Wellbeing

Bailey Green and Bailey’s Butterflies recognise the importance of the emotional wellbeing and mental health for all our children and adults in school.

We are proud to have achieved the WAS award (Wellbeing Award for Schools) for the second time in 2022.

We are a Thrive school and have 2 trained Thrive Practitioners in school, who work with children to support a positive mindset, whilst giving them time to talk and explore their feelings in school and in our Happy Hub.

We have 5 trained Level 2 Mental health First Aiders in school who are there to support children and adults in school (they can be identified by their yellow lanyards).

Our Deputy Head is the Senior Mental Health Lead in school and liaises with children, staff and SENCOs to ensure needs are met.

Monty, our school therapy dog, is regularly in school, and children often have walk and talk sessions with Monty and Mrs Taylor.

We have developed a close partnership with North Tyneside Mental Health Support Team, who work closely with us, offering consultation sessions for staff, sessions for parents, supporting our well-being coffee mornings and have delivered mindfulness training for staff.

 

We have recently worked alongside the North Tyneside Mental Health Support Team to train six Y5 children to be Bailey Green Well-being Leaders and they have worked on skills such as how to listen, body language, conflict and empathy. They work in school to support their peers, and can be identified by their yellow armbands.

As a team, we aim to support everyone in school, and fully understand that the key to success is positive mental health.

Below are some useful links which can be useful for parents and children.

You can scan the QR code below to find a range of links from North Tyneside Mental Health Team

 

https://www.annafreud.org/parents-and-carers/

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/talkingtherapies

https://www.childline.org.uk/

https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/

https://childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/