Shocking figures from the latest Department for Education’s (DfE) annual exclusions statistics make for a worrying read with both suspensions and permanent exclusions at the highest annual number ever recorded. Permanent exclusions have increased for primary pupils by a staggering 58%. Early intervention is the key.
Clare talks about the crucial role adults play when supporting children to navigate their feelings, and shares invaluable advice on how creating compassionate relationships within a safe space for the children to feel seen, heard and understood can begin to improve their overall social, emotional and mental health.
“I absolutely LOVE Navigator, it is just so easy and I can see all the data instantly. If we have Ofsted, I can literally just show them every child’s experience.”
“Hamish & Milo has changed our approach as a school for quantity and quality of pastoral support. It has raised awareness too for most staff of how emotional wellbeing comes before learning can really take place and it is central to what we do at Wicklea.”
Woodlands Academy located in South Bristol is a small, one-form entry school with 165 children. There is a high level of need within the community and high numbers of children regarded with pupil premium needs. Woodlands Academy strives to place the wellbeing of the children at the centre of all it does.
This years theme is 'My Voice Matters'. Helping children talk and express their feelings about what is happening in their lives share experiences, develop empathy and friendships in a small group environment of safety, value and belonging is central to our whole approach.
We are absolutely thrilled and honoured to announce that we won ‘Wellbeing Resource or Support of the Year 2023’ at the Education Today School & Supplier Awards!
In education it is often said that what gets assessed gets addressed and whilst we know measuring social and emotional learning (SEL) and SEMH can be tricky we believe that evaluating the impact of interventions is vital.
There are at least 50,000 children who are deaf in the UK and sadly deaf children are at far higher risk of developing mental illness than their hearing peers. The theme for Deaf Awareness Week is Deaf Inclusion, exploring the entire theme of inclusion within communities...
“Hamish & Milo has been a remarkable new resource for Wordsworth, which has changed the school provision in meeting the SEMH needs within the school... Moving forward, we are training more staff and increasing the number of groups we are running so that we can target even more children’s needs.”
Proud to be working with the prestigious Department of Psychology, University of Bath in a research project to explore and exemplify impact on children’s wellbeing.
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