Travis St Lawrence CE Primary School

• Comprehensive PSHRSE taught weekly. With strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health, Jigsaw 3-11 supports us to deliver engaging and relevant PSHE within a whole-school approach. Jigsaw lessons also include mindfulness allowing children to advance their emotional awareness, concentration and focus.
• Whole school termly 'Wellbeing Weeks' incorporating the Five themes of Wellbeing: Connect, Be Active, Learn New Skills, Give to Others, Be Present.

See 5 steps to mental wellbeing - NHS (www.nhs.uk) ) for full details

• Termly whole school book study approaches with themes of hope, kindness, celebrating diversity, managing anxiety and friendship.
• Focus whole school activities: Anti-bullying week, Odd Socks day, Feel good Friday to raise awareness of mental health and reduce stigma.
• Collective worships held at least termly, designed to develop an understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
• Signposting families to support for their own wellbeing and how to support their child at home via newsletters and social media.
• Joined the Living Streets, 'Walk to School' Scheme celebrating and rewarding those who engage in active travel choices to travel to school, including 'Park and Stride' to improve physical and mental health and wellbeing.
• Our Travis Virtues: Teamwork, Resilience, Active Learners, Value Others, Independence and Success promote emotional intelligence and skills for life. Children who demonstrate these traits are rewarded weekly with a certificate. 
• Our Whole School Positive Behaviour policy promotes and rewards those who go 'above and beyond' with house points and individual rewards.

• Individuals and small groups of children may be identified as needing additional support to meet their social and emotional needs. We offer short term interventions to support children. These could be led by a trained Thrive practitioner, a teaching assistant or teacher.
• Nurture group - an intervention specifically designed to develop social skills within a controlled environment by
  • Encouraging communication and language skills by providing opportunities to share experiences.
  • Developing Emotional Literacy skills, which build confidence, self-esteem and social skills such as sharing and turn taking.
  • Building trusting relationships. 
• Circle of friends groups - for those children who struggle with social communication and developing friendships, a circle of freinds group is designed to foster friendships and develop self esteem.
• Forest schools - for full information, see our Forest School page
• Thrive small group interventions - for full information, see our Thrive page

• The school works with a local charity, Worth Unlimited, who have provided a mentor to work 1:1 with identified children (currently KS2). Programmes include developing confidence, promoting self esteem. getting along with others (resolving conflict) and managing low level anxiety. These sessions are held weekly for a block of 10 weeks.
• Thrive 1:1 support with a trained Thrive practioner. For full details-  see our Thrive page