How we support
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
We place the children’s social, emotional and mental health at the heart of all that we do, recognising the importance of addressing these needs and ensuring that interventions are put in place when necessary. We understand that children learn best when their social, emotional and mental health needs are being met.
We provide a range of interventions to support SEMH including:
Play Therapy – We employ a PTUK Accredited therapist 4 days a week to work 1:1 with individual children who are identified by the Inclusion Team.
ELSA – We have a trained ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) in school. ELSA is a psychologist led intervention promoting the emotional well being of children and young people. ELSA is a short term intervention aimed at supporting children to develop new skills or coping strategies that enable the child to experience greater success.
Art Intervention –David Frankum is our resident artist. He is a local artist who works full time in school, support children’s art learning and working with some children on a 1:1 basis, exploring their mental health and feelings through the medium of art.
Sensory Room - In September 2022, our Sensory Room opened. This space is used by children from Year R up to Year 6 and can be used by individuals or small groups of children who may benefit from time in the calming environment that the room provides.
Pets as Therapy – We have a volunteer bring their dog, Clara, into school once a week to read with identified children. This intervention is aimed at developing children’s reading confidence.
Commander Joe – A bespoke programme designed to develop self-assurance, respect, grit, resilience and life-skills.
Six Principles of Nurture
We are pleased to confirm we are working towards a Wellbeing Award and the Nurturing Schools Award. This award focuses on changing the long-term culture of the whole school. Using an evidence-based framework to drive change. This award will ensure that mental health and wellbeing sit at the heart of our school life.
Reading2Dogs
As a way to develop confidence and engagement with reading, Luton Primary are fortunate to have a reading dog, Clara, who comes in on a Wednesday to work with our KS1 readers.
Additional support
We are also fortunate to support children's wellbeing with the following resources.
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