Welcome to our Wellbeing and Spirituality page.

Wellbeing

At Hever Primary School we are pleased to be able to work with the Kent Emotional Wellbeing Trust (KEWT) 

Our KEWT Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner is Lucy Bishop.  We have been extremely lucky to have the KEWT supporting our children with 1:1 and small group support, as well as offering advice and strategies for parents to support their child. They have even delivered friendship workshops and transition support over the past two years they have been working with us. 

PARENT WORKSHOPS
Please find the workshops that are on offer from the Kent Emotional Wellbeing Team during term 4. The remaining workshops are, 'Autism and Sleep' on the 9th March 12.30pm-3.30pm and 'Understanding Neurodiversity' on the 24th March from 10.30am until 12.30pm. However, if you have missed a workshop you felt would have been useful, keep checking back to this page, as workshops often get repeated.

OSI (ONLINE SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION FOR CHILD ANXIETY)
OSI can empower parents to support their children with a range of anxieties including bedtime fears, school and social worries. Parent work through weekly online modules that contain videos, quizzes and interactive worksheets. Parents are also supported by a weekly telephone/video call with a practitioner and all can be carried out at a convenient time for you. Please read the poster for further information.

If you have any questions about the Emotional Wellbeing Team, please email Mrs Seymour (SENDCo) or the school office for more information.

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Spirituality at Hever

Rationale

At Hever, we believe that nurturing the spiritual development of every child is central to our Christian vision. Spirituality supports pupils in exploring meaning, purpose, and their relationship with God, themselves, others, and the world.

This document reflects our commitment to the Church of England Vision for Education and the statutory requirement for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural (SMSC) development. We aim to create a school environment where all children, regardless of faith background, can flourish spiritually.

‘Jesus offers us a broader, deeper, social, moral, cultural, relational, spiritual life that is far beyond whether we are simply alive or not.’

Church of England, Our Hope for a Flourishing Schools System.

 

Our interpretation of Spirituality

Spirituality is widely recognised as difficult to define, as it means different things to different people. At Hever, our understanding of spirituality reflects a shared collection of thoughts, experiences and values from across our school community.

Spirituality at Hever School is about connection — to ourselves, to others, to the natural world, and to something greater than ourselves. It is the essence of living, inviting us to pause, notice, reflect, respond to and celebrate both the ordinary and extraordinary moments of life. Spirituality is deeply personal, unique to each individual, yet it can also be shared, flourishing in relationships, community, and a sense of belonging.

It involves self-reflection, empathy, and understanding — of our own experiences and those of others — and supports our well-being, peace, and sense of purpose. Spirituality can be found in the little things, like the wonder of the first snowdrop of spring, as well as in profound moments of connection, joy, or shared emotion. It encourages us to celebrate what brings us joy, nurtures our individuality, and helps us shine in the world.

Spirituality also recognises the presence of something beyond ourselves, whether experienced through faith, awe, creativity, or a sense of interconnectedness. It enables us to feel part of something larger than our individual selves, to understand our place in the wider world, and to engage with life with awareness, gratitude, and wonder.

At its heart, spirituality is about flourishing — as individuals and as a community — through awareness, connection, reflection, and the courage to explore the depths of our own experiences and those of the world around us. It permeates all aspects of life, supporting growth, resilience, empathy, and the capacity to live fully and meaningfully.

For more information on the implementation, please see the document below.