Developing strong, supportive relationships in schools provides a safer and more inclusive environment for students to engage in their studies and learn. Neil Matthews talks about different ways in promoting student wellbeing in schools:

• Strong pastoral support
• Talk to peers, counselors
• Build confidence
• Encourage students to reflect and be mindful
• Empower students to take the lead

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hello I know Neil Matthews and I am the
principal here at Games Wellington
Academy al Cal the well-being of
students in schools is vitally important
and schools must make a commitment to to
know their students and their families
exceptionally well our teachers need to
know how our student strengths and the
areas of development that they each have
in order to provide the individual
personalized support that they need it
is really important that each and every
child in school has somebody to talk to
if they ever have a worry or a concern
or just a question to ask it’s vital
that they know that there are people in
school whether it be an adults of
teacher a student counselor or even a
friend one of one of our student leaders
that they can go to an approach and
they’ll help and advise and guide them
it’s really important that that students
feel happy and comfortable coming to
school and that teachers know them
really well so if at any point they have
a worry or they feel there’s something
on their mind that that can be picked up
and resolved for them as quickly as it
possibly can students need to feel
confident and really good about
themselves in order to give their very
best best in the classroom through
taking risks and then trying new things
they’ll be given the opportunity to
develop confidence in different areas
and then taking back into the classroom
and their will they’ll feel really good
about about challenging themselves and
trying things that they may never ever
have done before the school day is
really busy for every single students
and every hour of the day they’re
involved in different lessons and
different subjects and it’s very very
intense for them so it’s really
important that as part of student
well-being timers are given aside in the
curriculum and beyond the curriculum for
for our children to be mindful to take
time to reflect on their learning and so
through activities such as yoga or
physical activities and sports
performing arts they’re given the
opportunity to relax to reflect on their
learning and their personal well-being
so they can face the next day Reeve
iterated and and excited for what
schools
bring ahead for them children in school
today are the leaders of the future and
and schools have a big responsibility in
developing leadership skills from the
very early stages of school life through
programs such as jookiba Demerara Sports
Leaders awards work experience being
head boy head girl being a prefect we
enable our students to develop those
leadership skills where they can become
confident and successful in different
activities which they can then take
beyond school into higher education and
employment