Pastoral Team
The Pastoral Team
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Personnel |
Role |
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Mrs O’Brien |
Pastoral Lead and Mental and Health First Aider |
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Miss Gilmore |
Acting Deputy Head, Assistant SENDCo and Safeguarding Lead 1 |
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Mr Gabrielides |
Head Teacher and Safeguarding Lead 2 |
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Miss Johnson |
SENDCo |
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C Oldham |
Additional pastoral support |
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M Holgate |
Lego Therapy |
At Sunny Bank Primary, we want to make sure that children are happy, secure and successful and recognise the importance of good mental health. We believe that by creating resilient young people, our children will understand how to manage change, cope with stress effectively, manage their thoughts and feelings and have good problem solving skills.
Our school is committed to supporting all members of our school community and recognise sometimes some children or their families need a little bit of extra help. Below are the names of staff with a specified role to this end:
The Pastoral Lead
Mrs O’Brien works with children in 1:1 and small group settings, who may require emotional support. Mrs O’Brien also runs groups for children to help them cope with change and challenging situations such as transition to another class or secondary school. Our aim is to give children the skills they need to be able to improve their own resilience and face hardships or difficulties with strength and determination.
Senior Leadership
Senior Leaders work with the Pastoral Lead to ensure that children are emotionally secure and in a place of safety which will then allow them to access the other aspects of the curriculum the school offers. Both Mr Gabrielides and Miss Gilmore work closely with the teachers to track your child’s progress in school and organise extra support if your child is falling behind.
SENDCo
Miss Johnson may provide support for your child by involving adults in school or specialists from outside of school, such as speech and language therapists. If you think your child may need additional support, or you are worried about your child’s progress, please talk to the class teacher or a member of the above Pastoral Team.
Early Help – What is it?
The school is able to advise families on the Early Help Process and how to access the support you need. Please speak to any of the team if you would like to discuss accessing Early Help. The Bury Early Help Team are able to make contact with a number of partner organisations to ensure a joined up approach. We will complete an Early Help assessment (Story So Far) to help the team identify an area of need and put the best support in place for your family.
There will always be someone available at the beginning and end of the day so please talk to them directly if you wish to discuss your child.
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Here are some links to some useful websites that have information regarding supporting your child with their mental health and wellbeing:
https://earlybreak.co.uk/who-we-are/our-story/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/c/children-and-young-people
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/