Wellbeing

At Beacon Rise we aim to support the wellbeing of our children, parents and staff in a range of ways:

Mental Health Lead, Mitchell Filer

Hello and welcome to our school’s wellbeing page. My name is Mitchell Filer and I am the school’s Mental Health Lead. My role involves developing a whole-school approach to promoting better mental health and wellbeing for all staff, children and parents/carers as well as creating a culture of openness when talking about mental health. I liaise with different people from across school: our Education Mental Health Practitioner (Cerri) to provide specific early intervention for children and their families; the school’s leadership team; and the school governor for mental health.

Family Liaison Officer, Jyoti Aslam

Hello, my name is Jyoti Aslam.  I am the school-based Family Liaison Officer. I’m here to listen, offer support, empathise and care.  I am available to work with parents who need information about school matters as well as requiring help accessing other agencies. I have access to an extensive range of information and can sign-post parents to a variety of services:

• Attendance Issues
• Behaviour Support
• Family Circumstances affecting your child e.g. parental separation, bereavement, etc
• Medical/Health Concerns

Offer signposting information to other agencies, e.g. School Nurse, CAMHS, and Sure Start Transition Information

Education Mental Health Practitioner, Cerri Gaskin

Hello, my name is Cerri (keh-ree) and my pronouns are she/her. I work Thursdays at Beacon Rise school. I work with children, young people, parents and staff to improve the mental health of all pupils at school. I support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, including anxiety, low mood, phobias, behavioural difficulties, and more. I use evidence-based interventions called low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and this can be within 1:1s, groups, assemblies, staff training and parent workshops. These interventions aim to help children and young people feel more resilient, arming them with techniques to look after themselves, and providing strategies to help them cope better with life’s ups and downs.

MHST Service Leaflet