The Orchard Healthy School Grant (360G-Walcot-0061E00001LDVK5QAP)

The grant would fund activity during one year, 2022/23, as follows: 1. Creative psychotherapist providing 1:1 counselling service for identified pupils 2. Support from NOPA organisation (www.nopa.org.uk) - providing 1:1 and group therapy intervention for children and a support worker for parents/ carers This grant will allow us to build on the existing provision for targeted children and families in need and will help the continued development of a whole school approach to supporting pupils? mental health and wellbeing. Creative psychotherapist, Liselotte Mathiasen, would work at St Luke?s one day a week x 36 weeks throughout the year, providing 1:1 therapy services for identified pupils. Liselotte has worked effectively at St Luke?s already and has developed positive relationships with staff, pupils and families which can be built on during 2022/23. NOPA organisation would provide a therapist to work with targeted pupils 1:1 or small groups (as appropriate) and a family Outreach Worker to work with parents/ carers. NOPA has worked at St Luke?s in previous years providing high quality and effective support. NOPA would work one day a week x 36 weeks throughout the year. Budget: Total grant, £20,000 Therapist @ £250/pd x 36 weeks = £9000 NOPA services @ £183.11 x 72 weeks (therapist & outreach worker) = £13183.92* £2183.92 provided from NOPA external funding