Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

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      • Governors
      • Ofsted and Financial
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      • Policies
      • Pupil and Sport Premiums
      • Safeguarding
      • School Meals
      • SEND
      • The School Day
      • Uniform
    • Curriculum
      • Our Curriculum
      • History
      • Music
      • RSHE
      • Spanish
      • STEM
    • Calendar
    • Wellbeing
      • Learning Mentor Advice
      • Wellbeing for Children
    • Parents/Carers
      • Assessments and SATs
      • Information Presentations
      • Letters
      • Online Safety
      • Parents' Evening
      • PTA
    • Children
      • Favourite Websites
      • Online Safety
      • Love of Reading
      • Sport
      • Forest School
      • Nursery
      • Reception
      • Year 1
      • Year 2
      • Year 3
      • Year 4
      • Year 5
      • Year 6
    • Community
      • Gt Crosby Catholic Life
      • Gt Crosby & the Community
      • In Our Parishes
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
  • Home
  • Key Info
    • Admissions
    • Archdiocesan Reports
    • Assessment Data
    • Breakfast Club
    • Governors
    • Ofsted and Financial
    • Our Staff and Vacancies
    • Policies
    • Pupil and Sport Premiums
    • Safeguarding
    • School Meals
    • SEND
    • The School Day
    • Uniform
  • Curriculum
    • Our Curriculum
    • History
    • Music
    • RSHE
    • Spanish
    • STEM
  • Calendar
  • Wellbeing
    • Learning Mentor Advice
    • Wellbeing for Children
  • Parents/Carers
    • Assessments and SATs
    • Information Presentations
    • Letters
    • Online Safety
    • Parents' Evening
    • PTA
  • Children
    • Favourite Websites
    • Online Safety
    • Love of Reading
    • Sport
    • Forest School
    • Nursery
    • Reception
    • Year 1
    • Year 2
    • Year 3
    • Year 4
    • Year 5
    • Year 6
  • Community
    • Gt Crosby Catholic Life
    • Gt Crosby & the Community
    • In Our Parishes

Learning Mentor Advice and Wellbeing

This page contains advice and suggestions from Mrs Solkin, our Learning Mentor.

 Email: solkinc.gcp@schools.sefton.gov.uk

Recommended by Mrs Solkin:

Every Mind Matters

Mentally Healthy Schools

Every Mind Matters

Click on the image for an excellent NHS resource for parents/carers.

It addresses information on wellbeing tips,  life's challenges, anxiety, money worries and children and young people's mental health 


 It's easy to forget about your own wellbeing when life feels overwhelming. The Wellbeing section particularly has a short quiz that will produce a personalised mental health action plan with practical tips to help you deal with stress and anxiety, boost your mood, sleep better and feel more in control. 


Small things can make a big difference. Click on the green button to answer 5 simple questions to get your personalised mental health action plan.

Get your free Mind Plan

Hey Sigmund

Mentally Healthy Schools

Every Mind Matters

Hey Sigmund

 This site has a number of articles for parents and carers to help children who have anxiety or are going through big feelings. 

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for primary schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness

Mentally Healthy Schools

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society, where people care less about what they can get just for themselves and more about the happiness of others. Their monthly calendars are packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world.  Download them below.

Liverpool CAMHS

Action for Happiness

Liverpool CAMHS

Liverpool CAMHS

Click on the logo above to access advice about child and adolescent mental health services - all mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, panic attacks, voices, self harm and suicide. There is training and support for parents and carers, professional and education staff.  

Young Minds

Action for Happiness

Liverpool CAMHS

Young Minds website link

Young Minds  have lots of practical advice and tips on supporting your child - from how to encourage your child to open up about their feelings to dealing with mental health services.  The image links to the parents page and there are also pages for young people and professionals.

Place 2 Be - Parenting Smart

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Place 2 Be - Parenting Smart

Place 2 Be Parenting Smart

 There are a wide range of topics including bedtime, gaming habits, sibling rivalry, bereavement, mealtimes, transition, anxiety.  There are articles and videos to support each area.  

Bully Busters

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Place 2 Be - Parenting Smart

Bully Busters

The Bully Busters website has advice for parents as well as children. There is help about what bullying is and what it isn't; how to spot it and what action to take. There is also a helpline 0800 169 6928.

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Sesame Street - exploring emotions

Feelings come in all shapes and sizes. 

 When you help children express and understand their emotions, you’re helping them to overcome challenges, understand others, and communicate. In simple everyday ways, you can give them important tools that will help them handle big feelings, little ones, and every feeling in between. 

Kids Helpline

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Kids helpline website link

When a child loses someone or something close to them it can be a challenging time. The Kids Helpline website has some tips to help parents and carers. This is an Australian website.

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Ollie for Parents

 Ollee is a digital friend for children aged 8-11 – created by Parent Zone and funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me Initiative. It helps them explore feelings around school, family, friends and the world – and share advice with a parent or trusted adult.Children can tell Ollee how they’re feeling and it will give them ideas about what to do. If they’re not sure, Ollee will help them figure it out. Together, parents and children can share Ollee’s advice and talk about feelings together through connected accounts. The app is on Google Play and the Apple App Store. 

Find out more about Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

NHS Leaflets

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

NHS logo

  Click on the image above for NHS leaflets to support our Great Crosby Families. Topics covered: abuse, alcohol, anxiety, bereavement, Anger, depression, domestic abuse, eating disorders, food for thought, health anxiety, hearing voices, obsessions and compulsions, panic, post traumatic stress, prison support, depression and low mood for partners. These leaflets all have links to further services and support.  If you need any help in these areas, for local agencies please contact Mrs Solkin atsolkinc.gcp@schools.sefton.gov.uk 

NSPCC - Support for parents

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Mr. Men Little Miss Discover You

NSPCC logo

Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. This NSPCC webpage has parenting tips for all stages of your child's life, as well as advice on how to deal with difficult situations. 

Mr. Men Little Miss Discover You

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Mr. Men Little Miss Discover You

Mr Men and Little Misses Discover You

This site has Mr Men and Little Miss books about emotions and how we're all different. The series is a great tool for parents/carers and children to explore what it means to be happy, sad and everything in between.

 Mat Carter brings the Discover You book series to life through interactive and story times to enjoy together at home.  Consultant Clinical Psychologist Elizabeth Kilbey shares tips for parents to help them read to their kids. There are also printable creative activities to download.

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

EBSA logo

This page includes useful resources to support families with children suffering from school anxiety due to emotional difficulties. There are guidance brochures for parents/carers, children and young people.  There also documents to help you record your child's concerns and worries to use when attending school meetings to help identify support.  Click on the green button for the brochure for parents and carers.


EBSA Brochure for parents and carers

Very Well Family

Diabetes Awareness

Emotionally Based School Avoidance

Very Well Familiy logo

This website  provides advice and support from pregnancy through to  parenting, school life and childhood illnesses.

Diabetes Awareness

Diabetes Awareness

Diabetes Awareness

Type 1 diabetes symptoms poster

Click/Tap on the image for more information about the symptoms that could indicate Type 1 diabetes. Download the Diabetes Awareness document below.  

Grief Encounter

Diabetes Awareness

Diabetes Awareness

Grief Encounter

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the feeling of bereavement may affect some children. The Grief Encounter website may be useful child who may be struggling after a bereavement? Click on the image for some information that we hope can support your child through this extremely challenging time. 

Sefton Early Help for Parents and Carers

 What is Sefton Early Help?
There will be times when you or your children need support and times when you are not sure what you need to do to make things better. Early Help can support you at these times and make problems easier to understand and quicker to solve. 

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Downloads

Diabetes Awareness (pdf)Download
Wellbeing Policy 2022 (pdf)Download
Grief - The Queen (pdf)Download
Sefton Early Help for Parents and Carers (pdf)Download

Action for Happiness Calendar

Action for Happiness Downloads

Download the current and previous Action for Happiness calendars

Action For Happiness Mindful March 2023 (pdf)

Download

Action for Happiness Friendly February 2023 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Happier January 2023 (pdf)

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School Health Team Downloads

School Nurses Parent Letter (pdf)

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Covid-19 Wellbeing Resources

Alder Hey Hospital

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

Alder Hey Hospital Coronavirus image

Alder Hey Hospital made this video as it can be difficult to find the words to explain coronavirus to young children. This useful guide helps, answering some of the most frequently asked questions.

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

Black and white cartoon image of a girl

 Written by a primary school teacher, Mr Forde,  Parsley Mimblewood is a home-schooled kid who sees herself as something of an expert on “How to NOT go to School”. The story follows her daily whimsical adventures along with her 11 animals and 7 imaginary friends. Each chapter explores an issue that might be weighing on children’s minds at the moment such as missing friends, dealing with emotions and feeling cooped up. 

Click on the image.

There is an option to donate to NHS Charities Together.

The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery

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Lucy's in Lockdown

Download this free e-book

Children's Mental Health Week 1st - 5th February

Express Yourself Video

Children's Mental Health Week was Mon 1st to Fri 5th Feb. These resources are from Liverpool CAMHS:

Celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week, from 1-5 February, the Liverpool Whole School Approach CAMHS Partnership and The Liverpool Learning Partnership hosted a series of live-streamed events. Click the image to watch an introductory video.

The free events are aimed at children, families and school staff.

What’s happening?

  • Author-led sessions from Karl Nova, Dom Conlon and Marie Basting delivered as part of the Liverpool Learning Partnership Reading Festival
  • A session for parents/carers looking at how to support their own wellbeing whilst supporting their child.
  • Daily Xpress sessions delivered by Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team. Each session will feature a wellbeing theme, a creative activity and a daily challenge.
  • A wellbeing session for school-staff with a focus on creativity and expression.

Mixed Mondays – looking at the different feelings and emotions that we experience

Talk Tuesdays – thinking about words to express feelings and build resilience

What number Wednesday?  Looking at expressing how we feel on a scale of 1-10

Tame it Thursday – thinking about how feels make us behave and how we can tame big feelings

Feel good Friday – thinking about the things that make us feel good.

Liverpool CAMHS Partnership Website

Childrens Mental Health Week Website

The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week was Express Yourself.

Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. It is about finding a way to show who you are, and how you see the world, that can help you feel good about yourself.

As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child’s mental health. 

Click the button for free resources. 

Parents and Carers
Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools - The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, has produced a toolkit of resources for children, parents and carers to have mental health conversations, helping children to express their feelings. 

Mentally Healthy Schools Toolkit
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