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Social, emotional and mental health

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Employment

  • Child interacts with peers. They make and maintain friendships with others to support emotional wellbeing.
  • Child is aware of structures in place to support social and emotional wellbeing. They access these as required.
  • Child shows awareness of different feelings and emotions. With support, they can identify and apply appropriate strategies to manage these.

Independence

  • Child maintains friendships with peers and accesses community-based clubs/after-school clubs. This promotes independence and emotional wellbeing.
  • Child demonstrates the social skills necessary to participate in sleepovers and residential trips.
  • Child demonstrates the ability to manage their feelings and emotions whilst accessing support to apply strategies as appropriate.

Community inclusion

  • Child maintains friendships with peers to support emotional wellbeing and avoid isolation.
  • Child has begun to identify bullying within relationships. They can identify support and strategies to manage this.
  • Child demonstrates the ability to manage social and emotional responses to change.
  • Child demonstrates awareness and understanding of strategies and precautions to remain safe online. 

Health

  • Child understands physical changes associated with the onset of puberty. They will manage these appropriately, with support as required. The child will maintain social and emotional wellbeing.
  • With support, child accesses strategies to manage any emotional or mental health needs associated with their physical or mental health conditions/diagnoses.
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