Supporting Students at TGS

Student Well-being What’s in this session

 Who’s who  Overview of Health, Social & Emotional Education  Staying Safe Online  MINDFULNESS opportunity Who’s who?

Learning Mentor Curriculum Director Mr Sullivan Assistant Curriculum Director Mr Walker Assistant Head Teacher Miss Bishop Student Advisor Mrs Ayling/Mrs Court School Nurse Mrs Shewan School Counsellor Mrs Ruffin + DSLs DSLs

Mr Fitt Mrs Hull (Assistant(Deputy Head Head Teacher)Teacher) (Director(SENCO) of Student Support)

Mr Barker Mrs Ransom (Assistant Head Teacher, (Curriculum Director Director of Sixth Form) Year 13)

Supporting students at TGS

HSEE programme Antibullying strategy Safe Internet Use Mindfulness Health, Social & Emotional Education at TGS (HSEE)

HSEE Days Learning Mentor Time Assemblies Subject Areas

+Mindfulness Intervention Term 1 Term 2

Health (body image, Transitions 30/10 Diwali healthy eating, Happy being me/being true to yourself 31/10 Anti-bullying Week fashion and peer External influences – peer pressure/media 01/11 World Vegan Day pressure) Physical health and well-being 2/11 National Stress Awareness Positive lifestyle choices Day 11/11 Remembrance Day 13/11 World Kindness Day 14/11 Birthday of Guru Nanak 14/11 Self Care Week 15/11 Children in Need 21/11 Road Safety Week 25/11 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 30/11 St Andrew’s Day 1/12 World Aids Day 1/12 Anger Awareness Week 19/12 Last week before Christmas Term 3

Resilience/Self- Resilience 16/01 Martin Luther King Day Management/ Bouncing back 18/01 World Religions Day Dealing with Learning from mistakes 27/01 Holocaust Memorial Day Failure and Coping with setbacks 1/02 World Interfaith Harmony Disappointment Positive thinking Week Self-respect 03/02 NSPCC Number Day Risk-taking 07/02 Safer Internet Day Developing a Growth Mindset 8/02 Chinese New Year Resilience through teamwork Social skills Term 4 Term 5

Emotional Character Virtues including gratitude, 6/04 International Day of Wellbeing kindness, generosity, friendliness, empathy, Sport for the Development (Mindfulness, compassion of Peace looking after Human nature and human dignity 22/04 Earth Day ourselves, Self-awareness 23/04 St George’s Day compassion for Moral reasoning and ethical judgment 8/05 VE Day others and self- Inequality, difference and inclusion social 9/05 Europe Day compassion) entrepreneurs 17/05 International Day Rights, law, civic responsibility and the public against Homophobia and sphere Transphobia Justice, peace and conflict management Power and privilege Authority , security and freedom Living in auto-pilot or living in the moment Imagining a hopeful future Term 6 SAFE team - Anti-bullying Week - World Kindness Day

“A true friend will love you for who you are inside. What you look like on the outside doesn’t matter.”

“There are some people in life that make you laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger and live just a little better – FRIENDS.”

“Good friends are like stars. You may not always see them but you know they’re there.”

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world!” Anti-bullying strategy

Three questions we must ask ourselves before we communicate:

1. Are they kind? 2. Are they necessary? 3. Are they helpful?

(Displayed in classrooms and in planner - and in staff room!) ICT Acceptable Use + Mobile Phone Charter

In planner – covered in assemblies/ICT lessons/form time Advice given to students…..

Guidance for parents

 Talking  Internet controls  Time limits  Access to IT at night  Collecting “friends”  Knowledge TGS Parent Portal-www.tgs.kent.sch.uk/portal/

Well-being Information for Parents Online Safety Advice

Research Findings : Pilot study

“The young people who participated in the mindfulness program reported fewer depressive symptoms, lower stress and greater well-being than those in the control group. The findings provide promising evidence of the effectiveness of the mindfulness in schools program.”

Professor Willem Kuyken, University of Exeter Research Conclusions

“The results suggest that students participating in the scheme are likely to benefit from improved emotional wellbeing and mental health.”

“Neuroscience and brain imaging shows that mindfulness meditation alters the structure and function of the brain to improve the quality of both thought and feeling.” Professor Willem Kuyken, University of Exeter

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