Mentoring

Mrs Brown is our Family Learning Mentor. She is responsible for:

• liaising with school staff to identify pupils who would benefit from mentoring.
• implementing strategies and supporting pupils in self-esteem and confidence-building activities.
• listening to and helping pupils resolve a range of issues that are creating barriers to learning.
• monitoring attendance and punctuality of pupils.
• Running a lunch club for children in Years 3-6.
• Designated Teacher for Looked After Children.
• Implementing Early Help Assessments.

Mrs Brown is also involved in:

•  visiting parents at home to discuss issues and problems
•  advising parents on behaviour strategies and parenting skills; 
• networking with other learning mentors and teachers and referring pupils to other appropriate professionals.

In addition to the work Mrs Brown carries out, at least once each half-term, mentoring groups of children from EYFS-Year 6 meet to discuss a variety of topics with a designated mentoring member of staff. This time is also used to support pastoral issues and provides children with an additional adult they can speak to about any concerns or worries they might have.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Supporting children's mental health & wellbeing is a very important part of the pastoral support we provide in school. Below are links to websites that are very useful for parents/carers as they contain lots of advise and support that you are able to access.