Wellbeing

Hi my name is Miss Laura Moran and I am the family Support worker here at English Martyrs'. My primary role is to support the families of English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School so that together we ensure our children are able to meet their full learning potential within our school.  We want our children to flourish and be happy, healthy and safe.

My working week is Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm

My role encompasses working with our pupils and their families to ensure that by offering support, guidance and building effective relationships our children can flourish.  I ensure that Personal Development, behaviour, and well- being are given high priority. It is our aim at English Martyrs' to work in partnership with our families to facilitate the well being of the Whole Child through support, nurture and encouragement; both in and out of school, resulting in well rounded, confident,  happy children who feel safe and ready for the next step on the educational journey.

My role covers the following areas:

• Attendance
• Pastoral Care
• Family Support
• Health and Well- being
• Parent workshops/ Family Learning
• Parent groups
• Signposting to other agencies
• Supporting parents to access other agencies
• Safeguarding
• Early Help
• Children Protection
• Operation Encompass

Early Help is a way of describing the extra support your family can receive if you need it. It maybe that you want to prevent a problem or change things for your family before the problem becomes more serious. It is a voluntary and you need to consent to having a plan.

You may wonder why you may need Early Help?
Early Help brings together workers, some of whom you may know already who will support the whole family to try to make things improve for everyone. Early Help could include support with parenting, employment, anti-social behaviour, school attendance and emotional wellbeing.

Miss Moran is available to support you with this and is able to be a Lead Practitioner.

Please see attached for further information

At English Martyrs' Primary School we are concerned with your family as a whole.  Children achieve higher when they are feeling settled and safe both at home and in school.

Miss Moran is able to offer support around your child's well-being offering:

Support via one - one for your child or you as a parent/ caregiver,

Support to access outside agencies - School Nurse, GP or CYPS

Miss Moran is also available to support parents to access mental health provision such as Talking Therapies or MIND

An adult can access If U Care Share Foundation. (Suicide prevention) by ringing  01913875661 or access Papyrus (prevention of young suicide) bu ringing 0800 0684141

An Adult can access Talking Therapies for themselves if you are in the Newcastle Area by ringing 0300 5551115

MIND is a project that also supports mental health and they are available through the following number 0300 1233393

Our School also accesses Counselling via the Road Centre if this felt appropriate.

An adult can download an app for most smart phones called Hub of Hope or alternatively visit www.hubofhope.co.uk

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Newcastle support directory  hosts up to date information on activities within our community hubs.

There is a wealth of support for families, and different activities to access within the inner west. A lot of the activities are free, including things to get involved in over the holidays!

Activities such as football, boxing and youth clubs. Advice and support groups on pregnancy, cost of living and cooking! There is so much accessible support within our area.

Visit the website to find out more and see for yourself how much there is to offer.

Action for Children provide free support for parents and carers of children aged 0-19 in the UK,  with no topic too big, small or embarrassing!

Action for Children aim to provide a welcoming space for all parents and carers, whatever their background and experiences.

Their service is accredited by Helpline Standards, a nationally recognised quality standard. All advice is provided by experienced parenting coaches.

Action for children cover topics such as

• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Behaviour
• Stages and development
• Additional needs and disabilities
• Education
• Parenting and relationships
• Sleep
• Nutrition and health eating

They offer a free 1:1 confidential live chat with a parenting coach or have resources for activities to support children and young people at home.

Visit their website to find out more information.

As always, if you need urgent help or are worried about a child's safety contact NSPCC on 0808 800 5000. If you're worried about a child's health contact 111, or in an emergency call 999.

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What is Feeding families?

• Feeding Families is a North East charity who offer support to those experiencing food poverty.
• English Martyrs is proud to now be a partner organisation to Feeding Families, which enables us access Emergency Food boxes and support packages for families in our school.

It is important that no body ever goes hungry, therefore as of 16/11/2023, we will be keeping emergency food boxes in school for families to access.

What's in the boxes?

The boxes have enough food to support up to 2 people for 3 days. Each family will receive the number of boxes that reflect the family size. E.g. family of 5 will get three boxes. The boxes should be used as short term support.

How can I access the boxes?

Contact the office and ask to speak with Miss. Moran. Alternatively, an email may be sent. Miss Moran can support with getting the boxes out/collected.

All phone calls, collection/drop off of boxes will be carried out discreetly by Miss Moran. Please contact the school office on office@emcps.co.uk for more information.

Your Health Visiting & School Nursing service is available to support you.

Are you a parent / carer would like advice?

We can offer support about infant feeding, weaning, toilet training, sleep, behaviour, bladder & bowel, healthy eating, general wellbeing, emotional health or any other health lifestyle issues.

Are you a young person who wants to speak to a school nurse? Or are you a professional who knows a young person who may need support?

We can support with a confidential telephone conversation around emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships including sexual health and healthy lifestyles.

Please ring us on our single point of access telephone number on: 0191 282 3319

At English Martyrs' we are passionate about building strong mental wellbeing and resilience in all our pupils. This is why as a school we have embraced Zumos as a major part of our school’s pastoral care. Zumos is a leading online wellbeing system that is CAMHS kitemarked and was developed as part of the HeadStart project.

The webinar video below takes you though all of the features of Zumos that the children can access as well as an insight into how the teachers and school can support the children, using Zumos.

The following steps can be used as a guide for children when they are working on Zumos.

These steps can be done in one go or spread out over the day. The more time practicing on Zumos the better, but please help them to complete tasks when you can.  Ideally twice a week, but feel free to use it as often as you want.

Step 1:
Take your child to www.zumos.co.uk

Step 2:
Ask your child to login with the details they will have been supplied with. On logging in Zumos will ask them how their mental health is today, get them to really think about how they are feeling and ask them to click on the most relevant icon. (If they have forgotten their login details please contact us)

Step 3:
The first time you login to Zumos please click on ‘Games Room’ and then ‘Power Quiz’, let your child complete these CAMHS approved quizzes themselves by thinking about each question. If they have already been completed, they will not appear. They only appear every three months. These quizzes show what level of wellbeing your child has to start and measures the impact Zumos is having on your child’s wellbeing each quarter.

Step 4:
Click on their named room, then in the middle screen you will see ‘How to be Happy’ click play and listen to that recording. Once played if you can spend a minute or two asking them about it, maybe how they could apply it in their life or in the family. Maybe tell them about how you have done it in your life.

Step 5:
Back on the home screen, please click on ‘Chill Room’
This step is to practice mindfulness and is a great practice for the whole family. The more you practice the greater the benefits. Experts recommend 20 minutes twice a day. But even just 10 minutes a day will show benefits. Settle everyone down either sitting comfortably in a chair or lying on the floor, then simply click on the length of ‘Me Time Minutes’ you want. The recording will do the rest. There is much to explore in this room, have fun. It takes 21 days to form a habit, with 12 weeks at least ahead of us this is a great habit to form.

Step 6:
Click on Life book, this is once again something that can be done as a family or alone. Filling in the questions asked, helps to send their mind on a search for the positive. You can really help them to focus on the positive here.

Step 7:
Click on the games room and ask them to play the games for at least ten minutes; more if possible. The games are based on the latest scientific research coming out of our universities called cognitive bias modification or CBM. The evidence is that if these games are played for ten minutes three times a week, after three

Keep Exploring

Zumos also has lots of self-help titles in ‘My Room’ - please encourage your children to explore these titles and to listen to anything they might have a worry with. The titles are all expertly written and will really help them to deal with problems they might be worried to tell you about. Class teachers will be able to track any titles children have listened to and where appropriate will help them to seek the help they need.

Following feedback from parents, we have worked closely with the team at ZUMOS to ensure that content is age and key stage appropriate and the titles in 'My Room' are used as a supportive tool for those children who need it.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact school using your child's class email address.