Mental Wellbeing

"EVERYONE TO EXCEL THROUGH PRIDE AND AMBITION"

Montem Academy Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy

Why do we need a wellbeing and mental health strategy?

Our strategy looks at the areas of wellbeing and mental health that we believe can make the most difference to our staff, pupils and parents in the school community. Our aims are to ensure that all stakeholders are able to maintain positive wellbeing and mental health, for best possible outcomes in life, no matter what the circumstances are.

We aim to:

Create a shared understanding of all aspects of mental health.
Empower all to understand their own wellbeing and be proactive in supporting it.
Reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues
Increase awareness and understanding amongst staff and parents/carers of issues involving the mental health of young people
Detect and support problems in the earliest stages
Increase the appropriate level of support available to students, staff and parents/carers with mental health issues in partnership with outside health agencies and child support groups
Continue to promote positivity around mental wellbeing

Strategic overview

To implement the school's vision, the Principal and Governors have committed to working towards the Wellbeing Award for Schools. The SENCO has responsibility for wellbeing and has completed accredited Mental Health First Aider training. Collaboratively, the school’s Wellbeing Lead and the school’s SENCO will be responsible for leading and promoting the wellbeing and positive mental health of pupils, staff and parents.

This will include:

Engaging parents and promoting family wellbeing
Ensuring staff have adequate training on wellbeing and mental health
Leading the CHANGE TEAM, to drive positive wellbeing across the whole school community
To lead on the Wellbeing Award for Schools
To plan and create an action plan for the WAS process
To evaluate the impact and outcomes, based on the action plan
Signposting staff and parents to organisations/resources that can support emotional health and wellbeing
Where possible, work with other agencies to further improve and develop emotional health and wellbeing across the community.
Increase awareness and understanding amongst staff and parents/carers of issues involving the mental health of young people
Detect and support problems in the earliest stages
Increase the appropriate level of support available to students, staff and parents/carers with mental health issues in partnership with outside health agencies and child support groups
Continue to promote positivity around mental wellbeing