My Child has difficulties with social, emotional or mental health.

This section includes all those young people who experience short but significant periods of high anxiety, stress, distress or anger that affect their education. It also includes young people who have a range of longer-term recognised mental health conditions.

For both groups, issues can include:

• Forming and maintaining relationships

• Bereavement

• Attitudes to attainment

• Self-esteem

• Life outside school

What does Bartley Green offer?

All students at Bartley Green can access:

• Quality First teaching with appropriate differentiation

• Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes.

• All pupils follow the Accelerated Reader programme

• Year 7 peer tutoring.

• Whole school policy for behaviour management with graduated response.

• Key Stage transition support.

• Anti-bullying policy.

• Dedicated and caring staff who value all students regardless of ability.

Targeted support for small groups may include:

• A transition programme from Year 6 to Year 7.

• Intervention groups (all years)- behaviour/social skills/self esteem/stress management.

• Group academic mentoring

• Year 11 support with college applications and career paths

Support for individual students may include:

• 1:1 mentoring.

• Counselling.

• Outside agency input (eg. Educational Psychologist, Mencap)

• Flexible timetables.

• Graduated pastoral support programme for pupils whose behaviour is concerning

• Looked After Children support.