Early Help Offer - The Believe Centre

What Is the DECS Believe Centre?

BELIEVE CENTRE MISSION STATEMENT

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“We aim to develop and grow our pupils in self-confidence, belief and self -value. Thus giving a sense of direction, raising aspirations and having goals in all aspects of life”

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“To Believe As We Believe In Them”

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The Believe Centre is part of our school’s offer of early help and intervention within our behaviour and support framework. It’s not a quick fix solution but a strategy of foundation building which empowers our pupils with the skills, confidence and support mechanisms needed in school and their wider life.

More often than not, individuals have other complex needs or fundamental issues which impact significantly on their wellbeing and create barriers to their learning and progress .Throughout our Believe Centre intervention it may be that a specific area of need is identified, in such cases signposting to appropriate outside agencies or our SENCO’s input is initiated.

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For other individuals, time in the Believe Centre gives a more 1 to 1 nurturing support mechanism to overcome and support with issues that are impacting emotionally and may be having a detrimental effect on attendance and behaviour, leading to a lack of academic progress.

Students are referred to the Believe Centre through an in depth process by our 3 Head of House’s and spend 6 weeks receiving this intervention programme. Alongside this we may deliver some literacy intervention if required.

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Believe Centre Intervention Programme Content and Aims

• Raise self esteem

• Have a better understanding of emotions, thoughts and feelings

• To be able to empathise better

• To have a self-awareness  how the way we behave impacts on our environment, relationships, health and views

• Anger management strategies

• Relaxation techniques

• To raise aspirations

• To empower pupils with relevant coping strategies

• To have goals in life

• To feel valued

• To be aware of mechanisms of support

• Opening up minds through other people’s opinions and life experiences

 

Over the 6 week period pupils have their period 1 lesson based intervention within the Believe Centre classroom for the first 3 weeks of intervention, thereafter 1 to 1 mentoring and lesson observations take place in the following 3 weeks of support. A tracker identifying specific targets for individuals is implemented and rewards for positive progress and behaviours is used to support and reward our pupils.
 

Pupil and parent voice regarding the Believe Centre

 

Parents

• Dec are to be commended for providing this programme of support to their students .My son has benefited from involvement with the believe workshops both in his awareness and confidence to manage his own well being and an improvement in his resilience with navigating experiences at school-thank you Mrs Buck

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• Fantastic !Thank you so much Mrs Buck , my daughter seems a lot more happier and confident.

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• Excellent intervention programme ,kept informed throughout.

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• The intervention has been invaluable to my son , I am so grateful for all Mrs Buck has done for him.

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• Thank you for all the support you have given my daughter during difficult times following the bereavement of her Grandfather  and after. Her confidence has grown and it is good she has someone at school  whom she can talk to.

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Pupil

• "The programme has helped me because I have stayed calm and positive about myself and helped me look at things differently when going through negative experiences"

• "Its helped me understand about myself a lot more and think more clearly".

• "Its helped me have a better start to the day, I have better ideas to stay calm when I'm getting angry and I'm getting on with my mom more"

• I want to say a very big thank you for the last few months when I have struggled with my anxiety. You have made school life easier knowing I have someone to talk to,you make me smile and you have given me confidence and so much more. I can now do things I want to do. It takes someone with a big heart to do what you do , you have one of the biggest hearts.   Thank you

 

If you would like more information about our Believe Centre intervention please contact Ms. Buck at enquiry@decschool.co.uk