Supporting Young Minds (360G-Walcot-0061E00001JYk24QAD)

Reay Primary School is a medium sized primary school (c240 pupils) in Stockwell with 43% Pupil Premium population. This project aims to continue and develop the support for pupils' well being. It has two elements: Art Therapy - employ an Art Therapist for one day per week to work intensively (1:1) with low income pupils who are struggling with their mental health which is having an impact on behaviour and/or attendance at school. Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSA) - the school is training two teaching assistants to be ELSAs (https://www.elsanetwork.org/) and funding would be used to bring in additional TAs so that these specially trained TAs could be released from class to provide small group projects to pupils within the school who have been identified as struggling with their emotional regulation or are displaying concerning behaviours.