At St Michael’s Infant School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff.
We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support.
We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play.
Mrs Leney is our ELSAShe helps children with their social skills, building relationships, anger management, understanding their emotions, anxiety, sadness, loss and bereavement.For more information click here
St Michael’s Infant School is committed to supporting young carers. We aim to ensure young carers at St Michael’s School are identified and offered appropriate support to help well-being and to access the education to which they are entitled. We can assist families in becoming a Surrey Young Carer which will enable them to access support and join in fun activities organised by Surrey.
A young carer is a child or young person (under 18 years old) who is helping to look after someone. Most are helping with the caring for a parent, but some may be taking responsibility for a sibling, or other relative.
It may also be the case that the young carer is looking after a family friend.
In some instances, a young carer may care for more than one person.
At St Michael’s School we have a Sunshine Young Carers Club. This meets regularly enabling Young Carers to chat, complete activities and to have a friend over during the school day for ‘tea’.
Please click here to read our school Young Carer Policy.
CAMHS stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
CAMHS are the NHS services that assesses and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
CAMHS support covers depression, problems with food, self-harm, abuse, violence or anger, bipolar, schizophrenia and anxiety, to name a few.
CAMHS services are made up of nurses, therapists, psychologists, support workers and social workers as well as other professionals.
Supports SEND (Special Educational Need and Disabilities) Children – link
The children have all listened to the story ‘The Colour Monster’ by Anna Llenas. It is a Story about a Colour Monster who is a mix of colours. His friend, a little girl, takes him through each colour to help him understand how he is feeling.
We have used the idea in the story to help the children with their emotional development. There are large colour monster displays containing pictures and words in each classroom so the children can add their name card to the emotion they are feeling. At a point during the day, an adult will offer to discuss how the child is feeling, particularly if the emotion is a negative one.
The displays give children the language to help them describe and express how they are feeling which is such an important part of their emotional development.
