Intent Statement for Social, Emotional & Mental Health-SEMH

Moral Purpose

At This Is My Education believe passionately that every young person has the fundamental right to receive education that focuses on mental health and wellbeing as well as academic success. 

We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. We are focused on changing the stigma surrounding mental health and focused on developing a curriculum that promotes resilience, self-belief and a growth mindset. We aim to invest heavily in our staff development to empower a team that is equipped with the skills and knowledge to provide holistic teaching as part of a whole school mental health approach. We provide our learners with access to the local community to make links and allow them to feel more connected to their local area. Each student within our school will receive access to 1:1 emotional support which is a scheduled part of their timetable each week. 

Our moral purpose can therefore be summarised below - 

· Passionate

· Determined

· Adaptable 

· Collaborative 

· Commitment

Mental Health Definition

“Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.” 

World Health Organisation, 2018

What supporting Positive Mental Health means to us:

• The child stays at the centre of every conversation.

• Staff wellbeing, resilience and mental health is a key focus for the school.

• We adapt to ever changing trends and social needs to ensure our knowledge and practice is up to date.

• We embedded social, emotional and mental health awareness across the curriculum.

• Children and young people are taught skills to build resilience and manage everyday stressors.

• We promote positive rapport between students, teacher and SLT members. 

• We are committed to developing a highly trained Pastoral Team who will lead on evidence-based practice for all our interventions.

How we ensure best practice:

• Student voice is at the heart of everything we do.

• Staff role model growth mindset daily.

• Records are kept up to date.

• Staff read and understand section one of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

• Staff know our behaviour, SEMH, attendance and safeguarding policies and protocols.

• We monitor and track SEMH interventions and adjust were necessary.

• All staff have training and the option of supervision to effectively support student SEMH.