Mental Health and Wellbeing
At Yorke Mead we recognise that having positive mental health and wellbeing enables children to thrive.
Our mental health provision includes:-
- Prevention and signposting (all staff are Level 1 Mental Health First Aid trained)
- Relevant interventions (individual and group level)
- Pastoral and Mental Health Champions working with children
- NHS Mental Health Support Team - based in school one day a week
- Referrals to external agencies
- Mental Well-Being Support Plan - school and parents/carers working together to support a child
Guidance and support can be found by accessing the websites in the following document:-
DSPL - Delivering Special Provision Locally
DSPL is a Hertfordshire-wide partnership approach where parents, staff in early years settings and schools, further education colleges, local authority officers and representatives from other agencies, work together as part of an Area Group, reviewing and developing the range of provision and support services available to their local community that :
- Meets the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), aged 0-25, as close to home as possible.
- Improves outcomes for wellbeing and attainment
- Widens choice for children and parents/carers
- Removes barriers to learning
- Uses resources more effectively