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This section aims to provide theories, strategies and evidence-based interventions to support schools working with pupils to improve their emotional wellbeing and mental health. Please note this is not an exhaustive list. It also gives details of external providers who can offer support or advice.

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Basic Needs

Maslow (1954) suggested that different needs have different priorities and that lower order needs take precedence over higher order needs. If the lower order needs are not met the theory is that this is a major barrier to learning and development of children and young people. In summary, the pri...Read more

Creative Mentors

What are Creative Mentors? Young people have Creative...Read more

What are Creative Mentors?

Young people have Creative Mentors for reasons such as exclusion from school, poor school attendance, because they are struggling with behaviour difficulties or perhaps where they are experiencing a significant life challenge (e.g. bereavement, mental health problems or moving foster home).

Creative Mentors

How does it work?

Creative Mentoring offers young people one-to-one support through a carefully designed programme. Creative Mentoring is both nurturing and education-focused, seeking opportunities to help unearth where the gems of talent lie.

This is achieved by the mentor and young person working together in a practical way. Using a wide range of activities such as e.g. ecology skills, digital media, outdoor pursuits, art, science, computing, craft making, sport, music etc.. Emphasis is placed on transferable skills such as communication, planning, reflection, organisation and team work, using creative tools such as film and photography to record and share the work.

The Creative Mentor supports the child for as long as schools, professional agencies and carers feel it is needed. There is a review of progress at each PEP meeting.

Evidence and Research

Compelling evidence is emerging that, over time, it has had a positive, trans-formative impact on young people’s confidence and willingness to engage in education.

Creative mentors focus on emotional readiness for learning; and approach activity in a way that is in line with international education development – where the emphasis is shifting to work readiness skills such as empathy, leadership, teamwork, problem solving, determination, calmness and respect. All are skills that employers are increasingly requesting.

Creative Mentors encourage other supporting adults to be inspirational for the children we care for. By helping to unearth talents and reveal their often hidden ambition, we have seen young people grow in confidence. Many becoming successful in school, gaining qualifications, making friends, gaining apprenticeships and going to university.

External Agency Support

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Meta-cognition and self-regulation

Meta-cognition and self-regulation approaches (sometimes known as ‘learning to learn’ approaches) aim to help learners think about their own learning more explicitly. This is usually by teaching pupils specific strategies to set goals, and monitor and evaluate their own academic development....Read more

Positive Play

Positive Play Support We offer support for vulnerable children and young people using play to raise self-esteem and confidence, to help those young people reach their full potential in life. What do we offer? We ...Read more

T.I.C.T (Targeted Intervention Community Triage) – Interim Direct Referral Service

The Targeted Intervention Community Triage has been set up as an interim service to direct referrals from professionals to a range of community providers offering: 1:1 targeted interventions to support children and young people across Derbyshire with low...Read more