Safer Internet Day 2025

Children's Mental Health Week 3-7.2.25

School Nursing Service Herefordshire

School Nurses and School Nurse Assistants have specific skills and knowledge to help children and young people with their health needs by providing information, support and advice on topics such as healthy diet and exercise, emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Herefordshire HAF Programme 2025

Sport and Physical Activity

Walk to School Week 2025!

We will be taking part in activities to encourage everyone at Lea Primary and Gateway Lodge Nursery to get moving and be more active during Walk to School Week 2025! The 5-day challenge takes place from the 19th to the 23rd of May and is designed to help children reach their minimum 60 minutes of exercise per day. 

What are the benefits of Walk to School Week?

Being active and getting some exercise in the morning before arriving at school will help set kids up for a positive day; improving focus and concentration, and instilling a sense of physical and mental wellbeing.

Walk to School Week is also designed to extend beyond the week itself, by encouraging healthy habits for life with a focus on exercise, diet and wellbeing.

There are many health benefits to walking:

• Exercise helps develop strong bones and increase muscle strength. It also tones the whole body.
• Walking gets the heart pumping, which can help improve cognitive function for lessons throughout the school day.
• Walking helps to improve mood. Getting outdoors and making the most of natural daylight makes for a positive start to the day.
• When walking to school, children can relax and let off steam before they head into the classroom to learn.

Walking to school can help children to feel more independent, confident and in control of themselves too. They'll learn the route from home to school, which can boost their navigation skills, and they'll learn more about road safety. Once children are old enough to walk to school by themselves, they'll already have the confidence and the knowledge that they need to get there safely (and in time for their first lesson!). 

Another great benefit of Walk to School Week is that it reduces the morning traffic. Instead of driving to school in the car and contributing to congestion, carbon emissions, and pollution, you can bypass this route completely by walking. In the long run, we'll all have cleaner air if there are fewer cars on the road. You can do your part by getting involved with Walk to School Week and leaving your car at home. You'll help to reduce carbon emissions and enjoy all the benefits of walking at the same time.

Walk to School Week also provides a great opportunity to build strong bonds in the community and enjoy increased social interaction. Walk in groups with friends and take a look at your surroundings and what you can see on your route to school. Parents and teachers are encouraged to get involved too.

Healthy Food and Drink Information

Oral and Dental Hygiene Support and Information for Parents

“It’s okay not to be okay!”

At Lea C of E Primary School, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and well-being of our pupils and staff. We know and understand that everyone experiences challenges in life from time to time that can make us vulnerable; these challenges can often mean that our children may need additional emotional support. With this in mind, we aim to work as whole community to promote positive mental health amongst everyone in school. We are very lucky to have Mrs Ford - our  Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) - who works very closely with staff, children and parents to provide targeted support where necessary, ALWAYS with the agreement and involvement of parents.

“It’s good to talk!”

We also encourage emotional literacy amongst our children, modelled in weekly PSHE lessons and developed throughout all school of life. Children have opportunities to explore their emotions and are reminded to find trusted people to talk to when and if they need to. Worry boxes are also used in class, to provide a discreet means of children raising issues that concern them in a confidential way.

The Well-being and Emotional Support Team - Steph Brazington (Herefordshire NHS mental health nurse)

At Lea, we are very lucky to have Steph from Herefordshire WEST who comes into school on a regular basis to talk to classes about mindfulness and well-being. With the input of class teachers and our ELSA, Mrs Ford, Steph also works 1:1 with individual children to support their mental health - such support is only ever given after discussion and agreement with parents.