Wellbeing
At Priory Infant School the care, support and guidance of every pupil is of the utmost importance to us. We believe the pupil’s safety and wellbeing should be at the heart of all that we do as a school community. We approach the welfare of our pupils in a positive way and all our staff reinforce the values and ethos of the school. We want our children to stay happy, feel secure and enjoy being at school.
We aim to:
- Respect each child as an individual and to give each child the confidence and self-esteem to develop his or her talents to the full.
- Develop the whole child intellectually, morally, socially, spiritually and physically.
- Develop an effective three-way partnership between children, parents and school.
- Promote our children’s self-esteem and encourage them to think positively about themselves and to accept their own uniqueness.
- Provide opportunities for the children to feel valued and important by creating an awareness of the positive contribution they can make towards school and the community.
We endeavour to ensure all our children feel able to talk freely and openly to any member of staff if they have any worries or problems of any kind. Staff always respond to children in an appropriate manner, offering support, reassurance, advice and guidance in conjunction with our policies; including our safeguarding policy.
Our school is committed to the health and wellbeing of all its staff. We acknowledge the duty of care we have towards all staff and recognise the importance of supporting and promoting wellbeing within the workplace. We aim to:
- Support the wellbeing of all staff to avoid negative impacts on their mental and physical health
- Provide a supportive work environment for all staff
- Acknowledge the needs of staff, and how these change over time
- Allow staff to balance their working lives with their personal needs and responsibilities
- Help staff with any specific wellbeing issues they experience
- Ensure that staff understand their role in working towards the above aims