At Trafalgar, we recognise that looking after the mental health and well-being of our school community is a crucial part of our everyday practice.
If you, or anyone in your family need support at anytime, then we can help. Please don't hesitate to speak, in confidence, with Miss Hickie, our Mental Health Lead and Headteacher on 01403 254925 or email office@trafalgarinfant.com
You may also find the following resources useful.
Wellbeing
We want to continue building a school which is a positive, safe, healthy and happy place to learn, play and work, and where everyone can grow to their full potential and find their place within the school community. This is our commitment to wellbeing for all.
Wellbeing strategy
In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic where the wellbeing of pupils and staff took centre stage, the Governing Body at Trafalgar Infant School decided to develop a “wellbeing strategy” to ensure wellbeing measures are delivered consistently across the whole school community to support both the learning of children and their enjoyment at the school. The wellbeing strategy also looks at wellbeing of staff and the governing board, so all can feel valued and included, and in turn, deliver their best possible outcomes to support the children.
The wellbeing strategy follows these steps:
- Establish what wellbeing looks like at the school.
- Carry out a “wellbeing audit” to establish what we’re already doing at the school to support the wellbeing of the children and staff, and communicate it to parents and staff so they feel better informed.
- Assess whether what we’re doing in terms of wellbeing at the school is working and if there is anything we could be doing better. This was done by adding a wellbeing section to the parents survey, creating a pupils questionnaire to capture the views of the children (to be completed at school), a staff survey and a governor survey.
- If areas for improvements are identified via the surveys/questionnaires, decide which to prioritise depending on quality of outcomes, urgency, staff capacity, costs and potential funds available.
- Share wellbeing priorities with parents and staff
- Update parents and staff regularly on the progress of the wellbeing priorities’ delivery.
What wellbeing at Trafalgar Infant School looks like
Our Governors in charge of Wellbeing have come up with this graphic to sum up what constitutes wellbeing for all at the school. Please see PDF document below.
Tina Maxey
Family Link Worker
My name is Tina Maxey, I am a Family Link Worker with 20 years’ experience in many aspects of family support.
I have worked for The West Horsham School Network for the past 3 and a half years and I work for Trafalgar Community Infant School every Tuesday morning where I can offer, free support, advice, and signposting.
Are you like many other parents feeling that for a variety of reasons that things are very difficult at the moment, we recognise it is a very hard time for a lot of families.
Do you fancy a tea, coffee, biscuit and a one-to-one chat? A phone call? I am here to listen and support you, if you do.
Do you want to know what support services are out there that may be able to help you?
Do you wish to explore ways to communicate more effectively with your child.
Would you like to discuss some simple techniques to manage your child's behaviour, help them with their feelings and to support them to listen more.
Below are some comments from parents and carers who have accessed some of these services:
“It was good to have a time to have a friendly chat and feel listened to, without feeling judged”.
“It was great to meet other parents, at the group in the same situation”
"My confidence is much stronger. I understand how to apply particular techniques much more, I feel more equipped"
"Having tools in my parenting toolbox has been helpful"
“Talking about situations on a one to one and having good advice has been great”
Please contact the school office on 01403 254925 to book an appointment or have a call back from me if you would like to know more.
Useful links
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/west-sussex-spoa
Beacon House – https://beaconhouse.org.uk/?section=welcome-to-beacon-house
NHS Talking Therapies - https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/
Papyrus - https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Grassroots - https://prevent-suicide.org.uk/
Chat Health - https://chathealth.nhs.uk/
Mind - https://www.westsussexmind.org/
Young minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Pathfinders - https://www.pathfinderwestsussex.org.uk/
PANDAS - https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/
Every mind matters - https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
Sussex mental health line - https://www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/2021/07/mental-health-and-wellbeing-resources-for-parents-professionals-and-young-people/
NSPCC - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/
Action for Children - https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/how-we-can-help/get-parenting-support/
Resources by Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/support-us/fundraising/helloyellow-resources
Why students should have mental health days: https://nationalcollege.com/webinars/why-students-should-have-mental-health-days