Wellbeing
Welcome to the wellbeing page for St. Mary’s Infant School. It is important to know that everyone has mental health and wellbeing, it’s our feelings, our thinking, our emotions and our mood, and it is as important as our physical health.
‘Mental health is a state of wellbeing 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 his or her community.’ (World Health Organization)
At St Mary's, we aim to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for our staff and children. We use both universal, whole school approaches and specialised, targeted approaches aimed at vulnerable children. We recognise that student’s mental health is a crucial factor in their overall wellbeing and can affect their learning and achievement. The Department for Education (DFE) reinforces this with the statement: ‘in order to help their children succeed, schools have a role to play in supporting them to be resilient and mentally healthy'.
We believe in nurturing the whole child, and our wellbeing sessions play a vital role in supporting this. Building on the foundations laid in PE and PSHE, these sessions provide children with the opportunity to explore how to keep both their bodies and minds healthy. Through a wide range of activities which include yoga, mindfulness and nature walks, children learn to develop emotional awareness and resilience. They are encouraged to recognise and manage their feelings, build positive friendships and cope with worries. These sessions also promote key values such as kindness, sharing and cooperation, helping children to grow into confident, caring individuals.
Calm - Sleep more. Stressless. Live better (there is a cost to this app).
Daily meditation and mindfulness; Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.
By using Headspace break from your busy day and try things like meditation, sleep stories, and exercises.
Mind has lots of information specific to young people on looking after your wellbeing and mental health.
Pacifica gives you tools through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness meditation, relaxation, and mood/health tracking.
Counselling service - No problem or issue is too big or small, talking about how you’re feeling with a counsellor can help.
For young people aged 8 to 21. Go onto their website and fill in the form.
Your online mental wellbeing community. Free, safe and anonymous support. There are discussion boards, articles to help you with well-being and chat services with a member of their team.
Young Minds have a lot of resources on topics such as supporting a friend with a mental health condition, talking about feelings, coping with life, medications and many more topics.
This text service is provided by Young Minds. If you need immediate support, you can text SHOUT to 85258 and chat by text. The service is free on most networks and available 24/7, and trained volunteers will listen to you, and work with you to help you take the next steps towards feeling better.
Call our free 24/7 emotional wellbeing and mental health crisis line.
Call: 0800 915 4644
Available for young people aged 6 years and over, their families and carers within Surrey.
Bullying and suicidal feeling support. They also have a range of parenting resources.
