Wellbeing
Pupil Wellbeing
What can I do to help look after myself?
The Five Ways to Wellbeing:
- Connect
- Be active
- Take notice
- Keep learning
- Give
Connect: Spend time with family and friends. Enjoy doing things together and speaking with each other.
Be active: Go for a walk or other form of exercise to be out of the house and enjoy some fresh air and take in the sights and sounds of nature.
Take notice: Relax, take a break, listen to some music, take some deep breaths.
Keep learning: Try something new; this could be a new hobby or sport or learn about something you are interested in.
Give: Do something for someone else.
Listen to music
Music can relax you, connect you to your emotions and distract you from worrying thoughts.
- Listen to your favourite songs. Turn up the volume and dance or sing along, or put your headphones on and close your eyes.
- Really listen to the music. Can you pick out different instruments? Can you hear a drum beat or a certain rhythm? Focus on the music, and let other thoughts fade away.
Try these calming sounds to help you relax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/radio-calming-sounds
Universal Provision at Rushy Meadow
Support for Parents and Carers
A site with links and resources to help support on a wide range of issues.
Lockdown advice, support and resources.
Different courses, training and coaching sessions.
Supporting with children's transition to secondary school.
Parenting Smart: parenting advice from Plaace2Be's child mental health experts covering a wide range of topics, of which some include videos for you to watch.
Collection of downloadable self-help guides. Some of these are aimed at adults but the ideas and suggestions in them can still be relevant for young people and parents.
Support and advice for parents concerned about their child's mental health as well as hints and tips on parenting.
It is designed for anyone living or working in London. So far almost half a million Londoners have used Good Thinking to tackle sleep, anxiety, stress and depression. It’s free for Londoners thanks to London’s NHS, London’s borough councils and Public Health England. It is delivered by Healthy London Partnership.
Range of resources and support to help during this difficult time.
National Autistic Society (NAS)
The UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families.
Links to resources together with information and newsletters to keep you up-to-date on what is happening in Sutton.
Cognus’ Paving the Way service is made up of a multi-disciplinary team. The team provides support for children and young people with a range of difficulties, including social communication, attention and concentration, and anxiety.
Useful Links
There are a wealth of resources which can be found online. Here are a selection which we think maybe useful to you. Please do let us know if you have found anything else which could signpost support and we can add them to this page.
NHS
The following link gives you access to a list of NHS approved apps for mental health support for children to access whilst at home: https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/category/mental-health/.
There is also guidance and advice for children, young people, parents, carers and teachers here: https://swlondonccg.nhs.uk/your-health/mental-health/covid19-resource-hub/
Childline
This has a calm zone with different activities to help children feel better when feeling anxious, scared or sad: https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/
A Million and Me
This is part of BBC's Children in Need national programme around children's and young people mental health where there different ideas to support your children aged 8-13: https://youngminds.org.uk/youngminds-professionals/our-projects/a-million-and-me/
Anna Freud
There area wealth of resources for different ages as well as parents and carers. Select from the menu and scroll down to the bottom of the page to locate them: https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/
Papyrus
This is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide and those experiencing suicidal thoughts: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Sinking Feeling
Sinking Feeling is PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide's short film which has been created in collaboration with the BAFTA Award-winning animation studio, Bl...
Place 2 Be Mental health resources for schools
12 Top Tips to Supporting Mental Wellbeing Through Nature Online and Offline A free online safety guide on 12 Top Tips to Supporting Mental Wellbeing Through Nature.