Mental Health & Wellbeing

Our vision at Kilmersdon Church School is for us to take a whole school approach to promoting positive Mental Health and wellbeing, aiming to help children build their resilience, keep them happy and as a result keep them learning to become successful and proactive learners.

We are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff to ensure that the whole school is a community where everyone feels able to thrive. Positive mental wellbeing is essential if children and young people are to flourish and lead fulfilling lives.

At our school 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.

Good wellbeing supports learning, friendships, and confidence—at school and at home.

Promoting a mentally healthy environment here at Kilmersdon:

• Promoting our school values; Friendship, Perseverance, Trust, Forgiveness, Peace and Hope.
• Promoting our school's vision, where we all belong and believe in ourselves and others, and build for our future.
• Celebrating academic and non-academic achievements.
• Access to appropriate support that meets their needs.

Teaching Mental Health and wellbeing

We are incredibly fortunate at Kilmersdon to have Mrs Monaf who is our ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant). 

Curriculum

The school follows the DFE for the teaching of Mental health and well-being:

• Personal, social, Health Education PSHE
• Class assemblies, Assemblies
• Parent online workshops to promote wellbeing and support (facefamilyadvice.co.uk)

Mental health concerns

Here at Kilmersdon we pride ourselves on being a family, the school values the support of parents, carers and the support of the wider community working in partnership to support the needs of their child/children.