King James's School

What we do for  students  - we have:

• a full-time Welfare Officer (Mrs Atkinson)
• a full-time Wellbeing Mentor (Mrs Norton)
• a PSHCE curriculum that includes units of work on physical health, sexual health and mental health.
• exam stress workshops for students struggling with exams.
• a Student Support Centre with Thrive trained staff to support our most vulnerable students
• a core group of Senior Students who focus on health and wellbeing in order to develop new strategies and ideas and represent student voice.
• close links with Kirklees Keep in Mind (mental health support team)

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Our wellbeing team:

• Liz Atkinson - Wellbeing officer
• Yvonne Day - ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant) 
• Janine Dean - SSC Manager and Thrive Practitioner
• Carol-Anne Lockwood - human resources lead
• Sarah Norton - Wellbeing mentor
• Abbi Terry - Assistant Principal and Senior Mental Health Lead
• Abi Williams - ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant) and SEMH/Thrive Mentor 

Mental Health First Aiders:

• Sammie Kerrod
• Nile Liburd
• Carol-Anne Lockwood
• Chris Mahoney
• Abi Williams
• Jo Williams

What we do for  parents and carers  - we have:

• a large Pastoral team consisting of Pastoral Leaders and Assistant Pastoral leaders. They are non teaching, full staff members of staff.
• 'Spotlight on' focus, which is shared with parents via the weekly bulletin
• Termly Wellbeing newsletter written by our staff Wellbeing Champions. Previous newsletters have included features on Intervention at KJS: Intervention therapy; Bereavement; Movember; Time to Talk Day and 6 Weeks of Well-Being

Useful health and wellbeing links for parents and carers:

• CALM
• Heads together
• Mental Health Foundation
• Mind
• NHS – Every mind matters
• Thriving Kirklees
• Young Minds help for parents

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If you have any questions or queries, please contact Mrs Terry on staff.aterry@kingjames.school