At William Davies Primary School we support and maintain the good mental health and well-being of children, staff and the wider school community through a whole-school approach: a shared ethos and understanding; consistent practices and policies; relationship-based approaches. We focus on the eight areas and principles identified by Public Health England and the DfE as key to a whole-school approach.
Meet Saskia - our NHS mental health practitioner.
Education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) work across education and healthcare to provide mental health support for children and young people in schools and colleges.
EMHPs are trained to help children and young people manage common mental health problems, particularly mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression, and behaviour problems.