On Friday 21st June Mr McAllister, Mrs Norris and some of the pastoral team attended the TES awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. We were absolutely blown away to have been chosen as winners for Pupils’ Mental Health Initiative of the Year. This is a tremendous honour for our school and is a result of the dedication of every staff member. 


Here’s what the TES judges had to say about our school:

By carefully monitoring every child’s mental and behaviour, Fairview Primary School effectively supports every child. Through innovative practices, such as their collaboration with a vast number of external agencies, the school has accessed a wide range of therapies, including music and canine therapy, and built sensory rooms and gardens to meet various children’s needs. Support extends to parents as well, with Fairview Primary School offering a coffee hub as a safe space for parents and the “Parent Talk” program, encouraging open discussions about mental health at home to better support their children. As well as creating wholesome initiatives like ‘Hearts from Home’, where parents and pupils would each receive a crocheted little heart and the pupil can carry this heart with them to feel safe and go to their heart when they might feel anxious or miss their parents. Judge Caroline Wright said, “Fairview Primary School have used a range of different ways to address mental health and have built sensory rooms to teach children how to regulate themselves and their emotions. Their focus on promoting positive mental health has not only helped the children but also the school community, especially parents, educating and reassuring them on how to help their children’s mental health.”