At Hampton Junior School, we are fully committed to ensuring the wellbeing of our children and believe for them to be successful learners, and in turn to lead successful lives, their happiness is imperative. We model a whole-school approach to social and emotional wellbeing; one which pervades all aspects of our school life including:
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Whole-school policies and practices that promote positive wellbeing;
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Training and CPD for staff;
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The school culture, ethos and environment;
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Teaching, learning and the curriculum;
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Partnerships with parents, families and the wider school community.
Our whole-school approach is supplemented by research-based interventions, which provide targeted, specific support for individuals and a smaller groups:
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Counselling –1:1, therapeutic support through our Hampton Primary Partnership Counsellor.
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Drawing and Talking Therapy – a gentle, non-intrusive method of therapy to support emotional and learning needs.
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Social Thinking Programme – a three-part cognitive behavioral curriculum, which helps students develop further awareness of their own thinking and social behaviours and learn strategies to help them develop better self-regulation.
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Zones of Regulation Programme – an intervention which fosters self-regulation and emotional control.
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Talk about: Social Skills Programmes – to develop social skills in body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness.
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Emotional Literacy Support (ELSA) – an intervention which supports the teaching of emotional intelligence.
These specific interventions support the development of key social and emotional skills, including self-awareness, self-regulation and communication, amongst others, as well as school-wide policies and practices which support positive wellbeing.