Mental Health and Wellbeing

At Mobberley C of E Primary School, we are committed to support the emotional health and wellbeing of all of our pupils and staff. We recognise that the complete experience of school life contributes to the emotional wellbeing of everyone who learns and works at Mobberley C of E Primary. Therefore, we take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that each of us have a role to play.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Team

Promoting pupil well-being is more than just helping children to achieve academically. A child’s well-being could be the key to their current and future happiness. With this in mind, we are determined to support our children in every way possible, to ensure that they are provided with the best start to their life and are fully equipped with the tools to manage their thoughts, emotions and well-being.

We feel the social and emotional skills, knowledge and behaviours that children can learn in our school can help them build resilience and set the patterns for how they will manage their mental health throughout their lives.

Friendship ~ Courage ~ Perseverance ~ Respect ~ Honesty ~ Compassion

Influenced by our Christian values and our curriculum, we provide a supportive and caring environment where each individual is valued and is driven by an ethos of respect and kindness. We have high expectations for all of our children, and we know they all have the potential to do well in all aspects of life.

We have trained staff and a range of resources and activities available within school to support our children, and we also work closely with a variety external services to provide further support where and when necessary.

Please, always get in touch with a member of staff or one of the Mental Health and Well-being support team. We are here to help and will do everything we can to assist you.

Our December Wellbeing Newsletter

Click here to view our Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy 2025/2026

Signposting for Parents

Just Drop In

Just Drop-In is a registered charity (1081416) that supports children and young people aged 11-25 who live in the north of Cheshire East (Macclesfield, Bollington, Wilmslow, Knutsford and Poynton.) Our expertise and operating model is embedded in Early Help and Prevention. All of our services are free of charge.

We are here to help and support children and young people who are finding life hard. We have a heartfelt commitment to improve their mental health and wellbeing, helping them to find their feet.

Click here to view the Just Drop In website

Visyon

Visyon offers Mental Health support. The best way for you to get support is to call our friendly Initial Contact Team on 01260 290000 (Option 1).

​They are available Monday to Thursday – 9am-5pm

​You don’t need a referral from a GP or your school, you or your parent can call us directly to discuss your concerns and the support we offer you is completely free of charge.

During the call we will ask a few questions and tell you about what Visyon has to offer. Whatever you share with us we will listen, you are not alone with how you are feeling. We’ll help you to decide what happens next on your journey into feeling more in control of your mental health again. You have already made the brave step of seeking out support and we’ll help you with the next step!

The Rooms Knutsford

Click here for The Rooms Knutsford website

We are an established team comprised of experienced clinicians from a range of disciplines including Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Counselling, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Educational specialists.

Our goal is to support children, adolescents, adults and families in and around our local community to gain access to good quality assessment and mental health support in a timely fashion.

We aim to provide flexible and thoughtful care in line with National Clinical Guidelines to meet the needs of our clients whilst working collaboratively to help them achieve their goals.

My Happy Mind Curriculum

We are very excited to announce that we will be continuing the My Happy Mind Curriculum academic year.

My Happy Mind is a science-backed programme grounded in the latest science and research about what it takes to create positive well-being.

Programme Structure

My Happy Mind is taught across five modules and each introduces a new set of content and habits to help children build resilience, self-esteem and confidence.

Meet Your Brain

Understanding how your brain works and how to ensure we look after it so that we can manage our emotions and be at our best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too.

Celebrate

Understanding your unique character strengths and learning to celebrate them. This is a fantastic module for building self esteem.

Appreciate

Understanding why gratitude matters and how you can develop gratitude as a habit. Gratitude is key to well-being and resilience and we’re all about making it a habit!

Relate

Understanding why positive relationships matter and how to build them. We’re focussed on the building blocks of good relationships and friendships.

Engage

Understanding how to set meaningful goals that matter and how to keep resilient in times of challenge. This module is all about building self esteem and resilience too.

ELSA Intervention (SEMH intervention)

Mrs Knowles and Mrs Ashworth are our ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) specialist teaching assistants.  ELSAs are trained and regularly supervised by the Educational Psychologists in our Local Education Authority.  An ELSA is a warm and caring person who wants to help your child feel happy in school and to reach their potential educationally.  Their aim is to remove the barriers to learning and to have happy children in school and at home.

We offer this intervention for children identified by parents or staff as needing support in the following areas; Friendship, Self-esteem, Emotion Management, Resilience, Bereavement, Social Skills, Behaviour and Conflict Resolution.

Click here to view the information leaflet for ELSA.

Click here to visit the ELSA website.

Please click here to view the Challenging Behaviour Guide

Behaviour Management Parent Courses

Timid to Tiger

email – parenting@justdropin.co.uk for more information on the next course dates.

Timid to Tiger is an entirely parenting-based approach to managing anxiety in children (available to parents of children aged 8-11). It is based on evidence that anxious children benefit substantially from a parenting style that is clear, calm and consistent.

The group aims to explore the role of anxiety within a family and how it develops. It is run weekly over an 8 week period:

1. Introduction to the program

2. Securing the parent-child bond through non-directive play

3. Understanding your child’s anxiety

4. Using praise to build children’s confidence and using rewards to help your child’s motivation

5. Setting limits on anxious children’s behaviour and using withdrawal of attention to manage children’s behaviour

6. Managing worry

7. Managing really difficult behaviour

8. Review and celebration

Triple P Parenting Course

Click here for more information.

123 Magic!

What Is 1-2-3 Magic? Click here for more information.

1-2-3 Magic is the world’s simplest parenting program. So much parenting advice is complicated and confusing—not 1-2-3 Magic! Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, a clinical psychologist with decades of experience, breaks the complex job of parenting down into 3 simple steps:

1. Getting your kids to stop doing the things you don’t want them to do (tantrums, whining, etc.)
2. Motivating your kids to start doing the things you want them to do (cleaning up, homework, etc.)
3. Bonding with your kids (the best part!)

With these 3 steps, which you can start using in your house right away, 1-2-3 Magic has helped millions of families grow stronger and more connected, with happier parents and, most importantly, happier kids!

Useful Website Links for Parents and Carers

Young Minds – https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Place2Be – https://www.place2be.org.uk/

Centre for Mental Health – https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/

Hub of Hope – https://hubofhope.co.uk/

Cheshire East Livewell – https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities/health/mental-health.aspx

NSPCC Mental Health – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/

Visyon – https://www.visyon.org.uk/