Mental Health and Well-Being at St Mary's
At St Mary’s, we know that our children are becoming more confident when talking about their mental health. It’s something that we talk about in whole school worship and in class on a regular basis; children know who they can talk to and, perhaps most importantly, know that they will be listened to. Ensuring that our children feel happy and safe is an intrinsic part of our everyday life in school.
We have a whole school approach to Mental Health and Well-Being and through ongoing activities across the year, celebrating week's such as Children's Mental Health week and targeted support for those children who need it, we hope that all of our children will feel empowered and encouraged to prioritise their mental and physical well-being.
Our aim is that, through positive relationships and our universal offer to support mental health and well-being in school, all children will flourish now and in the future.
Please scroll down to see the latest assembly slides celebrating Children's Mental Health week 2026. One is our whole school assembly delivered on Monday and the other is the LIVE Children's Mental Health week assembly that we attended virtually with over 4,500 classes from all over the country!
Please click here to see the slides from our recent parent workshop (10th February 2026), 'Understanding Anxiety in Children and Young People' led by the Wiltshire Mental Health Support Team.
Please click here to see our Universal, Targeted and Specialist Offer for supporting pupil well-being in school.
The Senior Mental Health Lead at St Mary's is Mrs Lucy Buckland. If you have any concerns about your child's mental health or well-being, please do not hesitate to make contact.
If you would like to know more about the Wiltshire Mental Health Support Team, please click here. If you would like more information about how to support your child’s mental health and wellbeing at home, please click on this link to see how you and your family can get involved.
If you would like to see some examples of how we support positive mental health at St Mary's, head to our Facebook and/or Instagram pages to see some recent posts, including the recent visit from the I can and I am Bus.
