Anxiety: A feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe.
Creative Movement: explores physical movement through music, story and imagination to promote creativity.
Culture: An integrated pattern of belief, and behaviour and the outlook, attitudes, values, morals, goals, and customs shared by a society.
Emotional Literacy: Emotional Literacy is the term used to describe the ability to understand and express feelings.
Holistic Approach: Refers to addressing the whole person, including their physical, mental, and emotional health, while taking social factors into consideration.
Holistic Wellbeing: Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body, this ancient approach to health considers the whole person and how he or she interacts with his or her environment. It emphasizes the connection of mind, body and spirit.
Mental Health: is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
Mental Health in Young People: Mental health problems affect about 1 in 10 children and young people. They include depression, anxiety and conduct disorder, and are often a direct response to what is happening in their lives.
Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we?re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what?s going on around us.
Movement-Based Therapy: uses movement to help a person deal with an illness (physical or mental), a disability, or life challenges that keep them from functioning fully. The aim of movement therapy is to enhance the person?s cognitive, physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
National Curriculum: The national curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject.
Ofsted: Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
Physical Education: high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
Physical Education and Mental Health: Exercise can have an effect on certain chemicals in the brain like dopamine and serotonin. Brain cells use these chemicals to communicate with each other, so they affect your mood and thinking in a positive way.
Positive Mental Wellbeing: Mental wellbeing describes your mental state – how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life. Our mental wellbeing can change, from day to day, month to month or year to year.
PSHE(Personal, social, health and economic education): is a school subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and prepared for life and work. Well-delivered PSHE programmes have an impact on both academic and non-academic outcomes for pupils, particularly the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Qigong: Qigong can be described as a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one’s mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent.
SEMH: Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties may experience a variety of social and emotional struggles that can have a big impact on their wellbeing. A child with SEMH may show signs of being withdrawn by isolating themselves and appearing very sad. They may also present challenging behaviour such as being disruptive and hyperactive during lessons. As a whole, these behaviours are often caused by underlying mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
SEND: Special Educational Needs and Disability
SRE: Sex and Relationship Education
Stress: the degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that are unmanageable.
Tai Chi: An art embracing the mind, body and spirit ? Originating in ancient China, tai chi is one of the most effective exercises for health of mind and body.
