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External Partners can meet with pupils during school time. Either guidance or wellbeing team will organise. All services are free and open to every pupil in need.

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Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

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The Wellbeing Team includes Mrs Brown (Year Head of S1 and S6), Mrs Costello (Principal Teacher of Wellbeing), Mrs Graham (Business & Support Teacher), Mrs Porteous (Modern Languages & Support Teacher). Teachers can be found within the Wellbeing Hub in the Pupil Support department.

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Presentation to all senior year groups pre-prelim/exam time. Information regarding Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and how to reduce stress around this pivotal time.

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Sway: Create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, and more.

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Sway is an easy-to-use digital storytelling app for creating interactive reports, presentations, personal stories and more. Its built-in design engine helps you create professional designs in minutes. With Sway, your images, text, videos, and other multimedia all flow together in a way that enhances your story. Sway makes sure your creations look great on any screen.

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Our Wellbeing Hub is open from 8-8.45am Mon-Fri for Breakfast Club, serving toast and juice free of charge. During lunchtime the Hub is also opened for pupils to either sit & have lunch and socialise or catch up with any homework. We also use the Hub for wellbeing workshops, counselling sessions and pupil check-in's. This is also the working room of Mrs Costello, Mrs Graham and Mrs Porteous.

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https://www.thinkmentalhealthwa.com.au/supporting-others-mental-health/how-to-help/how-to-start-the-conversation/

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You don't need to be an expert to talk to someone who isn't going so well and be reassured you will not make things worse. ¹

While you may feel uncomfortable talking to someone about your concerns regarding their mental health, simply letting them know you care can make a difference to how they are feeling, and may pave the way for you to start a conversation with them.

By talking and listening you can create an opportunity to encourage someone to seek help if needed. Everyone experiences mental health issues at some time in their lives, and it is vital not to underestimate the importance of just being there for someone.
So what can you do?

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How To Start A Conversation About Mental Health

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You don't need to be an expert to talk to someone who isn't going so well and be reassured you will not make things worse. 1 While you may feel uncomfortable talking to someone about your concerns regarding their mental health, simply letting them know you care can make a difference to how they are feeling, and may pave the way for you to start a conversation with them.

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A nurturing approach has been promoted as key to supporting mental health and wellbeing and attainment in Scottish schools. It is also recognised as one of the main ways of supporting the needs of children and young people who have experienced ACES and trauma

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Wellbeing is defined as by the Oxford Dictionary as 'the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.' However, it is important to realise that wellbeing is a much bigger concept than moment-to-moment happiness. While it does include happiness, it also includes other things, such as how satisfied people are with their life as a whole, their sense of purpose, and how in control they feel.

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The Wellbeing Profile (Glasgow Motivation and Wellbeing Profile GMWP) is a 20-item questionnaire that explores motivation and sense of wellbeing in the learning context. It elicits children and young people’s views of themselves and their emotions; it gives them an opportunity to reflect on their feelings and current experiences and encourages them to consider how they can increase their own determination, motivation and sense of wellbeing.

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Family Wellbeing Community Team offer support with a wide range of issues which may be affecting you or your family's wellbeing. Being a parent or carer can be difficult at times.  This support will be offered when and where you need it and for as long as you need it.

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Family wellbeing service - Renfrewshire Website

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What the family wellbeing service is, what we can do for you, how to get help and how professionals can make a referral.

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This blog highlights all the available training for schools within Renfrewshire. There are also key contacts regarding support for Wellbeing and Mental Health.

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Here, you will be able to access:

General national and local HWB updates

Links to curricular resources that support effective learning and teaching and

Links to opportunities for professional learning

Our termly HWB newsletters

Please do not hesitate to get in touch - details can be found on the contacts page.

To view our Autumn 2024 newsletter, click here.

Our PSE Mental Health Resource "It's a Mental Health Thing" is live on the blog! The resource contains tips to keep yourself mentally well while navigating school life. You can access the blog page by clicking here.

Last session we launched our Renfrewshire Alcohol and Drug Awareness Education Resource. We are delighted to share that it has been awarded COSLA's EXCELLENCE AWARD for Tackling Inequalities and Improving Health and Wellbeing and also the Campbell Christie Public Service Reform Award at the Scottish Government Public Service Awards! Our resource was the result of a collaboration with Iamme Scotland, Police Scotland, Health Improvement, those with lived experience, teachers and, most importantly, children and young people across Renfrewshire.

Click here to access to resource blog page.

Are you using our signposting resources? Why not put the QR codes on staff ID badges, round the school or at your school or centre reception area.

For updates on our MVP/Equally Safe in Renfrewshire work, follow us on X - @RenEdHWB and @youngandES and via our newsletters.

We have released a digital information resource for parents - "Vaping - What Parents/Carers Need to Know". You can access this by clicking here. You can also share the link with your school community.

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Here, you will be able to access: General national and local HWB updates Links to curricular resources that support effective learning and teaching and Links to opportunities for professional learning Our termly HWB newsletters Please do not hesitate to get in touch - details can be found on the contacts page.

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NVR - New Authority Approach for Parents

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NVR - New Authority Approach for Parents

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NVR is a trauma-informed approach that offers parents/carers/professionals a programme that supports them to focus on the possible ‘unmet needs’ behind this behaviour. Through the understanding and implementation of the following four key concepts; Resist, Persist, Unite & Repair NVR enables adults to address what can be extremely challenging behaviours. This is one of Gryffe's key relationship approaches that all staff have been trained in to ensure consistency in all classes.

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NVR is a multi-modal systemic, community-based form of intervention for supporting families who are experiencing violence or controlling behaviours from their child. The vulnerabilities of the youn…

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https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-mental-health/

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Giving our children and young people opportunities to open up is one of the biggest things we can do as parents and carers to support their wellbeing. It can be easy to forget the simple power of sharing what we're going through and feeling heard. But even though you can't fix everything when your child is struggling, you can make them feel seen and understood - and this in itself can make them feel more able to cope.

Talking about how they are, how their day has been and what's on their mind as part of everyday family life shows your child that you're interested in them and want to listen. It also supports them to practise thinking and talking about their feelings, helping them to get to know themselves and what they need.

But talking isn't always easy. You might feel like you don't know where to start, when a 'good time' is, or how your young person will react. Or, you might be worried about making things worse or saying the wrong thing. If this is the case, try to remember that your child doesn't need you to always get it right - they just need to know you're there.

Here, you can find lots of ideas, conversation starters and advice for making talking easier.

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How to Talk to Your Child about Mental Health

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Read our advice on how you can talk to your child about mental health and encourage them to talk about their feelings.

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Our Mental Health Policy highlights key practices, staff and contacts within Gryffe and Renfrewshire.

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It can be helpful to think of mental wellbeing as a continuum that ranges from feeling happy and content to experiencing chronic and enduring mental health difficulties that can be extremely difficult to manage. How you should respond and support others depends on where you/they are on the continuum.

It is normal to go through times when we are leaning towards the negative end of this continuum. Our experience of what is happening or has happened in our lives will influence our mental wellbeing. Sometimes, when we experience thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are challenging or distressing, it can be difficult to move back to the positive end of this continuum. There will be lots of factors which influence how you or others cope and show resilience at times like these.

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We trialled GMWP during 21/22 school year to great success. Once the questionnaire has been completed pupils scores are analysed to consider whether further support is required. A meeting will be held with the pupil to discuss results & support any needs the young person has. A further questionnaire is completed at the end of the year to monitor overall wellbeing or track impact from any interventions implemented previously.

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Our Wellbeing Ambassador programme is now in the fifth year and involves senior pupils who volunteer their time to support and enhance the wellbeing of all pupils in Gryffe. The pupils are trained in Mental Health, Child Protection, Anti-Bullying, Listening Skills, Additional Support Needs, Biology of the Teenage Brain, suicide prevention, self-harm. For the first time this year, pupils are also trained in CBT approaches.

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Hello Yellow - Young Minds Charity Fundraiser

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Hello Yellow - Young Minds Charity Fundraiser

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Pupils raised over £500 for Young Minds Charity on World Mental Health Day 2024

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We are proud to have achieved Ruby level for our nurture practices within the RNRA framework.

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Attending an LGBT Youth Scotland meeting

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REN10 is a network of people who work or volunteer in the Renfrewshire area. They have a variety of early help services for the mental health and wellbeing of both young people and parents/carers.

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Childline: A wealth of information about anxiety, sleep, bullying, school, friendships and relationships - 24hr/7days a week free, confidential helpline, along with 24hr confidential online support.

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Hearty Lives event 2022- World Mental Health Day #HelloYellow

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Parent Club: Different topics, articles and advice for every age of child and stage of parenting.

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Hearty Lives event 2021 - Children's Mental Health Week

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Being awarded with Silver status for LGBT Youth Scotland's Charter

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Winning Respect Me's Award for Anti-bullying programmes/practices

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Renfrewshire's Family Wellbeing Service

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The Exchange is our free in-house counselling provision. Pupils can be referred via Pupil Support or self-referral via the website above. Exchange can be found in MR2 Mon, Tues & Wed. Please speak to any member of the Pupil Support team if you would like further information. Or, pop in to MR2 at lunchtime to speak to one of the counsellors.

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St. Vincent's provides pre and post bereavement support for any child or young person. Loss and bereavement can impact a young person's sense of self and wellbeing at anytime. St. Vincent's attend Gryffe every 2nd Thursday in MR4. If you would like to talk to one of the team, please speak to a member of Pupil Support.

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Headstrong is a private resource funded by the school to enhance the current wellbeing support by external partners. The Headstrong coach can be found in MR2 on Thursday's. Further information can be found from any member of the Pupil Support department.

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Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people to have their voice heard and we make that happen in a number of ways.

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To mark Refugee Week 2023, 21-year-old Sudanese refugee, Kadim has shared his thoughts on why there are so many refugees, the challenges they face and what needs to change to make the world a safer, more equal place to live for everyone.

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A lifetime of equality, respect and love for care experienced people Contact the Helpline 0330 107 7540 help@whocaresscotland.org Find out more Get support Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people...

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The Young Carers service provides information and training on Young Carers rights and services. A Young Carers Worker is there to listen and advocate on behalf of Young Carers. We can also speak to schools and other professionals to help get the best outcome for Young Carers.

The Young Carers service offers opportunities to have fun, learn new things and meet other young people who are going through a similar situation whilst getting a break from their caring role.