Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) Support

 

ASPIRE - LEARN - FLOURISH 

The Aspire Learning Federation is made up of two schools - Elm Park Primary School and R J Mitchell Primary School in the London Borough of Havering.

 

My child has difficulties with Social, Emotional &/or Mental Health

This can include:
  • All those young people who experience short but significant periods of high anxiety, stress, distress or anger that affect their education
  • Young people who have a range of longer-term recognised mental health conditions
  • Forming and maintaining relationships
  • Bereavement
  • Attitudes to attainment
  • Attendance
  • Self-esteem
  • Life outside school

 

What can Elm Park Primary offer?

 

  • Time spent in our SEMH Hub - The Treehouse
  • Family Liaison Support
  • The use of Visual Timetables where appropriate
  • Art Therapy sessions
  • ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) sessions
  • Mindfulness
  • Lunch Time groups
  • Class Learning Ambassadors and Learning Experts
  • Small group work where necessary
  • Learning and Life Skills sessions
  • Timetabled lunchtime and after-school clubs
  • Achievement Certificates
  • Restorative Justice approach to behaviour
  • Bespoke behaviour plans and reward systems where necessary
  • Behaviour Consultations with the Local Authority
  • Bereavement Counselling can be arranged with external agencies
  • Trained and specialised LSAs who support children with all SEMH difficulties
  • Positive reinforcements and celebration of successes
  • Personalised Learning to ensure all pupils are engaged and interested.

 

At Elm Park, we work to provide a holistic education for our pupils and see our academic and pastoral care as interrelated and complementary.  We support pupils to learn the social and emotional skills needed to enable them to thrive and flourish during the school day within a kind, caring and inclusive community.  

 

Our staff are committed to identifying pupils with SEMH difficulties at the earliest stage possible.  When the school suspects that a child may be experiencing these difficulties, support may come from the school’s existing support systems or via support services. 

 

Children may access:

 

  • Play therapy
  • Lunchtime clubs
  • Sports Therapy
  • Mentoring
  • ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) Sessions
  • Counseling (with trained outside agencies)
  • Social groups
  • “Snack and Chat” sessions
  • Mindfulness sessions