Wellbeing at Bromesberrow
Shining Together, We Reach for the Stars
At Bromesberrow, we value the wellbeing of our children, parents and staff. We are delighted that our school has been taking part in a continuously growing national programme to help make mental health support for our children more available when they and their families need it through Young Minds Matter (formally trailblazers). We work with the NHS in Gloucestershire to introduce support teams within school, we have the opportunity to reach out to professionals in ways to assist us as teachers and also give our children and families the guidance they may need.
These teams provide valuable strategies and support to our children to help them with life’s little ups and downs, for example, friendship concerns, understanding their behaviours or worries they may have. This support could be given 1-1 or in group work.
Young Minds Matter, also offers support for parents and teachers to help their children and young people who are experiencing difficulties through a wide range of training and can link with other Gloucestershire services.
If you would like any further information or feel a referral to the service may be supportive please contact your school's Senior Mental Health Lead: Leonie Mison lmison@st-marys-bromesberrow.gloucs.sch.uk
Pastoral Support: Amy Chesham achesham@st-marys-bromesberrow.gloucs.sch.uk .For academic year 2024-25, Mrs Chesham will be on Maternity Leave.
All referrals and concerns to be made through Leonie Mison.
We have wanted to put into place more and more opportunities for the children to think carefully about their own mental wellbeing and how important it is to appreciate the little things and refocus when feeling overwhelmed. Developing our PSHE curriculum and the enrichment opportunities such as Bromesberrow gets Growing has really supported this.
School has a Pastoral Assistant who supports children socially and emotionally through the ups and downs of childhood. Providing a key person to be able to support children in the classroom but also outside on the playground. School staff are all invested in supporting children socially and emotionally and with this we have ensured CPD has been provided for all so that we are all best equipped to support children in this way.
We have attached some useful links below, with some great strategies to support our children and parents.
Coping ideas when feeling angry
Yoga mindfulness
myHappymind
We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family! As a whole school program grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem. myHappymind also teaches the children how to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their very best selves!
Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/
myHappymind Module Descriptions
• Meet Your Brain: Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.
• Celebrate: Understanding your unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self-esteem.
• Appreciate: Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we're all about making it a habit!
• Relate: Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We're focussed on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.
• Engage: Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to keep resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self-esteem and resilience too.