Wellbeing underpins all that we do for pupils, parents, staff and stakeholders at John Chilton School. We understand that life can be challenging at the best of times, especially during and after a pandemic. During recent times we have highlighted the importance of wellbeing for our community by regularly signposting staff and parents to a variety of organisations and recommended web pages that support this. Wellbeing has also been an ongoing priority for the pupils so there has been a strong focus on providing quality input for them to safely navigate and explore their strong feelings during and after the pandemic, to support their positive return to school though our bespoke recovery curriculum.
Here are links to some of the wellbeing webpages or organisations we have recommended to families, pupils and staff.
Put simply, you can do this by:
Here are our 10 top tips on practical ways you can positively promote your child’s mental health
Follow our Top Ten Tips for supporting your child’s mental health & wellbeing.
Being a parent is wonderful but challenging. If we take positive action to promote our children’s mental health and wellbeing, this in turn will reduce our stress and help maintain our wellbeing.
This organisation provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing difficulties with their emotional health. This site explains the 5 ways to wellbeing.:
NHS- more detailed advice on 5 steps to wellbeing . Evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.
Sanctuary Group introduces each of the five ways and discusses how, right now, they are more important than ever before. Aimed at some of our pupils.
This video explains what everyday mindfulness is, and how being aware of what is going on around you and inside of you can help make life more enjoyable and less stressful. Aimed at some older pupils
Healthy Lifestyles, Mental Health and Wellbeing.
MindEd have selected the best advice and tips from our large panel of international experts found at at this Coronavirus resilience hub.
Education support . Coronovirus free support line and advice within an educational context. The only charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of education staff.
EGFL wellbeing and mental health resources to support return to school
NHS official page to help with anxiety , fear and panic-linked to Covid.
Workplace options mindfulness sessions- click on link on this webpage. As a school we buy in to Workplace Options so all staff can access their confidential support if it is needed .
Staff access to ‘Workplace Options’
Advice on staff wellbeing
Mental health and Wellbeing tools
If you live in Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham or Hounslow, CAMHS is a service you can contact in an emergency if you are worried about your child’s mental health.
You can contact them by calling their new emergency ‘Speak to CAMHS helpline’ : 0800 328 4444 and choose option 2 for CAMHS.
This CAMHS number is most useful for families at weekends and evenings in an emergency.
CAMHs stands for ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Heath Services’.
It is important that you also continue to communicate with school if you have concerns or issues about your child, by calling the school office or contacting your child’s teacher.
In many cases, school already works closely with CAMHs for advice and support about children’s mental health.
