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A Parent Guide to the Wellbeing Support at
South Hill School
The Wellbeing Team
Mrs Donley
Mrs Stewart
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Mrs Khan
Mrs Albery
Mrs Fox
Mrs Evans
Mr Braithwaite
Miss Iroegbu
Mr Kilty
Mrs Black
At South Hill School, we place great importance on the wellbeing of our pupils and their families. We know that children thrive when they feel happy, safe, supported, and understood, which is why pastoral care is at the heart of everything we do.
Our dedicated Wellbeing Team works closely with pupils and families, offering support and guidance and helping to connect families with additional services when needed. Through a range of supportive approaches, we help children develop confidence, resilience, independence, and positive relationships.
The team above work together to ensure that children and families have a positive experience both at school and at home.
Wellbeing for ALL
Across the school, we use the Jigsaw PSHE curriculum alongside a therapeutic approach to behaviour, supported by the Zones of Regulation framework. Together, these approaches help children to recognise, understand, and talk about their emotions. They learn practical strategies to manage their feelings, develop self-regulation skills, and make positive choices. Over time, this supports children in taking increasing responsibility for their behaviour in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.
By fostering these skills and relationships, we aim for every child to feel valued, cared for, and ready to learn. We firmly believe that strong emotional wellbeing provides the foundation for positive behaviour, successful learning, and personal growth. For this reason, wellbeing sits at the core of the South Hill ethos.
Our PSHE curriculum follows the scheme ‘Jigsaw: The mindful approach to PSHE.’ Every week, each class has a time for a PSHE lesson relevant to age and development. The content within this scheme includes;
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Being me in my world: Helping children to understand their place in the class, school and wider community. Opportunities to explore rights and responsibilities, personal goals and contributing to a safe and respectful environment.
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Celebrating differences: A chance for children to explore identity, friendships and family, celebrating differences and challenging stereotypes.
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Dreams and goals: Consider their aspirations, reflect on their strengths and learn strategies to overcome obstacles.
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Healthy me: Learning about nutrition, exercise, personal safety and making healthy choices. Consider the importance of hygiene, sleep and managing emotions.
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Relationships: Builds understanding of healthy relationships, communication and managing emotions. Learning strategies for resolving conflict, staying safe online and offline and building respective, supportive connections with others.
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Changing me: Children explore self-awareness, body-confidence, relationships and moving on to different classes or schools building on resilience and a positive sense of self.
The Wellbeing Team
Mrs Donley is the Senior Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and has overall responsibility for wellbeing and mental health support in the school. Mrs Donley ensures that individuals, groups and classes have access to the support they need, as well as being the SENCO and Safeguarding Lead in the school.
Mrs Stewart is the Inclusion Assistant and supports Mrs Donley in her role. She is a trained children’s counsellor, so works alongside children who require additional support as well as supporting the administration of SEND and safeguarding in the school.
Mrs Fox is the Personal, Social and Heath Education Lead (PSHE) in the school. She ensures that children learn from the Jigsaw PSHE curriculum and develop emotionally, socially and physically, while also meeting the statutory requirements for Relationships Education and Health Education
Mr Brathwaite, more commonly known as Mr B is our Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA). Each week, he works with children to help them understand and manage their emotions, build confidence, develop positive relationships, and cope with challenges that may affect their learning and wellbeing.
Mr Kilty is our Emotional Based School Avoidance Support Assistant. He helps children who experience anxiety or emotional difficulties around attending school to build confidence, develop coping strategies, and successfully engage with education.
Mrs Khan is our school counsellor and is a certified Play and Arts Therapist. She works two days in school and supports individuals or groups with child-led therapy. Mrs Khan also provides drawing and talking therapy for children and provides protective behaviours support.
Mrs Albery supports the wellbeing curriculum and led us into achieving a ‘Wellbeing Mark’ for the school. She has created a sensory garden, set up the Power of Us project, and ensures we keep our curriculum alive with wellbeing activities.
Mrs Evans is our children’s mental health first aider. She advises staff to help children with their mental health and signposts them to support available. Mrs Evans has also created the outdoor learning opportunities and outdoor learning space.
Miss Iroegbu is our Family Support Worker; she assists parents to find support when needed and gives advice and practical help. Miss Iroegbu runs coffee mornings for parents / carers throughout the year – so do look out for these.
Mrs Black is our Gade Family Support Worker. She supports families alongside Amanda, offering advice, guidance and Family First Assessments to help identify needs and develop plans for overcoming challenges. Families can refer themselves by contacting Gade Family Services on 01442 278793.
If you would like to know and see more of what we provide at
South Hill School please take a look at our website:
Wellbeing page for parents: https://www.southhill.herts.sch.uk/wellbeing
Wellbeing page for pupils: https://www.southhill.herts.sch.uk/wellbeing-for-children