Learning about and promoting Mental Health and Well-being supports children to understand their rights and the rights of others (Articles 2 and 42 of United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child). It supports children to experience their right to be safe and protected from harm (Articles 19, 33, 34, 36) and promotes the right of children to relax and play (Article 31).

At Pen y fro Primary School we teach and develop mental health through:

• Explicit teaching of the science and strategies of self-regulation through a focus on zones of regulation.
• Providing self-regulation areas and resources for all children.
• Implementing a structured Mentally Healthy Schools model, developed with the North Gower Partnership.
• Promoting Growth Mindset.
• Implementing flexible timetables to meet individual children’s needs.
• Implementing Emotion Coaching techniques and Restorative Practice strategies throughout the school.

Useful Websites:

• Emotion Coaching UK Promotes the use and development of Emotion Coaching to support children and young people.
• Place2Be Mental Health Support for Parents and Carers.
• BBC Bitesize Parents' Toolkit
• Platfform Mental Health and Social Change Charity.