Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. (World Health Organization)

 

 At Belton 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.  

 

 At our school we:

  • help children to understand their emotions and feelings better                             
  • 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
  • encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
  • help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks  

Mental Health and Well-being are increasingly a central consideration within the school and within the wider community. We have a number of different processes to help students who feel that they may need to talk to someone about their mental health or get the support for someone they are concerned about.

  • Reporting via Whisper (see Keeping Children Safe area of the website)
  • Worry Boxes – pupils can post a note with concerns about another pupil or themselves. These are emptied daily and any information inside is followed up by the class teacher and/or a senior member of staff
  • Pupils can also approach any member of staff that they feel confident with,  with any concerns.
  • Speaking to Miss Scott/ Mrs Yendall at anytime required if children are worried about anything.

As a school, we take all aspects of a young person’s well-being seriously but we are first and foremost a school so as well as contacting us to let us know your concerns we strongly recommend that you contact your GP to discuss any concerns that you may have about your young person.

We place great emphasis on the welfare of our school community and provide support, information and guidance to help everyone at our school feel happy. We also celebrate the diverse and inclusive nature of our school community and recognise the faiths, beliefs and needs held by all.

 
Come and have a look at a ground-breaking brand-new series exploring children’s emotions, wellbeing and mental health. This is complete with engaging questions to encourage conversations on different topics and helpful tips, the series is the essential tool for parents and children to explore what it means to be happy, sad and everything in between.
Lead Staff Members 
 
Miss Scott - Headteacher and  Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Yendall - Senior Mental Health Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Peczek - Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Mrs Warnock - Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Miss North - Mental Health First Aider
Mrs Jackson - Elsa
Policy
Please have a look at some support for you and your child.  Take time to explore the different links and talk about them. If you can think of any new links that we should have that would help other children then they should email us with your suggestions.
Useful Videos
Big Emotions - 5 steps to wellbeing
 
Big Emotions - Anger
 
Big Emotions - Low Self Esteem
 
Big Emotions - Trauma
 
Big Emotions - Sadness
Anti Bullying and Racism
Bereavement
https://winstonswish.org/  A leading bereavement charity offering practical support and guidance to anyone concerned about a grieving child
 
https://www.cruse.org.uk/    A charity who support people through bereavement. Leicester branch : Tel 0116 2884119
 
https://thelauracentre.org.uk/  A Leicester based charity which gives free bereavement counselling to families or individuals. Tel 0116 2545981
 
 
Counselling Services for Young People
 
The purpose of this site is to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs.
 
Free online support for young people with access to online counsellors.
Parental Advice
 
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/            Positive parenting, advice and tips.
 
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/for_parents               A parent information service Tel: 0800 018 2138
 
https://www.familylives.org.uk/                              Covers a wide range of issues for parents
 
 
Internet Safety
 
An interactive site with lots of internet safety tips for young people and parents
 
A site with facts, videos, games and tips about bullying.
 
A site promoting safe digital habits for children. It has blog posts for trending internet topics and even has a hotline where families can receive support, and report anything suspicious online.