Emotional Health and Wellbeing

It is really important to us that our children are happy, safe and ready to thrive.  At Oughtibridge Primary School the health and wellbeing of all our children is one of our school priorities.

We are a Trauma Informed School.  This means that staff are trained to help and support pupils’ mental health and adopt a trauma sensitive approach to our school curriculum.

What do we do for all children?

You can find out more about our general approach to teaching in our Curriculum section.  This includes more about what we teach in Personal, Social and Health Education.

We also use ‘Zones of Regulation’ in class to help pupils develop awareness of feelings, energy and alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, self-care, and overall wellness. This approach helps children to understand how they can control their emotions and develop their ability to problem solve conflicts.

How can we help children with more specific needs?

We are proud to offer a number of extra services that may help your child if they are experiencing any mental health issues.  Whether you think these are big or small problems, please do look at the information below.  You can talk more to use about these types of help by contacting us at school or emailing our SENDco at sendco@oughtibridge.sheffield.sch.uk

The Bridge

The Bridge is a multi-functional space that is used for interventions (planned support programmes) and group work. It also offers a supported environment for pupils at lunchtime.

Healthy Minds

Healthy Minds is a school-based project which aims to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people. It puts emotional resilience at the heart of children’s health and wellbeing and recognises its impact on their learning, attainment, behaviour and future employability.  We are currently hosting Harry, who is a Mental Health Practitioner who works one on one with children who have specific needs.

Healthy Minds Champions

We also have KS2 pupils who are trained as Healthy Minds Champions. They lead assemblies on emotional wellbeing and help train classes in strategies to stay in the Green zone.

Other pastoral support programmes

We also offer other shorter term support programmes.  If you feel that your child would benefit from a different kind of support, then please get in touch with us  by contacting us at school or emailing our SENDco at sendco@oughtibridge.sheffield.sch.uk