Mental Health and Wellbeing
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Mental Health Support and Early Help Offer
At Yattendon School we understand that from time to time family life can have complications. These may be the times when you need some extra help and support.
To support and advise you at such times we have Mental Health Support and an Early Help Offer.
The Safeguarding and Mental Health Team can offer advice on a range of concerns or can signpost parents/carers to other sources of information, help and support.
What sort of concerns might parents share with our team?
A wide range of issues such as behaviour management, financial worries and debts, domestic abuse, housing concerns, mobility difficulties, bereavement and loss, cyber bullying - in fact any concerns which you are worried might be having a negative impact on your child(ren).
What might we offer in response to your concerns?
ELSA Support (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants)
Home School Link Worker
Breakfast Club via OSCAHS
After School Club via OSCAHS
Lunch club provision
PEER mediators
Transition sessions for children joining year 3
In house safeguarding protocols (1 Designated Safeguarding Lead, 3 Deputy DSL’s, 1 named Governor)
‘Reading Dog’ programme
Bespoke learning interventions e.g. reading, maths, phonics
In house audit tool to gauge children’s perseverance, attitude to learning, self-esteem & relationships which leads to bespoke planning for cohorts and individuals
Speech and Language Therapy
Parent Forums and Information Sessions
Termly communication with SEND Parents (Special Educational Needs)
Forest School
A variety of after school extra curricular activities
2nd Hand Uniform
Inclusion Officer support
Curriculum provision and additional work from outside agencies
Home Learning Clubs
Who might the school refer to?
- The Early Help Team
- Children and Young People's Services (CSPA)
- Inclusion Team
- CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)
- Mindworks Surrey
- School Nursing Team
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Educational Psychologist
- Surrey Young Carers
- SENDIASS (SEND Information, Advice & Support Service)
- Occupational Therapist
- Stripey Stork
- Food Bank
- Learning Space
- Greenaway Foundation
- Parashoot
- ESDAS (East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service)
- The Horse Course
- YMCA - Girls' mentoring
- Surrey Care Trust Mentoring
- Jigsaw South East (Bereavement Service)
Please contact us when you have a concern which is affecting your child(ren). We will always try and see you quickly or give you a call to find out what the problem is and arrange to meet and discuss it with you.