We are delighted to inform you that we have achieved The Wellbeing Award for Schools. We are very proud of this achievement and the hard work that everybody has put in, including parents, children, staff and our wider community. As you know this is something that we have all been working very hard to achieve in school.

It has been a real team effort and we would like to thank you all for your support. Well done everybody!!

Back in 2022 we were awarded the Wellbeing Award for Schools. Now it is time for us to renew this award. To earn this award the whole school worked very hard promoting emotional wellbeing and mental health for children, families and staff. Our Pupil Wellbeing Team was formed and they worked on designing the Quiet Wellbeing area we now have in the playground. This year our Pupil Wellbeing Team have been busy planning and organising our Sparkle & Shine Week, Yellow Day and raising funds for wellbeing. They have also come up with new ideas for how to make or wellbeing even better. We have some very exciting ideas for the upcoming year!

Mental health problems affect people of any age, race, religion or income. The most commonly diagnosed mental health problems are anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, OCD, personality disorders and phobias. 9 in 10 people who have a mental health problem say they have experienced stigma and discrimination as a result. Similar to other types of discrimination, people who experience mental health stigma describe feeling isolated, ashamed, misunderstood and demeaned. Talking about mental health can be really helpful. You don’t need to be an expert. The more we talk about mental health, the more we can break down the taboos surrounding it – enabling people to look after their own health, reducing the stigma around asking for help, and by giving support to others. In this way, we can talk to our children about different ranges of emotions they may be feeling. It is important to teach your child that there is are lots of different emotions we feel and that it is good to talk about it! We are all different, and we all need support for different things at different times.

For more information please click on the link below:

 https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/take-action/resources-schools#toc-6

Our wellbeing team

Emotional wellbeing and Mental Health whole school leader

Mrs H Mehboob 

Emotional wellbeing and Mental Health leaders

Wellbeing coordinator Mrs Rummey

EYFS  Miss Azmat

Year 1 Miss Khan

Year 2 Miss Berryman

Leader of the pupil wellbeing team

Mrs H Mehboob

Ms Glendinning

Where can you go for help?

CALM

Call : 0800 58 58 58

(5pm - midnight)

Website - www.thecalmzone.net

The Samaritans

Call : 116 123

(24 hours a day)

Email: jo@samaritans.org 

(24 hour response time)

Mind

Call : 0300 123 3393

(9am - 6pm, Mon-Fri)

Text : 8643

Email : info@mind.org.uk

NHS

Website : www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters

How to help your child with bedtime

How can I help my child fall asleep? | American Academy of Pediatrics | AAP

How to help your child when eating

Tips for Feeding Picky Eaters | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Wellbeing Award document for Parents

Wellbeing Award Re-assessment

Wellbeing for staff

At Hall Green Infant School, our staff wellbeing is just as important as the children and parents. As a school we support our staff in a range of ways. Some examples are

• Wellbeing and work/life committee
• Wellbeing website dedicated to teachers
• Wellbeing plans
• Staff are well trained in all areas of the school life
• Mental health leaders
• Open door – where they can come and talk.