Pastoral Care and Family Support

Our Pastoral Team

 

Mrs S Stephenson- Learning Mentor and Mental Health Lead
Miss C Parks - Family Support Worker and Attendance

At Bentley High Street Primary, Mrs. Stephenson and Miss Parks run our Pastoral Team to make sure every child feels safe, happy, and ready to do their best.

Children can get extra help through one-to-one chats, group activities, and special clubs like Breakfast Club, a friendly Nurture Club at lunchtime, and a Rainbows group for kids dealing with sadness or changes at home.

We also help parents and families with home life, offering advice on things like bedtime routines, tricky behaviour, feeling stressed, or even applying for jobs.

Parents can call or drop in for a friendly chat anytime they are worried, and we can also connect families with outside experts like Doncaster CAMHS or helpful parenting courses if they need extra support. If you or your child need any help, please reach out to our office team by emailing admin@bentleyhighst.elp.org.uk or calling (01302) 874536.

Your concerns may be varied, for example:

• Changing schools
• Communicating with your child
• General routines (bedtime, etc)
• Managing challenging behaviour
• Smoking, drugs and alcohol
• Finding time for yourself
• Relationship issues
• Mental Health and Well Being
• Help in applying for jobs
• Supporting with attendance
• Bereavement 

Our partners in care 

Doncaster Council - website for support - https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters

Doncaster CAMHS- are available to support with any mental health or wellbeing concerns you may have for your young people. 

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With Me In Mind (WMIM): Our dedicated NHS Mental Health Support Team Click here to find out more about WMIM

BOSS (Behaviour Outreach Support Service): Specialist support for emotional regulation and engagement. Click here to find out more about BOSS

Bentley Family Hub: Our Family Hubs are the place to go for families within our communities for all families in Doncaster, to find their network, have access to wonderful and engaging groups and support, or even be the safe place for those who need a little extra helping hand in their parenting journey. Click here to find out more about Bentley Family Hub

Togetherness Parenting Support 

We can sign post parents to a course that aims to; 

• promote understanding of children's behaviour
• increase confidence and self esteem in parent and child
• give parents strategies to repair things when they have gone wrong
• promote reflective, sensitive and effective parenting

Find out more HERE

Drop In Sessions/phone calls

Just call the school and if we are available we will be only too happy to talk to you about any problems or worries. 

For children

• Mental Health and Well Being All round service.
• One-to-One sessions based on need
• Nurture Groups - anxiety, friendships, social skills
• Rainbows -  bereavement and separation
• Supporting with issues around bullying
• Acces to external support. 

Breakfast Club

• Self Esteem
• Friendships
• Support for attendance
• Anxiety

Nurture Club

During lunchtimes children are invited to the Nurture club:

• Friendships
• Providing a structured environment inside
• Confidence building

If you would like to speak to a member of our pastoral team regarding support for you and/or your child/ren, you can contact our admin team on: 

Email: admin@bentleyhighst.elp.org.uk

Telephone: (01302) 874536