Wellbeing

At The Topsham School, we aim to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for our whole school community (children, staff, parents and carers), and we understand how important mental health an emotional wellbeing is to our lives in just the same way as physical health. We recognise that children’s mental health is a crucial factor in their overall wellbeing and can affect their learning and achievement. All children go through ups and downs during their school life and some face significant life events.

The Department for Education (DfE) recognises that: “in order to help their children succeed; schools have a role to play in supporting them to be resilient and mentally healthy”. We want our children to experience a nurturing and supportive environment that helps to develop their self-esteem and will give positive experiences for overcoming adversity and building resilience.

At the heart of everything we do are our school values:
Trust and Respect, Opportunities for all, Partnerships, Success, Health and Happiness, Achievement, Motivation
These, alongside our Jigsaw teaching (PSHE), support children in learning about what they can do to maintain positive mental health, what affects their mental health, how they can help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues and where they can go if they need help and support.

Click here to view our school's Mental Health Strategy

Hello Yellow!

Thank you for your donations to support World Mental Health Day 2022 at The Topsham School.
Everyone really enjoyed the day, it was great to see everyone in a sea of yellow during the assembly.
During the day the activities included:

Face painting in the playgrounds

Photo booth with props

Writing speech bubbles about how we keep mentally healthy

Some classes played wellbeing BINGO !

Drum roll please…
WE HAVE RAISED £123 for the Young Minds charity.
Thank you so much

From Sofia, Isabella and Aurelia (Mental Health Ambassadors)

Please click on the buttons below to see our Hello Yellow school challenge and wellbeing bingo:

Hello Yellow Primary Challenge

Wellbeing Bingo

Make a self soothe box