At Hampton Junior School, we are fully committed to ensuring the well-being of our children and believe for them to be successful learners, and in turn to lead successful lives, their happiness is imperative. We model a whole-school approach to social and emotional wellbeing; one which pervades all aspects of our school life including:
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Whole-school policies and practices that promote positive wellbeing;
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Training and CPD for staff;
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The school culture, ethos and environment;
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Teaching, learning and the curriculum;
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Partnerships with parents, families and the wider school community.
Our whole-school approach is supplemented by research-based interventions, which provide targeted, specific support for individuals and a smaller groups:
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Counselling –1:1, therapeutic support through our Hampton Primary Partnership Counsellor.
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Drawing and Talking Therapy – a gentle, non-intrusive method of therapy to support emotional and learning needs.
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Social Thinking Programme – a three-part cognitive behavioral curriculum, which helps students develop further awareness of their own thinking and social behaviours and learn strategies to help them develop better self-regulation.
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Zones of Regulation Programme – an intervention which fosters self-regulation and emotional control.
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Talk about: Social Skills Programmes – to develop social skills in body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness.
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Emotional Literacy Support (ELSA) – an intervention which supports the teaching of emotional intelligence.
These specific interventions support the development of key social and emotional skills, including self-awareness, self-regulation and communication, amongst others, as well as school-wide policies and practices which support positive wellbeing.