The Place2be
The Place2be is a national children's charity working in 200 schools across the UK, and in 10 primary schools in Ealing. The Place2be works with children on their own, and in small groups. For children receiving 1 to 1 support, they provide a safe space - the Place2be room - where children can express their feelings through talking, creative work and play.
All pupils in the school can find help with friendship and other worries by choosing to visit The Place2Talk at lunch-time, where short one-off sessions are open to individuals and to groups of up to 3 children.
The Place2be works with children, teachers and parents/carers too, providing therapeutic support to address social, emotional and behavioural problems.
The Place2be helps build children's confidence and self-esteem, enabling them to cope with difficult life events, establish friendships and focus in class. This in turn makes school a happier place to be for all the children
The School Project Manager for the Place2be at Viking Primary School is Angela Shepherd. Angela is in school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You can contact her on 0208 836 3659, or through the school office
To find out more about the work of The Place2be, click here...
For additional information about Place 2 talk sessions, please click here.
For a copy of the Place 2 talk consent letter, please click here.
Our amazing garden project with Place2be
We are incredibly lucky to be working with Place2Be on their Securing Tomorrow Garden project, in partnership with Sarasin & Partners. This new garden area will promote the importance of children’s mental health, and offer a safe space where children can take time and talk.
The garden was unveiled at the world-renowned RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which took place this spring (24-28 May 2022). RHS Ambassador and horticulturist Jamie Butterworth is designing the Place2Be Securing Tomorrow Garden, which will be his first RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden.
Jamie, who is a Place2Be Champion, has designed the garden with input from staff and pupils at Place2Be partner school, Viking Primary School in West London. It aims to be safe and peaceful, where children can feel calm and are able to talk, while also taking in the beauty of plants and the benefits of being outdoors.
Find more information about the project here
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Place2be children's Mental health week - 7th to 11th February
This year's theme is growing together. Please find a copy of Miss Angela's assembly below
Parenting Smart – digital parenting course from Place2be
Place2Be has recently developed a digital parenting course called "Parenting Smart". It is very easily accessible, uses small bite sized pieces of information, with clear illustrations and examples.
It has been available as an App for some months and has just been piloted as an On-Line course this year. If you are interested in this opportunity, please find additional information on these flyers:
- Parenting Smart flyer Online Course
- Parenting Samrt flyer Website
- Parenting Smart Online Course Schools Webinar
The on-line course can be translated into several other languages, and both versions can be listened to if reading is too challenging.
For both courses, please follow this link to register: https://www.place2be.org.uk/family