Pastoral, Wellbeing and Nest Support
The Nest
At Staverton CofE Primary School, we respect each and every child for their unique selves. We aim to be a school that values not just academic progress, but also social, emotional and personal growth within the children that we teach. This ethos comes from our Christian vision based on the parable of the mustard seed, that big things grow from humble beginnings.
More information on our Theological foundations for Wellbeing can be found here:
Furthermore, we understand that in national statistics the rate of children developing mental health difficulties has grown in recent years. Evidence also shows us that wellbeing is highly important to learning and attainment, high levels of wellbeing are associated with improved academic outcomes. As a school, we wish to care for and nurture the children in our school and support them through any difficulties they might experience.
Therefore, in 2023, we decided to develop a wellbeing room to address these needs. The Nest is a safe space, where children can access targeted interventions aimed to support social, emotional and mental health concerns. While wellbeing is a whole school approach which is not limited to one room, this space will allow children to explore and grow socially, emotionally and enable them with tools to prevent any future mental health issues.
In the Nest, we have planned interventions to support Emotional Awareness, Self-Regulation, Self-Esteem, Social skills, Friendship skills, Anxiety, Anger and EBSA. While we primarily identify children who may need additional support through conversations with teachers, we would always encourage parents to contact their teacher if they notice anything at home.
More information about our Nest and Wellbeing support can be found here:
Additionally, we have committed to becoming a Thrive school. We currently have 2 Thrive trained practitioners. Thrive is a therapeutic approach to help support children with their emotional and social development. The Thrive approach offers practical strategies and techniques and is built around online assessments which identify children’s emotional development and provides action plans for their individual needs.
More information can be found on https://www.thriveapproach.com/
Family Support
Staverton is dedicated to supporting not only our children, but also their wider families and community. We recognise that we all face challenges in our lives and knowing where to go for help is sometimes difficult.
We encourage all of our families to reach out to us and we will do what we can to help. We promise to treat all communications sensitively and with the child and adults’ best interests at heart. We have a dedicated pastoral manager Laura Arlett who is available for support.
Please see our Pastoral
The Playroom
We recently updated our spaces to include the Nest Playroom. This is a space which is used for Social and Emotional interventions on a 1 to 1 basis but it is also used as a space for play therapy.