PATHS, Mindfulness and Mental Health Well-Being
The PATHS child of the day wears a special tabbard so that he/she is recognised by everyone across school.
As part of our continued commitment to mental health well-being of our children, we teach an exciting PATHS and Mindfulness curriculum across the school.
PATHS stands for Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies and aims to help our children to recognise their feelings which help them make sensible choices about their own behaviour and how this may impact the lives of others.
Every day a child is chosen randomly in each class to be the 'PATHS Child of the Day.' This child wears a special tabard and is given important jobs to do during the day. At the end of the day, compliments are given to this child by the children and the staff in their class
During the PATHS lessons, the children are taught to understand that all feelings are okay but some feelings may be comfortable: like being happy or excited. Whilst other feelings may be uncomfortable: like being anxious, embarrassed or annoyed.
The children also learn to develop and use different strategies to manage their feelings or choose to regulate their behaviour.
As of 2019, we are proud that we have become a ‘Trained to Teach School’ as part of the Mindfulness in Schools Project. Now we can support our children’s mental health well-being through the teaching of mindfulness in the classroom.
In addition to this, we are developing the children’s resilience by providing Resilience Workshops and Whole School Paths days. Parent PATHS workshops are held each year.
- Paths Curriculum: All Year Groups (pdf)
- Embedding British Values through PATHS (pdf)
- RE and SMSC Overview (pdf)
Every day a child is chosen randomly in each class to be the 'PATHS Child of the Day.' This child wears a special shirt and is given important jobs to do during the day. At the end of the day, compliments are given to this child by children and staff in their class.
PATHS Gallery
May 2022 Mental Health Awareness Click above to read about this event. |
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May 2022 PATHS Learning Across the School Click above to read about this event. |
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February 2022 Click above to read more. |
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November 2021 Click above to read more. |
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September 2021 PATHS Classroom Displays Click above to read about this event. |
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May 2021 Mental Health Week: Connect to Nature Click above to read more. |
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February 2021 Mental Health Week: Express Yourself Click above to read more. |
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October 2020 Click above to read more. |
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July 2019 Click above to read more. |
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July 2019 Click above to read about this event. |
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July 2019 Click above to read more. |
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July 2019 Click above to read about this event. |
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June 2019 Click above to read more. |
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May 2019 Click above to read more. |
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November 2018 Click above to read more. |
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November 2018 Music Workshop with 'The Katies' Click above to read more. |
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November 2018 Click above to read more. |
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September 2018 Click above to read more. |
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June 2018 Click above to read more. |
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June 2018 Click above to read more. |
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May 2018 Click above to read more. |
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May 2018 Click above to read more. |
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April 2018 Click above to read more. |
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June 2017 Year 5 and 6 Paths Parents Workshop Click above to read more. |
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May 2017 Year 3 and 4 Paths Parents Workshop Click above to read more. |
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May 2017 Click above to read more. |
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May 2017 Year 1 and 2 Paths Parents Workshop Click above to read more. |
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December 2016 Click above to read more. |
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November 2016 Click above to read more. |
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September 2016 Click above to read more. |
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