Welcome S1 Parents Pauline Walker Headteacher The Royal High - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome S1 Parents Pauline Walker Headteacher The Royal High School

Introductions • Paul Chambers – Depute Rector • Jane Saddler – Pupil Support Leader • Nic Casey – Pupil Support Leader • Jonathan Wallace – Active Schools Coordinator • PSA

Program • Welcome • Active Sports • Music & Other Activities • Settling in to S1 • Growing Confidence • Questions

Program • Welcome • Active Sports • Music & Other Activities • Settling in to S1 • Growing Confidence • Questions

Working Together Parents as Partners • Communication Email bulletin website: www.royalhigh.edin.sch.uk twitter: @Royal_High_Sch On-line Calendar

Working Together Parents as Partners • Communicating Friday 02 October 2015 1.40-3.15pm P7/S1 Open Afternoon Tuesday 27 October 2015 S1 Settling Reports Sent Home Tuesday 17 November 2015 S1 Parents Evening Friday 04 December 2015 S1 Grow £5 Xmas Fair (Friday & Saturday) Monday 14 March 2016 S1 Tracking (2) Report Sent Home Wednesday 13 April 2016 S1 Dounans Information Evening 7pm Monday 16 May 2016 S1 Full Reports Sent Home

Working Together Parents as Partners • Get Involved!

Jonathan Wallace Active Schools Coordinator The Royal High School Cluster & Community Sports Hub Jonathan.Wallace@ea.edin.sch.uk

Music & Other Activities A wide variety of opportunities! Through School Bulletin Calendar coming soon

Music Program

Music Program

S1 – How Are They Settling In

Package of training and support for Secondary Schools

Evidence of Need Consultations with parents, young people and staff have identified key areas of need in this area including: • more universal & targeted staff training • better signposting to support and resources available • more materials for use with young people • support & training opportunities for parents and carers

Support for Staff • Universal Staff Training Brains & Behaviour Series which covers • 1. The Connected Brain • 2. The Amazing Teenage Brain • 3. The Brain Under Stress • Targeted Staff Training • Mental Health First Aid (looks at specific mental health issues and how to deal with them - available 2014) • Confident Staff, Confident Children (covers attachment, resilience, empathy, mindset, looking after our own wellbeing)

Support for Pupils 1. Cool, Calm & Connected - Peer Education/PSE Resource: • Mental health & emotional well-being – what is it and why it matters; • The brain - how it develops and what happens in the teenage brain; • The important role of relationships for our well-being; • How we build connections with others and develop empathy; • Dealing with stress - what helps us cope when things get tough; • How our beliefs influence how we feel and behave; • How changing the way we think can improve our lives. 2. Getting the Lowdown – PSE/group work resource : Self Harm, Eating Disorders, Depression, Stress & Anxiety, Loss & Bereavement, Bullying 3. Seasons For Growth – loss/bereavement, transition programme: 8 week small group educational programme supporting children and young people to cope with loss, change and grief.

Support for Parents of Teenagers An opportunity to come together with other parents and carers and: Teens Explore some of the research about different aspects of adolescent development Increase understanding about changing roles, behaviours and relationships How best to support young people’s emotional health and wellbeing through the teenage years

Why what you do matters!

Overcoming setbacks and promoting resilience

Team Contact Details Patricia Santelices, Molly Page, Jen Drummond Mental Health & Wellbeing Team growingconfidence@edinburgh.gov.uk

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