as wellbeing groups or personal mentor.