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Social, Emotional and Mental Health

My Child has difficulties with social, emotional health or mental health.

This section includes all those pupils who experience short but significant periods of high anxiety, stress, distress or anger that affect their education.

It also includes young people who have a range of longer-term recognised mental health conditions.

For both groups, issues can include:

  • Forming and maintaining relationships
  • Bereavement
  • Attitudes to attainment
  • Attendance
  • Self-esteem
  • Life outside school

What can St Lawrence offer? 

All students at St Lawrence’s can access:

  • Quality First teaching with appropriate differentiation (including best SEND practice)

  • Access to assessment for identification of significant needs

  • Whole school Central Reward System

  • Whole school policy for behaviour management

  • Transition support into new year groups and Key Stages

  • Anti-bullying policy

  • Dedicated and caring staff who value all students

Support for targeted groups may include:

  • Lunchtime club for vulnerable pupils

  • Transition support arrangements

  • Intervention groups (behaviour/social skills/self-esteem/stress management).

  • In-class support in some lessons.

  • Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA)

Targeted individual support may include:

  • 1:1 mentoring

  • School Counselling Service.

  • Outside agency input (eg. Educational Psychologist, CAMHS and Woodbridge Park).

  • In-class support for students at risk of exclusion.

  • Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA)