At our school, we believe that every child deserves to feel known, supported, and understood. Our inclusive ethos, rooted in our values of fellowship, respect, hope, forgiveness, wisdom, and compassion, drives our dedication to the spiritual and emotional growth of every pupil under the guidance of God and the teachings of Jesus.

We recognise that emotional and mental wellbeing is foundational to academic success, positive attitudes to learning, and consistent attendance. To move beyond general pastoral care, we have embedded a proactive, systematic approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (MHWB) across our school.

A Proactive, Data-Informed Approach

We have transitioned from awareness to action by implementing a Whole-School Mental Health and Wellbeing Register. This framework allows us to identify needs early and provide coordinated, timely support through:

• Pupil Voice: We regularly gather insights directly from our pupils using validated screening tools, including child voice surveys and emotional health questionnaires developed by the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC).

• Systematic Review: Our dedicated team—including the SENCO, Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL), PSHE Lead, and class teachers—meets half-termly to review pupil wellbeing data and agree on necessary support.

• Targeted Support: Using a RAG (Red, Amber, Green) rating system, we ensure that support is visible, accessible, and tailored to the specific needs of each child, ranging from universal classroom provision to targeted external interventions.

How We Support You and Your Child

We believe in a partnership with our families to promote positive mental health. Our dedicated Pastoral Team is here to help. Please reach out if you feel you would benefit from some direct work from one of our pastoral team for support with useful ideas, tips, and links to support the mental health of both your children and yourselves.

Resources

National Sleep Helpline
Sleep is vitally important.  It enables us to cope better with the challenges that we encounter from time to time.  Below is a poster that provides details of support that you can access:

Supporting Mental Health – You and Yours
Below is a website that will provide you with help to support your own mental health.  
There are also ideas about how you can support your loved ones too.  
The message that it gives is: It’s okay not to be okay!
Click Here >>> Be Kind to your Mind

7 Ways to Support Children with Anxiety
This booklet below offers seven ways to support your child if they struggle with anxiety. 
7 Ways to Support Children with Anxiety

Breathing Techniques to Support your Child
Practising breathing techniques can really help to support someone if they are having a panic attack.
The leaflets below offers a number of techniques to try.
Breathing Techniques
Breathing Exercises

Coping with Unexpected Endings
Unexpected events can happen, and it is hard to know how to support someone who is struggling to process what has happened. This booklet provides you with some ideas to help you support someone that you love.
Coping with Unexpected Endings

The links below provide further detail around how Mental Health & Wellbeing is prioritised at Wavertree CE School.