Wellbeing & Safeguarding

What to do if you are feeling low or need activities to keep you busy.

It is extremely easy to get bored and just below is a list of things that you could try to keep you busy (click on the pictures):

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Asking for help

If your feelings are taking over your day and you are finding it difficult to focus on anything else, then please ask for help. Help can be found in lots of different ways. You can use online help like the websites listed below or even discuss how you are feeling with someone that you trust.

Trusted people may include:

• Family, both those you are living with or family outside of home that you can contact by phone
• Friends
• Teachers: please contact the school office if you need a teacher to contact you
• Support staff at school: please let the office know if you would like to pass a message onto Mrs Applegate or Mrs McAlpine
• Neighbours
• Family friends

Self-care

Do not forget to look after yourself during this time. Here are some tips to get you started:

• Try to get enough sleep (8-10 hours per night)
• Drink plenty of water
• Eat regular meals
• Try to keep to a routine: what will you get done each day (this could be as simple as writing a list the evening before)
• Set yourself targets or goals to aim for
• Try to stay active
• Balance work and rest: do not spend all day doing schoolwork, give yourself time to do something that you enjoy

Wellbeing selfcare

Action For Happiness - click this link for help & support

Places to find help and advice 

The following websites (just click on the icon) give plenty of information and support:

 

             Supporting School Transitions

                 Children's Mental Health week - Children’s Mental Health Week begins on 1st February, and the theme this year is ‘express yourself’.                 This toolkit includes resources for children, staff and parents.

 

  We’re leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. We’re here to make sure they get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.

 

  

 

There is  a peer support group starting in Frome for young people aged between 11-24 years of age, focusing on supporting mental health in young people. The group is called Youth matters.

A referral form is needed for young people wishing to attend, and these can be completed by parents, education, child themselves if older etc. The link to the referral form is on the Mind somerset website (click on logo above)

If parents would like school to refer, please contact our Support & Guiduance team.

 

  The Mix is a UK based charity that provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile.

 

 Our community is here to support you through anything. Big or small.

 

     Our community is here to support you through anything. Big or small.

 

 

We support young people aged 5-18 with their mental health. We help with things like low-mood, anxiety, stress, phobias, sleep-problems, OCD and other mental health difficulties.

 

Barnardos - Covid Anxieties

 

Action For Happiness

 

Sometimes we can find it hard to go to school, but we do all need to. These websites can give you some tools to help. 

Support for younger children   Support for older children & young people

 

Suicide prevention training

 

Here are some examples of work students have produced on wellbeing/mental health.

By Xanthie

As well as our physical health we should also look after  our mental health too.

Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment. 

If u suffer from depression or anxiety you should do things you like. Here are some examples 

• Watch a movie 
• Play a game 
• Watch your favorite tv show 
• Listen to music
• Read a book

But an even better way of getting over it is to talk to someone you trust like a family member or a friend or teacher because they might think of something to do that you have not thought of and it might work.