Pastoral Care
We are proud of the care we offer our pupils, seeing them as special individuals with rights that need respecting. As Ofsted reported in 2018: “The emotional well-being of pupils is a priority in the school. This is a strength of the school and appreciated by the pupils. As a result, they develop confidence and resilience.”
To support and illustrate this approach, across school we promote ‘Magic Minds’, which reminds children essential ways to maintain and develop strong mental health and how this links in with caring for ourselves physically. The essential activities include:
To support and illustrate this approach, across school we promote ‘Magic Minds’, which reminds children essential ways to maintain and develop strong mental health and how this links in with caring for ourselves physically. The essential activities include:
- Talking about our feelings
- Doing something we enjoy and are good at
- Keeping active in mind and body
- Keeping ourselves hydrated
- Eating well
- Staying connected to those who care about us
- Having pride in our very being
- Actively caring for others
- Asking for help
Thrive
We know, perhaps more now than ever before, about what helps to develop healthy curious minds and happy, confident and creative children. If children have been emotionally thrown off track, either temporarily or over longer periods, we use Thrive to help us understand the needs being signalled by their behaviour and gives us targeted strategies and activities to help them re-engage. Please click on the link for more information.
