The mental health of our children, their families and our local community is hugely important for our school. We believe that implementing positive mental health practices and guidance from the onset is key to sustaining a positive mindset for mental health.

With that in mind, the Kent Safeguarding Multi-Agency Partnership (KSCMP) have compiled a useful list of resources to support schools to access a wide range of local and national resources related to Mental Health and Wellbeing. Its purpose is to help easily locate information, tools, and services across various wellbeing themes and make them available to the relevant people.

Please click on the document below to access information regarding the following topics:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Alcohol Misuse
• Anorexia (Eating Disorders)
• Anxiety
• Anxiety Related Depression
• Autism (MH)
• Bereavement
• Bipolar disorder
• Body image
• Bulimia (Eating Disorders)
• Debt
• Drug and Substance Misuse
• Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
• Gambling
• Housing/Homelessness
• Self-harm
• Trauma
• General information and additional links

In addition to this we are also committed to staff wellbeing and have a graduated response pyramid available for all staff to use - please see attachments below.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact the school office.

FREE resources to support Children's mental health and Wellbeing

Please click on the links below for more information.

1. KS1: Books to develop emotional literacy
2. KS2: Books to develop emotional literacy
3. KS1: Books to support mental health and wellbeing
4. KS2: Books to support mental health and wellbeing
5. KS1: Books on worry and anxiety
6. KS2: Books on worry and anxiety
7. Books to help children talk about neurodiversity KS1-KS3
8. Top Tips for developing resilience in children
9. Top Tips for supporting children with anxiety
10. Children’s Mental Health Week Resource Bundle

Please see below some local wellbeing support groups.

Support for parents: 

www.westkentmind.org.uk/help/wellbeing-groups/: This website offers a wide range of creative, art, social, and skills-based groups to support wellbeing and is free, with community venues across Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling, and Tunbridge Wells, or online.

Support for children:

www.littlelives.org.uk/our-campaigns/someone-to-talk-to-project/: Schools can apply for free counselling for children.

Support for parents, carers and teachers:

https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk/: Lots of resources to support parents, teachers and children

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/: Charity offering mental health support and information for parents and children.