Tonbridge

Student Well-being What’s in this session

 Who’s who  Overview of Health & Social Education  Staying Safe Online  Staying ‘in the Zone’ for learning – MINDFULNESS opportunity Who’s who?

Learning Mentor Curriculum Directors Mrs Ryde Assistant Curriculum Director Mr Walker Assistant Head Teacher Mrs Ghali Student Advisor Mrs Court Director of Student Support Mrs Hull School Nurse Alison Watkins 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

H&SE 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 ICT Acceptable Use Policy Mobile Phone Charter

In planner – covered in assemblies/ICT lessons/LC time Helpful resources for parents Advice given to students…..

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!) Home-school – what is available ? Online secrecy

 Multiple accounts  Joining chat groups, using unsavoury language  Viewing unsuitable material, pornography by accident  Sexting  Secret language…for example  •Ana = Anorexia Nervosa  •Mia = Bulimia Nervosa  •Deb = Depression Sexting - what a minefield !

 Revenge distributing  Personal upset  Civic responsibilities  Loss of right to image  The Legal minefield….. Distributing images of a minor Copyright Infringement Malicious Communications Act Potential to end up on Sex Offenders Register Guidance

 Talking  Internet controls  Time limits  Access to IT at night  Befriending  Knowledge TGS Parent Portal-www.tgs..sch.uk/portal/

Well-being Information for Parents Online Safety Advice Realistic expectations:

Teeter-Totter (see-saw) Parenting

Raising the bar – gradually

Growth Mindset

Mindfulness Practice

The practice of becoming aware of what is happening in the present moment and of learning to relate more skillfully to thoughts, emotions, body sensations and impulses as they arise.

Mindfulness

 Links with School/ Research at University of Exeter

 Feasibility study: Students from 12 secondary schools either participated in the mindfulness in schools program or took part in the usual school curriculum. Research Findings

“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 .b course Year 8 Experience Evening programme:

Talk Speaker Room Floor 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30

Year 8 Caroline Ghali 2 / 3 Ground 2 3 4 1 Curriculum/MYP Sheena Ryde

Well Being Mary Hull 11/12 Ground 1 2 3 4

Co-curriculum Danny Walker 18/19 First 3 4 1 2

Refreshments Joe Jardine-Viner and informal Chris Fitt I Barn Ground 4 1 2 3 discussion Pippa Blackstone End of presentation