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Off School website SDSA have produced a new website for schools to support helping their families to educate at home. Please visit: offschool.org.uk Some other ideas include: BBC Bitesize Daily Lessons: The BBC website have now developed a tool to provide children from years 1 to 10 with daily lesson plans and ideas. Check it […]
Public Health have issued guidance on Mental Health specific to the COVID-19 outbreak, which includes guidance on keeping in touch, use of social media and additional advice for at-risk groups. Please view the full document here: COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing Additional information include: UK Government latest update- Coronavirus (COVID-19): […]
It’s just gone 6 am. I’m listening to the birds and enjoying a hot cup of tea, knowing that this moment will not last long. Along with many others, I am attempting to juggle homeworking and home schooling young children. With so many tools and resources out there for parents, it can be overwhelming, especially […]
Have a look here at the Anna Freud website for some great lesson plan ideas!
The Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) is a 47-item, youth self-report questionnaire with subscales including: separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and low mood (major depressive disorder). It also yields a Total Anxiety Scale (sum of the 5 anxiety subscales) and a Total Internalizing Scale (sum […]
Please see below the ‘Whole System Approach Model to Improving and Supporting Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing’ document as designated by the ‘Future In Mind’ NHS initiative.
Practitioners working with children and young people have developed a set of engagement tools to capture the voice of the child or young person. These must not be used as assessment tools but can help to inform any assessments or plans. These tools are to: enable the child or young person to have a voice […]
Dale Community Primary School and Stonehill Nursery SchoolDesignated Senior Lead for Mental Health: Louise Foster, Headteacher Dale Primary and Stonehill Nursery schools both sit under one Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health (DSLMH), Louise Foster, who is also the Headteacher for both schools. Before joining Cohort 1 of the programme, they were already investing in […]
Bullying can have a serious detrimental effect to the emotional and mental health of children and young people. It can lead to feeling sad, lonely, scared, and anxious. It can also effect a person’s ability to concentrate or focus. The effects of bullying can also sometimes lead to self-harm, depression, suicidal thoughts and in some […]
Mental Health UK provides a range of support for employees experiencing mental and emotional health difficulties including local volunteer-led support groups. This includes a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing school policies. You can find the examples here – www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/