Pastoral Support
At Green Oaks School, we recognise that there may be times when we may need a little support with our emotional wellbeing. We want everyone involved with our school to feel well supported and so we work hard to build warm and trusted relationships with all of the children connected with the school.
Our Senior Mental Health Lead at Green Oaks is Mrs Arline Green (Assistant Headteacher at Greenfields).
To get this right, we have a wide range of support available. If you think your child would benefit from one of these, please discuss these with your child's class teacher initially and if agreed, a referral will go to our SEND team who help to assign the most appropriate support.
Pastoral-Support (ID 1097)
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In Class Support
In Class Support
Our teachers and LSAs are exceptional and most worries can be supported by them. They are used to helping children who may have anxiety coming in, or who benefit from a daily check-in or need support with making friends at play and break. Please book an appointment at the office if you'd like to discuss this with your child's teacher.
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Rosie Time
Rosie Time
Rosie is our school dog, cared for by Lisa. For some children, chatting with a trusted adult whilst stroking or walking Rosie can be the perfect way to feel calm and ready to learn.
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ELSAEmotional Literacy Support Assistant
ELSA
ELSAs help children to understand and express their emotions, cope with difficult feelings, and develop resilience. It is delivered 1-1, with sessions tailored to the specific needs of the child, often using creative methods like drawing, craft, or games. Our ELSA's are:
Sue Speyer Oakwood Infant
Jenna Mead Greenfields Junior
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TALATherapeutic Active Listening Assistant
TALA
TALA (Therapeutic Active Listening Assistant) isa type of support for children experiencing emotional and social difficulties. It uses counselling practices to help children explore and process their emotions, develop coping strategies, and build resilience in a safe, confidential space.
Our trained TALA is Jo Gelder.
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Confidence Club
Confidence Club
This is a one hour after-school club focused on teamwork and confidence building run by Mrs Martin. Groups of 6-12 children attend with activities based around their interests and likes. Booking is available termly by contacting:
jo-martin@tiptoptutoring.uk
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Lego Therapy
Lego Therapy
LEGO-based therapy is a play-based intervention, used to develop social, communication and team work skills in children. In groups of 4, they build lego models whilst practicing turn-taking, listening, sharing and communication. We have trained Lego Therapists in every year group and will run these when the need arises.
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Forest Lodge
Forest Lodge
In KS2 we run our own brand of Forest Schools, specifically designed to support children with wellbeing, often with specific goals in mind (e.g. building resilience, confidence, friendships etc). These run in groups of 8 once a week for a term.
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Tea & Toast
Tea & Toast
For some children, special time to sit with a trusted adult and chat and have some tea and toast is all they need to feel ready to learn.
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External Play Therapy
External Play Therapy
(Privately funded) Play Therapy is a type of therapy where play and art materials are used as the main way for children to express themselves; especially if they are struggling to understand how they are feeling, or are finding it hard to put their experiences into words. We'd recommend using Claire O'Reilly who can be contacted here for further information.
