Wellbeing at Woodlands

At Woodlands Primary School and Nursery, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff. We know that everyone experiences challenges in life and that these can make us vulnerable at times. We also know that anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s responsibility in our school and that we all have a role to play.

 We aim to:

• help children to understand their emotions and feelings
• help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
• help children develop social skills and form and maintain positive relationships
• promote self-esteem and ensure children know that they count
• encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
• help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks

Following Woodlands’ continued efforts to prioritise Wellbeing across school, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded certification by Optimus Education for achieving a high national standard for pupil and staff positive mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The award recognises the work that we have done, so far, to support emotional wellbeing and positive mental health in our school community and provides a sound basis for our plans for further development. It has been a long and demanding process, but one which has allowed us to reflect carefully on all aspects of our pastoral care and to think creatively and strategically about what comes next. The award required us to look at the School’s vision and structures, to consider how we support the whole community in promoting positive mental health, and to ensure that we have a clear plan to continue doing so over the coming years.

Thank you to all members of our school community who have contributed to this success, by completing the stakeholder evaluation questionnaires, meeting with the verification assessor and sharing our school vision; all which ultimately benefit our fantastic pupils, staff and whole school community.

Wellbeing Champions