Health & Wellbeing
*Ukraine Conflict*
We are aware that events in the news are not only worrying for us but may affect the children. Many of them are talking about it so we have sought advice from the Educational Psychology Service on what to say/how to manage their worries in the days/weeks to come. With that in mind, we would …
Health and Wellbeing at The Lea
At The Lea, all members of staff understand that the aim of teaching pupils about physical health and mental wellbeing is to give them the information that they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing. Our intent is to enable children to recognise what is normal and what is an issue …
Enrichment
The Lea Enrichment Offer As well as the highest quality teaching and learning, every child at The Lea Primary School will have the opportunity to… Go on an overnight educational visit Visit London Learn to ride a bike Explore Harpenden and beyond Perform as part of the Harpenden Schools’ Music Association Attend a theatre production …
Expectations
Mental Wellbeing that mental wellbeing is a normal part of daily life, in the same way as physical health that there is a normal range of emotions (e.g. happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, nervousness) and scale of emotions that all humans experience in relation to different experiences and situations how to recognise and talk about …
Mental Health & Wellbeing
One of our key aims is to foster a nurturing approach to positive behaviour, mental health and emotional well-being. We focus on developing children as well-rounded, happy, confident people. We follow the Five Rs whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing model, which fits with the NHS Five Ways to wellbeing model and our …
Growth Mindset
The Lea is a school that embraces and promotes a Growth Mindset. Growth mindset is a theory introduced by Dr Carol Dweck which is centred around the belief that intelligence and learning can be developed and improved. If someone has a growth mindset, they have a positive attitude towards learning and their ability to progress and achieve. …
Resilience
Defined as the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress and feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, we believe this is a key element of good mental health and wellbeing. We like to think of it as ‘bounce-back ability’. It is also key to building confidence and problem …
Zones of Regulation
Zones of Regulation is a concept designed by Leah Kuypers, licensed occupational therapist, to help a student gain skills in the area of self-regulation. Self-regulation can go by many names, such as self-control, self-management, and impulse control. It is defined as the best state of alertness of both the body and emotions for the specific …
Covid-19
Coronavirus – A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson and Nia Roberts, illustrated by Axel Scheffler: https://nosycrowcoronavirus.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Coronavirus-ABookForChildren.pdf Great downloadable app for 10+ now with Coronavirus support: https://www.healios.org.uk/services/thinkninja1 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health have published this podcast: Coronavirus, and helping children with autism – ‘Autism, a parents guide’ Information and advice …
Parent Support
Useful Websites / Information for Children Just Talk – Emotional wellbeing information and resources to help young people in Hertfordshire – Just Talk poster (click to download) Child Line – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. We’re here for you online, on the phone, anytime. Kooth – online mental wellbeing …