Nurturing Every Child’s Wellbeing

At Wells Primary School, we believe that every child deserves a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment where they can thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.  All our pastoral care support is designed to ensure the holistic development of each student, fostering a sense of belonging and community.  Where pupils are accessing group support, parents are informed prior to the sessions starting. For 1:1 support, parents are asked for permission prior to this commencing.  

We support pupils with their emotional wellbeing in the following ways:

• Class Thoughts and Feelings Box.  Pupils can express any worries to their teacher in a confidential way. The boxes are monitored each day by the class teacher who responds to any communication by the children. Where safeguarding concerns are raised, these are addressed by following our safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Classroom Calm Space. These are a designated quiet area, usually as part of the reading corner, where pupils can have time to reflect.  Quiet sensory toys, soft furnishings, and emotional regulation support help children to calm so they are ready to learn.  
• We value and understand the need for pastoral support for our pupils.  As such, we have a number of staff trained in giving pastoral care. These include two Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs) and two Place 2 Be Level 3 Trained Teaching Assistants.
• Our ELSAs are able to support the teaching staff by responding to the emotional needs of our pupils within the classroom setting.
• We offer Hamish and Milo groups to support the emotional wellbeing of our pupils (more information below).
• Our Place 2 Be trained staff also offer 1:1 therapeutic play sessions for pupils needing enhanced support.

See In this section for information about myHappyMind and Hamish and Milo.

Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment

We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all our pupils. Our school policies are designed to prevent bullying and promote respect and kindness. We celebrate diversity and ensure that every child feels valued, accepted and celebrated.

All staff at Wells Primary School strive to ensure that the environment is calm and safe. This enables successful learning and purposeful play times and lunchtimes. 

Our school values underpin the attitudes and ethos of all stakeholders at Wells Primary School, with kindness being at the heart of all we do and say. Each month, teachers and pupils explore a different theme during PSHE lessons, assemblies or at other appropriate times. 

Pupils know they can approach any member of staff if they are worried or concerned, and understand that the safeguarding team are there to help and support them.  Pupils are encouraged to ‘tell’ if there is anything they are worried or concerned about. This is communicated to pupils through regular assemblies, lessons, and at other appropriate times. Safeguarding policies and procedures are followed where there are particular concerns about pupils.

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