Remote Learning Programme_ST 2020

Pastoral Support and Wellbeing​
Be Kind to Yourselves! ​
Please do not expect too much of yourself
or your children: you cannot do the
impossible. We are all managing a work-life
balance in a situation that we have never
been in and the stress of overload can lead
to feelings of failure on every front. ​
You are now trying to fulfil the role of parent
as well as guiding learning and working
from home. So please let us know if we
can help more in what we are presenting
or how we are giving the children their
activities. Your mental wellbeing depends
on sometimes giving yourself and your
children a break.​
Outdoor Time and Breaks
​
Children at Vinehall spend nearly two
hours every day outside. This time is
incredibly important and can be hugely
beneficial for you if you need that time to
do your work in peace.
During breaks, the children need to have
something to eat and drink and they need
to move around. Being outside will help
clear their minds and any physical activity
will stimulate a sense of well-being. ​
Being able to communicate over the next
few weeks is going to be crucial to our
children’s mental health and wellbeing
and it is amazing that we have access to
the Internet where we can see into each
other’s homes and talk normally. We need
to encourage this interaction, but we need
to do so safely. ​