Wellbeing
At Westwood Primary School, we believe that mental health and wellbeing is of central importance to the lives of all of us in the school community.
We understand that the challenges of parents, staff and children are different and from time to time we all face difficult for periods that we may need support with.
We believe having a mentally healthy community is not about being happy all the time, but about working together through challenges, and feeling supported, accepted and valued.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy - January 2022
Zones of Regulation
We use Zones of Regulation to teach pupils how to identify, understand and manage their emotions. There are four zones, blue, red, green and amber. Zones of Regulation is a range of activities to help your child develop 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 situation.
Staff at Westwood model the four zones within every day teaching. We teach children that we move throughout the zones within a day and that this is OK.
Tips to support Mental Health & Wellbeing
There are many services you can access to support in the area of mental wellbeing, including the following links:
- The Mind website is really useful and has a wealth of resources
- You can also find lots of supporting resources on the Just One Norfolk website.
