At St Michael & All Angels, we believe in promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Prioritising the wellbeing of students and staff ensures that effective teaching and learning can take place, and that the school is a community where everyone feels able to thrive.
We are very proud of our caring culture. At St Michaels pupils’ wellbeing and welfare is a priority and one of our strengths. That said pastoral care is something that continually needs development and support, especially in an evolving and challenging world for our whole community.
Children's mental wellbeing is very important and it can be a very difficult balancing act as children grow up, especially during challenging times as they experience life events.
It can be a very difficult balancing act as children grow up, especially during challenging times as they experience life events. Therefore, we have a range of support mechanisms for families from informal and ad-hoc support to more formal and structured support. We also have regular SEN and Pastoral Drop In Sessions for parents which are advertised on the school calendar and correspondence. Every family needs some sort of support at some point in time along the path of life.
There are many links and documents to support families at the bottom of this page.
We regularly run parent workshops in conjunction with local providers such as OpenMinds on topics such as Social Media and Wellbeing, Keeping Children Safe, Anxiety and Sleep Difficulties which cover a broad spectrum of ways to keep children safe.
We have regular SEN and Pastoral Drop In Sessions for parents which are advertised on the school calendar and correspondence. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries or concerns in the meantime.
School has a number of staff with the 'Young People Mental Health First Aid' qualification. The 'Young People Mental Health First Aid' qualification ensures they have skills and knowledge to begin support young people as they develop into young adults and deal with common difficulties they may experience. We also work alongside outside agencies and can refer children or families if you require more support or help. If you need any help numbers please do ask.
Staff are here to support families and pupils. If you wish to contact our team or make a referral for your child to work with them please complete the form below. There are some links at the bottom of the page that are useful in supporting positive wellbeing.
If you believe a child is at immediate risk of harm please do not use this form. In an emergency where there is a threat to life or serious injury call 999, if you are concerned that a crime has been committed, call 101.
Mrs Westby supports families and pupils and you can use the contact box below to get in touch with her directly. There are some links at the bottom of the page that are useful in supporting positive wellbeing.
Advice for parents to support their children at home
http://surestartchildrenscentresnhp.org.uk/
https://www.family-action.org.uk/
https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/
Dealing with Behaviour in a restorative way http://www.behaviourmatters.org.uk/a-restorative-approach-to-parenting/
What to do when your child says "I'm dumb"
Mental health for children and adults
www.openmindscalderdale.org.uk
https://unmaskedmentalhealth.co.uk/
Calming techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5K3pP2IUQ&safe=true Cosmic Kids is great for Yoga.