Welcome to our Mental Health and Wellbeing page!
This page is here to support both staff, parents and children with maintaining positive mental health and wellbeing. Looking after ourselves during these difficult times is paramount. Please look at the various resources listed below for support with mental health and wellbeing. I hope you find them useful.
Mrs Catchpole
Coronavirus
Here is a toolkit of ideas to support with dealing with the effects of coronavirus, these include boredom, anger, loneliness and sleep disturbance.
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2035/coronavirus-dealing-with-effects-toolkit-5.pdf
Mindful crafts, breathing exercises and other self-care ideas, informative videos, emotional expression worksheets and helpful strategies to address anxiety during the pandemic.
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2025/coronavirus-anxiety-toolkit.pdf
Emotional Wellbeing:
Here are some tools to help manage emotions.
https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/tools-for-managing-emotions
This simple activity below will show children how to reframe their thinking around a negative situation, and look for positive ways to view the situation.
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2214/rebuild-and-recover-reframing-thoughts.pdf
Developing resilience will help children deal with difficult situations and challenges. This resource teaches children about resilience and the steps they may need to take to achieve their goals. Click on the link below:
https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2046/resilience-ladder.pdf
Staff Wellbeing: This post by the Mental Health Foundation provides advice on how teachers can look after their own mental health when schools resume face-to-face teaching.
This is a message from The Duchess of Cambridge about Children’s Mental Health Week.