At All Saints CE Junior Academy, the mental health and wellbeing of our pupils, staff and families is paramount. We do this through our nurturing culture and ethos and by consciously investing in our relationships with one another. We are an inclusive Church Academy with extremely high standards of personal behaviour and a strong Christian ethos. We believe that our school vision and values should underpin every aspect of school life.

How We Support Wellbeing

• In the Classroom: Wellbeing is part of our curriculum and whole-school activities. We have created a Personal Development Curriculum to support proactive learning about how to keep happy and healthy.
• Specialist Support:
  • THRIVE approach – a trauma-informed programme embedded in lessons and supported by our trained practitioner
  • Zones of Regulation – embedded into our behaviour practice helping children recognise and manage emotions
  • We can provide weekly sessions with our School Counsellor
  • Extra Help: 1:1 or small group sessions for pupils who need additional support.
  • Partnerships: We work closely with the East Sussex Mental Health Team to provide expert guidance.

ZONES of regulation is a programme to support children in recognising and managing their own and others emotions and feelings. In classrooms the children have access to Zones of Regulation posters whereby they can share which zone they feel they are in and use the strategies taught and provided to aid their emotional regulation taking them back into the appropriate zone.

Some children are taught more explicitly through the Zones of Regulation programme on a 1:1 or small group basis.

We All Have Mental Health. Please see the video below to find ways to support your own mental health:

We all have mental health