At Wrenthorpe Academy, we are committed to promoting, supporting and developing the positive mental health and wellbeing of all. We understand that everyone will experience life challenges that could make us feel vulnerable, or not mentally healthy, and that sometimes this could lead to the need for additional support. Our school takes the view that positive mental health is everybody’s responsibility and that we all have a role to play so that our school is a community where everyone is able to thrive. Our commitment to positive mental health and wellbeing underpins everything that we do.
Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing
Your child’s emotional wellbeing and mental health is very important to everyone at Wrenthorpe Academy. Good mental health plays a vital role in your child achieving their full potential in all aspects of their life and we would like to support you with this. As well as developing ways to support the mental health and wellbeing of our young people, we also want to help them to understand the importance of looking after their own mental health and wellbeing, and to develop strategies they can use to support this. In school, we teach children about what it means to have good mental health and wellbeing throughout our curriculum and daily practice. Our PSHE curriculum ‘One Life’ focuses specifically on developing children’s physical, social and emotional skills which can prevent mental ill-health from developing and help all children cope effectively with setbacks and remain healthy. It is about helping children to understand and manage their thoughts, feelings and behaviour and build skills that help them to thrive, such as working in a team, persistence, and self-awareness. Our goal is to raise happy, healthy and resilient children who are prepared for later life.
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s wellbeing or mental health, please contact Miss Harrison or Mrs Penny via the main school office.
