Mental Health and Wellbeing
At Cambois Primary School, we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our pupils, staff, and community.
Our aim is to foster an inclusive, nurturing environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. We believe mental health is as important as physical health and is integral to our ability to thrive. We promote mental health through a whole-school approach, integrating strategies for emotional wellbeing into our curriculum, daily practice, and ethos. Our school seeks to build resilience, develop emotional literacy, and provide early intervention for those experiencing mental health difficulties.
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- attend school
- engage in learning
- fulfil their potential
At Cambois Primary School we work closely with BeYou, a team part of Northumberland County Council's Emotional and Health Wellbeing Offer.
BeYou have a strong reputation in Northumberland for having a collaborative and integrated local offer to support children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing across the county. This offer is delivered by a range of providers from both the statutory and voluntary sectors, in conjunction with services across health, education and children's early help social care.
Please find links on this webpage to signpost and support you in mental health and wellbeing for children and young people, parents, carers, staff and adults.
young people now and across their lifespan. This is achieved through evidence-based cognitive
behaviour therapy programmes endorsed by the World Health Organisation. Each programme
is delivered over 10 one-hour sessions and two booster sessions. The courses are designed to
build life-long resilience in individuals, families, schools and communities through fun activities
in a supportive environment. The FRIENDS courses help guide the social and emotional
development of children, develop coping skills and aim to prevent anxiety. They help children
and young people build resilience, confidence, and emotional wellbeing which improves
learning and social outcomes in schools and families.
Building Resilience is the focus of FRIENDS, on return to school it is likely all of our children and
young people will be encountering new situations and have experienced a range of different or
unusual circumstances.
The skills developed through FRIENDS can help children and young people better identify their
feelings by exploring their thoughts and experiences which helps them to find ways forward.
FRIENDS also helps children build/rebuild appropriate peer relationships and support networks
within school which further develops their confidence, support network and self-esteem.
The activities, which are all developmentally based on age, help the children and young people
to identify thoughts and feelings which may be unhelpful to them and choose more appropriate
behaviours and ways to respond to negative situations.
Advice for Teens in North Tyneside Text: 07507 332 532
Advice for Teens in Northumberland Text: 07507 332 258
School nurses promote and protect the physical health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people who are school age. They work in partnership with other agencies to ensure children and young people make the right choices about their health, in addition to safeguarding their welfare so they are protected from significant harm.
Every local authority school or academy has their own school nurse: speak to a member of staff in school to find out more or contact the school nurse.
North Locality School Health Team - 01670 761908
Central Locality School Health Team - 01670 564048
South East Locality School Health Team- 01670 629670
West Locality School Health Team - 01434 636939
Amanda is supporting parents and carers to help them manage their own wellbeing whilst also empowering and upskilling them to support the emotional wellbeing of their children. If you, as a parent or carer, feel like you or your family are struggling emotionally and could do with some help, please reach out as a first step and contact Cygnus by telephoning, texting or emailing Amanda at Cygnus.
Contact Number: 07377 265 036
Email: admin@cygnussupport.com
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