Children's Wellbeing

The wellbeing and emotional health of our children is one of our top priorities at Rufford. We support our children in many different ways, including:

• Weekly circle time
• Weekly padlets 
• Regular opportunities for children to share their thoughts and opinions
• An established pastoral team
• Our Reflection Room 
• A PSHE curriculum focused around our children's needs
• Positive Praise and Superstar reward points
• Core focus on our school ethos and values (Magnificent Seven)
• Range of different outdoor free play activities - woodlands, Hive active playground, play areas and sports
• A vast range of enrichment opportunities - both as part of lessons and extra curriculum
• Suggestion and worry boxes in classrooms
• Assemblies around wellbeing and mental health
• Celebrating Children's Mental Health Week
• Having an MHST (Mental Health Support Team) worker in school
• Weekly Achievement Assemblies - including certificates, stickers and celebrations of achievements in and out of school
• Children Leadership roles in many different areas, including Mental Health Leaders and School Council
• Sensory room

Rufford Reflection Room

This room was established in response to the children wanting somewhere quiet to pray and reflect in school. Using a combination of children's fundraising events and a donation from the family of Mrs Sue Dawson (a midday supervisor who used to work at school). 

The room is a quiet space, filled with relaxing music, books, cushions, art materials, quiet games and wellbeing resources, for the children to access away from the noise and pace of the rest of the school. It can also be used a quiet place to pray or have moments of reflection.