Mental Health

The school has introduced a curriculum based around Thrive principles, aimed at reducing stress. Teachers have assessed students’ emotional development at the start of the term and will do so at the end of the term to monitor changes in behaviour and emotional well-being.

How we do it?

We support our students’ mental health by providing a curriculum and environment that meets their bespoke needs. e.g. wide corridors, reduced noise environment, Rebound Therapy, Sensory Movement and Regulation and Aquatic Therapy and Music Therapy.

We support our students’ mental health by encouraging them to access and recognise their emotions and label them, whilst allowing them to be as independent as possible.

We support our student’s mental health by helping them build
strong relationships with staff and peers based on mutual trust and respect.

We support our students’ mental health by:

providing a multitude of individual therapies to assist with their mental health including: Music, Yoga, Rebound, Aquatic, Lego, physio, Homunculi and Thrive.
following individual sensory diet plans (for those that require this level of support) offering the correct regulation opportunities and regularly reviewing them as needs change.
supporting them to communicate (we are a Total Communication Environment) to allow them to express themselves and discover their emotions and how to manage them themselves.
providing students with experiences that we can help model and provide safe environment for them to succeed (sometimes learning through failure and acceptance) and to learn and grow.
delivering RSHE lessons.
providing a healthy hot school dinner.

We support staff by:

holding weekly, all staff meetings which can involve question and answer sessions with the Head Teacher.
having a fantastic class team communication and feedback ethos.
holding weekly Tai Chi Release sessions
Offering the aqua therapy pool to staff for well being and relaxation sessions after school.
having an open door policy for all staff to speak with members of the SLT when required.
Having access to Nuffield Health services, resources and facilities.