Pastoral

At Shaw Wood, we are lucky to have a pastoral team who work with children and parents throughout school on all kinds of issues. Mrs Tame and Miss Rees are trained and experienced in supporting children and families with a wide range of social and emotional difficulties. As a team, we work together to ensure all of the children in our school are happy. If you feel like you or your child need some support but are not sure whether or not we would be able to provide it, please ask. We will do our very best to help you.

 

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Mrs Tame is our Behaviour Manager. She works mostly with children who are finding it difficult to manage their behaviour and provides a range of support and advice for families.

                   

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Miss Rees is our Pastoral Manager and Safeguarding Lead. She primarily supports children and families that are experiencing a range of challenging circumstances and those who may not have regular attendance.

 

Setting

 Thrive

Mrs Tame and Miss Rees are licensed THRIVE practitioners and support the rest of the staff in school to screen children to identify their emotional development needs, and then provide appropriate support for each child. All children will have access to THRIVE lessons in class, which support their social and emotional development. A smaller number of children will have small group support from a teaching assistant (just like a maths or reading intervention), and a few children have individual support from a member of the pastoral team. If you’d like to know more about THRIVE please speak to a member of staff, or visit their website - https://www.thriveapproach.com/about-thrive/about-us

Bereavement


Children experiencing grief can often struggle with a range of different emotions including sadness, anger and worry. They may find it difficult to speak about these feelings with close members of their family as they worry about impacting on their feelings. It is important to be honest with your child about what has happened, in an age-appropriate way. Try to avoid using phrases such as the person has “gone to sleep” as this can cause the child additional anxiety. Please let your child’s class teacher know if they have had a bereavement so we can effectively support them in school.
The Winston’s Wish website is great for advice and resources for supporting children at home - https://www.winstonswish.org/

We also love these stories for sharing with children and discussing the feelings of grief -

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This activity book which helps children work through their feelings:

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Sleep


Many children have difficulties either settling to sleep or staying asleep through the night. Lack of sleep can have a big impact on their behaviour and emotions (as well as those of their parents!). The key to good sleep is ROUTINE – try to make sure their bedtime is consistent every night, and involves the same sequence of activities before they go to bed. Avoid screen time for the last hour before your child goes to sleep as the light produced by screens tricks the brain into thinking it is day time. If you feel that you need additional support helping your child to get into a good sleep routine speak to Miss Rees, who is a trained sleep practitioner. You can also call the national sleep helpline Sunday-Tuesday and Thursday 7pm-9pm on 03303530541 or visit the sleep charity website - https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/information-support/children/

Emotional Wellbeing

As a society, we need to move away from the “them and us” thinking of mental health. Just like physical health we all have mental health and this changes from day to day as we have different experiences. Most children have good mental health most of the time. However, if you feel your child is struggling with an area of their emotional wellbeing please speak to us as we have lots of tips and resources which may help. We have 4 trained mental health first aiders in school, and Miss Rees has done an additional course on child mental health. We also have a contact in the child mental health team (CAMHS) if you feel your child needs more specialised advice.
The NHS 5 steps to wellbeing is a great starting point for making small changes to your daily life that can positively impact on the emotional wellbeing of your family - https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

We love these workbooks for children who need a bit of extra support with a particular area of difficulty. Miss Rees has copies in school if you would like to have a look through or borrow one before buying.

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The school nursing team support parents and carers of children and young people aged between 5 and 19, living in Doncaster or attending a Doncaster education setting.
On their website https://zone5-19.rdash.nhs.uk/ you will find information, advice, tools and resources, on most aspects of children and young people’s health and wellbeing.
Common reasons why parents and carers get in touch with them include:
• care planning, for children with a long-term health condition
• sleep
• continence
• emotional worries (bullying, bereavement, divorce)
• nutrition and physical activity.

If you have any issues you would like to contact our Pastoral Team about please contact school on 01302 831307.

 

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