Harnham Infant School are very fortunate to work alongside Mrs Kate Drennan, who is an Emotional Wellbeing Specialist and is trained in using the Relax Kids programme to work with individual children.

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Kate works alongside children on a 1:1 basis to provide them with the knowledge, tools and resources to manage feelings of anxiety, stress, frustration and overwhelm in a way that nurtures and protects their mental health.

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Kate has also been able to provide training to teaching staff about some strategies that can be used in the classroom, such as different breathing techniques and setting up words of affirmation stations in classrooms to develop a child’s self-esteem.

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Furthermore, Kate has been able to run parent workshops to support with managing big feelings at home. You can view a recording of this presentation here:

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