Meet our Mental Health Team
Here at Sebright, we are very lucky to have a team of people working to support mental health and well-being.
This team consists of:
- Senior Mental Health Lead – Miss Collins
- Federation Pastoral Care Manager – Jenni Bird
- Junior mental health team (JMHT) – Made up by a selection of children
Throughout the year, we will work together to support children and staff with their well-being and mental health.
Aims and Responsibilities 2025/2026
- Organise Mental Health Days
- Send Birthday Cards to every child
- Make Breathing videos for every child to use to stay calm.
- Attend Peer Mentoring training to help children resolve conflicts.
- Create warm and calm environments around the school for children to feel safe.
- Raise awareness about Mental Health
We will celebrate Mental Health Day, Anti-Bullying week, Children’s Mental Health Week! The JMHT team will regularly meet throughout the year to plan and deliver activities that support the children's mental health. Such as mindful colouring, design your own dream catcher competition and dance concerts.
Upcoming Events
Check out our upcoming events:
Breathing
School Dog - Nova
Research has shown many benefits to therapy and reading dogs in school settings. Sebright has introduced the access to a dog promoting emotional well-being, curiosity and engagement as an additional provision for pupils with high additional needs at school.
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Did you know...
16 million people in the UK experience a mental illness
One in four adults will experience a mental illness at some point each year in the UK.
Three in four mental illnesses start in childhood
75% of mental illnesses start before a child reaches their 18th birthday, while 50% of mental health problems in adult life (excluding dementia) take root before the age of 15.
10% of school children have a diagnosable mental illness
In an average class of 30 young people, three will have a mental health problem. Figures show 10% of children aged 5-16 have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
75% of young people with a mental health problem are not receiving treatment
There has been a rise in the time children are having to wait to receive treatment for complex mental health conditions, and children with depression and anxiety are often not being identified or given help.
Breathing
This year we are focusing on our breathing. Every week we have different breathing exercises we do in school and we can practice at home. Alongside Breathing we also do meditation to help with our focus and concentration.
World Mental Health Day
On this very important date for Mental Health we are learning how can we deal with our Mental Health and how can we improve it. We talked about it assemblies and in class and we got to make a speech bubble of what Mental Health is for us.
Newsletters
Mental Health Highlights
Mental Health Links and Apps
Parenting isn’t always easy. Although it’s often amazing and rewarding to watch your children grow, and to help them learn to be independent, it can also be really hard work.
Free downloads of over 40 one-minute meditations, reflections and visualisations making j-a-m meaningful, easy and practical for everyone to use anywhere, anytime. Watch one-minute video testimonials from those already experiencing the benefits from just-a-minute.
Talking Mental Health - YouTube
Talking Mental Health is an animation designed to help begin conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond. The animation and accompanying re...
Apps
Aims to help young people who have lost someone feel less alone, and gives information on where they can get more support.
Teaches mindfulness meditation principles to improve wellbeing.
Interactive mood diary for monitoring, understanding and improving emotional wellbeing.
Allows people to track their mood.
To help young people build resilience to become stronger, happier and healthier. The activities use gaming techniques to tackle tough challenges.
Organisations
Provides resources and ideas for actions to reduce and prevent mental ill health.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Tel: 0207 794 2313
Email: info@annafreud.org
Children’s mental health charity
DfE developed advice and tools to help support schools promote positive mental health and identify and help those in need.
Tel: 0808 808 1677 (weekdays 9am-5pm)
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Offers support, information and advice to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Girls Friendly Society - For Girls, For Friendship, For Society
A support group for girls in Hackney during lockdown (age 5-11). A weekly zoom meeting with team-building activities after school.
Free online support for young people delivered by qualified counsellors via chat based services.
Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools
DfE developed advice and tools to help support schools promote positive mental health and identify and help those in need.
Tel; 0300 123 3393 (weekdays 9am-5pm)
Text: 86463
Email: info@mind.org
National mental health charity.
A learning programme for teachers and pupils based on Positive Psychology and mindfulness
Support to young Muslims in distress. They offer email support, a helpline and online internet counselling.
Tel: 116 123 (anytime)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Confidential emotional support service.
Tel: 0808 802 5544 (weekdays 9.30am-4pm)
Charity committed to improving emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, and empowering parents and carers.
Tel: 0808 802 5544 (weekdays 9.30am-4pm)
Charity committed to improving emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people, and empowering parents and carers.