Wellbeing & Pastoral Support

Seymour Park Community Primary School is a Place 2 Be School and we have a dedicated Pastoral Team. We are committed to promoting and providing support for the Mental, Physical and Emotional well-being of our pupils, parents/carers and staff. As a Rights Respecting School, our children and school family instill children’s rights by putting them into practice every day.  

Pastoral Team

Jayne Dickinson- Pastoral Lead, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Head of School 

Lynn Shuttleworth - Senior Learning Mentor, Mental Health Lead, ELSA, Drawing & Talking Practitioner 

Jasmin Harris- Learning Mentor, ELSA, Drawing & Talking Practitioner 

Kate Povey- PSHE Lead

Sarah Hayter- Arts and Well-Being Lead

Usama Kaleem- Place 2 Be Mental Health Practitioner

 

At our school we: 

  • help children to understand their emotions and feelings
  • promote confidence and self-esteem
  • encourage children to form and maintain friendships and relationships
  • work to develop resilience
  • promote children's rights as a rights-respecting school (UNICEF)
  • facilitate circle time and group discussions around topical issues 
  • help children to feel comfortable to share concerns and worries
Support is provided / offered in a number of ways to our pupils as follows:

Whole school approach

  • Circle time
  • Mindfulness and meditation exercises 
  • Yoga 
  • Pupil parliament 
  • Pupil's voice 
  • Mental Health Week activities 
  • Learning Mentors/ Sports leaders at lunch play 
  • Sports/ activity clubs 
  • Rights Respecting School steering Group 
  • Person Health and Social Education lessons 
  • Global assemblies tackling relevant issues or highlighting important topics/events 

Support with Learning Mentors

  • Lego Therapy sessions  
  • Positive People - Self-esteem building course 
  • Transition groups for Yr 6 pupils to prepare them for Secondary 
  • Bereavement Support 
  • Family separation support 
  • Drawing and Talking Therapy
  • Emotional Literacy Support Sessions

Place 2 Be Support

Usama Kaleem offers 1:1 Counselling sessions for identified pupils in a block of 10 weeks. 
Here is a short information video about this service. 
 
 
 

Our Pastoral Team also support our families and carers. If you have any concerns, please  email office@seymourpark.com  or on the school phone number 0161 872 1150 for an informal chat or advice.