Mental Health and Wellbeing

Wellbeing and mental health are central to the aim and objectives of the curriculum. Distinct Areas of Learning address wellbeing and mental health explicitly and specify teaching social and emotional skills, as well as physical health and safety:

• Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) 

Wellbeing describes a state of feeling healthy and happy and that life is going well. Good mental health is a state of wellbeing in which we can:

• realise our own potential;
• cope with the normal stresses of life;
• work productively; and
• contribute to our community.

In Dundela Infants' School we have developed a whole school approach to wellbeing through:-

• Developing a positive ethos and culture where everyone feels that they belong.
• Making sure that the whole school community is welcoming, inclusive and respectful.
• Maximising pupils learning through promoting good mental health & wellbeing across the school – through the curriculum, early support for pupils, staff-pupil/pupil-staff relationships, leadership and commitment from everyone.
• Staff who understand the links between mental health & achievement and are committed to helping all pupils develop social and emotional skills to cope effectively.