Welcome to the Pupil and Family Support page.
Mrs Webb and Mrs Pound are St Augustine’s Pupil and Family Support leads and Senior Mental Health Leads.
At St Augustine’s Primary School we recognise that education is about more than academics. We are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils, their families and staff.
We know everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable at times and anyone may need additional emotional support. Our Pupil and Family Support have had extensive training in order to best support the children in our care. External support is sometimes required and families will be supported by school.
Mrs Webb Pupil and Family Support Manager | Mrs Pound Pupil and Family Support Lead |
What we offer at St Augustines RC Primary School
School Council
School Council are class representatives to empower pupil voice across school.
Mental Health Champion's
Mental Health Champions in school help and support children in school. They are available to all year groups at break and lunchtimes on the yard or a Mental Health Champion runs a group, Chill and Chat, every lunchtime at 12.30pm.
Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA)
We are lucky enough to have two qualified Emotional Literacy Support Assistants at St Augustine’s. Mrs Webb and Mrs Pound. They have been trained by Educational Psychologists to plan and deliver programmes of support to pupils who are experiencing temporary or longer term additional emotional needs. The majority of ELSA work is delivered on an individual basis but sometimes small group work is more appropriate, especially in the areas of social and friendship skills. Sessions are fun, we use a range of activities such as: games, therapeutic stories, various interventions, role-play with puppets or arts and craft. ELSA sessions take place in ‘The Nest’ that provides a calm, safe space for the child/ren to feel supported and nurtured.
Relax Kids
Both Pupil and family Support Leads are trained to deliver these sessions within school.
Lego Therapy
There are 3 members of school staff that are able to deliver theses sessions of up to 3 children within school.
Drawing and Talking Therapy
There are 3 members of staff within school who can facilitate these sessions.
External support is sometimes required and families will be supported by school.
Education Mental Healthcare Practitioner (EMHP)
We are very lucky to have an EMHP who works with our school who support our children with their mental health. For further information, please speak to Mrs Webb or Mrs Pound.
Children and Family Well-Being Service
School work closely with services provided by Children and Family well-Being Service. they provide work shops that are delivered as class support looking at such things like ‘Conflict resolution’, ‘healthy relationships’ etc.
Support can also be offered should you need some further additional support as family – this can be discussed and explored with the school’s pastoral team.
School Nurse
We work closely with our school nursing team offering support for a variety of reasons
Bedwetting / soiling support – please see link from school nurse Home – ERIC
Bladder and Bowel uk – https://www.bbuk.org.uk
Some useful links for support
Happy Minds
Please find attached letter ( Happy minds letter) regarding the Happy Minds programme we do in school which can help and support your child at home. Any questions you can speak to your child’s class teacher 🙂
Mental Health
Parent support for their children via helpline and webchat Click here – Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child | YoungMinds
Essere Therapies Colne – Support for Dads every Monday 6pm until 7.30pm contact hello@esseretherapies.com
Useful mental health contacts – Mind
Financial Support
If you’re worried about money, your mental health or both, there’s lots of support available. Click here – Mind
Debt advice
Lancashire Warm Spaces
Barnados Support
Curry on the Street Burnley
It is free to everyone, they can just turn up and get free food and bags of essentials, food and toiletries
Colne (Wednesday 5.30pm) Unique House, Shed St, Colne BB8 8AH, United Kingdom
Nelson (Thursday 6.00pm) Broadway, Nelson BB9 9AN, United Kingdom
Burnley (Sunday 6.30pm) Keirby Walk Burnley
Valley Community Centre
To sign up to be a member at one of our Community Groceries, all you need to do is visit your nearest store (see our ‘Locations’ page to find yours) and let one of our team know it’s your first time. We will then get you a form to fill in and explain all about how the groceries work.
All you need to do bring £5 for your annual membership fee*, and a couple of shopping bags to put your £4 shop in and then start shopping. It’s as simple as that!
Once you’re a member you can come along to the Community Grocery up to three times a week and fill up your basket.
‘Too Good To Go’ App
Too Good To Go lets you buy unsold food from places that sell food around you—restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, etc. Anything that got left unsold at the end of the service time for that place and would otherwise go to waste, but this app lets you buy it.
Too Good To Go provides an alternative to throwing away perfectly good food.
I downloaded the Ap to see how it works. It brought up local places, you can book slots to collect bags of food for a small price.
Domestic Abuse Support
Training opportunities for parents/carers
Want help in being able to support your child’s learning, please speak to Mrs Webb/Mrs Pound
Contact ∙ Simon Gill. Tel: 01282 715574 ∙ E-mail: simon.gill@linkbridgecentre.com ∙ Web: