I’m Mrs. Pilgrim and I’m the Deputy Head, SENCo and Mental Health Lead at Watling Street Primary School. If you have any concerns about your child and you would like to discuss them with me, please do not hesitate to get in touch. 

I'm Mrs. Manley and I'm the Parent Support Advisor at Watling Street Primary School. If you have any concerns about your child and you would like to discuss them with me, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

My background is within schools as a Cover Supervisor, Teaching Assistant and Therapeutic Support Worker, I also have a degree in Fine Art and love painting.

Severe mental illness is rare in children and young people but mental health problems are common and have a significant effect on them as individuals, their potential and their families. The most effective approach to supporting children and families involves health, social care and education working in partnership.

Unfortunately, some of us have a prefrontal cortex that could use some support with running the company efficiently. This is especially true for neurodivergent individuals, who may experience differences in how their brain responds to tasks that involve executive functioning skills like planning and time management.

These techniques work by helping children and parents or caregivers to communicate and connect in fun, playful and meaningful ways.

We’ve helped families of all shapes and sizes to rebuild trust, deepen relationships and improve behaviours. Focusing on understanding your child’s experience of the world that shaped them and your role within this, our therapeutic approach often involves working through you to help them.

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Mental health is your psychological and emotional wellbeing. A mental health problem is when a situation or problem affects the way you think and feel. This can mean you find it hard to cope with family life, school or the wider world.  This can happen if you experience a big change in life, such as bereavement, bullying or abuse. Sometimes it can happen without these triggers.

Famous faces from across the BBC and beyond including Dr Ranj Singh, Oti Mabuse, Ade Adepitan MBE, Rhys Stephenson and Bethany Shriever MBE lead videos to inspire everyone at home to boost their mood, feel good, and use movement to help them understand their emotions and manage feelings together as a family.

There are 10 Moodboosters videos to use at home as a family that will help to encourage a sense of fun in your living room.

By taking part with everyone in your home, you can both promote a sense of wellbeing, and offer everyone in the family some basic skills to feel good.

It contains information, advice and resources to help young people support their own mental health, including signposting to sources of support in times of crisis and tools to help young people manage their own wellbeing. 

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It's recommended to have a range of sensory things and something to focus your mind on. You could include something to smell, something to touch, something to look at and maybe even something to taste.

We provide mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling using tried and tested methods backed by research. In addition, we also offer expert training and professional qualifications.

Whether it is everyday tips, sounds to relax your mind, strategies to cope with parenting right now or films to get you talking, we are here to help you look after yourself and your loved ones.