Knockbreda Primary School has successfully developed staff in a number of programmes which support pupils' emotional and mental health. These include a Linking Generations initiative with a local nursing home and Roots of Empathy.
Phase: primary
An intergenerational approach to community develop... Knockbreda Primary School, Belfast
belonging
With aspirations of improving health/education collaboration, this staff have embraced their school's shifting and extensive demographic to prioritise pupils' emotional literacy and to support families.
Phase: any
Building belonging: supporting children and their ... Fane Street Primary School
understanding self
Recognising that some of their pupils would benefit from an extra layer of care, this school shares how they introduced a mentoring programme as well as its benefits to pupils.
Phase: primary
Let's Talk: A pupil/practitioner mentorship progra... Pond Park Primary School, Lisburn
developing voice
The best approaches to managing conflict are when we work with young people to provide balance of support and accountability. The Social Discipline Window is one such approach.
Below are two videos one in English, one in Irish.
Phase: post-primary
Social Discipline Window Coláiste Feirste, Belfast
improving relationships
This recording encourages schools to implement a buddy system with peer schools, and highlights the multiple positive impacts that have been possible by the collective efforts.
Phase: nursery
Together Buddy Up! Be Inspired! Community Relations in Schools
