tonbridge grammar school student well-being. aims what are the causes of anxiety? how can anxiety...

Tonbridge Grammar School

Student Well-being

Aims

What are the causes of anxiety? How can anxiety show itself in teenagers? Who can you talk to if your daughter needs support? Proactive strategies for reducing the risk of students

developing anxiety.

Stress Factors

What caused anxiety for teenagers when we were at school?

What are the causes of anxiety for today’s teenagers?

How do they compare?

How does anxiety show itself?

Unable to concentrate Has lost interest in former enjoyments Appearing not to care about their work/drop in progress Doesn't sleep or eat well Gets multiple headaches and stomach aches Wants to be alone and avoids friends and family Mood swings Worries constantly about appearance and/or physical

problems Low self-esteem Depression Self-harm/eating disorders

What do we mean by emotionally healthy?

Mental Health Foundation 1999 Bright Futures:

Develop psychologically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually; Initiate, develop and sustain mutually satisfying personal relationships; Use and enjoy solitude; Become aware of others and empathise with them; Play and learn; Develop a sense of right and wrong; Resolve (face) problems and setbacks and learn from them.

Supporting students at TGS

H&SE programmeAntibullying strategyICT Acceptable Use PolicyHomework CharterMindfulness

Learning MentorStudent ManagerSENCOSchool NurseDCPCs

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DCPCs

Mr Fitt (Assistant Head Teacher)

Mrs Hull (SENCO)

Mr Barker (Assistant Head Teacher,

Director of Sixth Form)

Mrs Ransom (Curriculum Director

Year 13)

Health and Social Education at TGS

Sessions on:Self-awarenessResilienceE-safetyInterpersonal RelationshipsAntibullying

+ Mindfulness

Anti-bullying strategy

Three questions we must ask ourselves before we communicate:

1. Are they kind?

2. Are they necessary?

3. Are they helpful?

(Displayed in classrooms and in planner - and in staff room!)

ICT Acceptable Use Policy+ Mobile Phone Charter

In planner – covered in assemblies/ICT lessons/form time

Realistic expectations:

Teeter-Totter (see-saw) Parenting

Raising the bar – gradually

Growth Mindset

Growth Mind-set

“Whenever a girl worries enough to predict failure for herself, failure becomes more likely.”

Jo-Ann Deak

What can we do to help girls thrive and reduce the chance of anxiety?

(JoAnn Deak: How Girls Thrive)www.deakgroup.com

10 tips to help girls thrive(JoAnn Deak: How Girls Thrive)

1. Appreciate that:

“Every interaction a child has during the course of a day influences the adult that child will become.”


2. Develop grit – determination/resilience/perseverance

If things get difficult, don’t do it for them. Challenge barriers to achievement without offering too much sympathy which can create over reliance.


3. Encourage a positive mindset to difficulties – a belief that the brain can adapt and develop.

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;

an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

Winston Churchill


4. Embrace failure.

Celebrate mistakes = opportunity to learn.


5. Diagnose and deal with low self-esteem by:

Increasing competence/connectedness/confidence.


6. Guard against the ‘Tyranny of niceness’ – encourage them to stand up for themselves (in a respectful way).


7. Find a passion – a ‘North Star’

= stress releaser

e.g. reading, horse riding.


8. Expand ‘social taste buds’ – change seating/speak to different people/avoid cliques.


9. Honour the 4 ‘M’s: Movement (exercise) Munch (Complex carbs/high protein/omega3

fats/Calcium/water) Multi-skills (learning new and different things) Music (uses all parts of the brain – useful for creativity and

problem solving)


10. ZZZs – encourage healthy sleep patterns (brain grows and processes at night).

Where’s the computer/phone?

Perception of our School (mumsnet discussion)

The care is brilliant. I have known of a number of issues resolved very well. The student managers are super and they are responsive and understanding.

One word on the pastoral care at TGS. We have found it to be wonderful. They have really looked after her this year and enabled her to overcome a couple of glitches. We have always felt they put her wellbeing first and her academic studies second. Only our experience, but couldn't be more pleased to have her there... neither could she!

What we are aiming for….. (mumsnet)

“My daughter is at TGS. She has found the educational journey rewarding and thrives and enjoying all the school offers and care provided for her particular needs. She has never felt under any particular pressure. It has just been a genuinely enjoyable educational experience - and for the mother too!”

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