Mental Health, Physical Health and Wellbeing

Physical Health

We are sharing with our community a special booklet titled “Your Health Is in Your Hands – A Practical Guide to Early Cancer Detection”, written in memory of Claire Cole, a parent whose story has already begun to support and inform many others. Claire’s family hope that by continuing to share her experience, more people will be encouraged to take simple steps that could make a meaningful difference to their health.

Before she passed away, Claire expressed a wish that her story be used to bring comfort, raise awareness, and help prevent other families from facing what hers did. Many of us lead busy lives — balancing work, caring for young children, and often supporting older relatives. It can be all too easy to assume we are well, or simply overlook our own health needs.

Sadly, someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, and early detection can make a life‑changing difference.

The booklet we are sharing has been created with support from medical specialists and offers clear, accessible information on cancer risk factors, warning signs to look out for, and small, often low-cost steps that anyone can take to monitor their health.

Claire’s husband is now dedicating his time to sharing her story with communities and employers, including here in Somerset, in the hope that greater awareness might spare even one family from the difficult conversation their own family had to face.

We are grateful to be able to pass this resource on to you. We encourage you to take a moment to read it.

Your health is in YOUR hand

Mental Health

In order to support mental health it is helpful to consider what we mean by this and how we can, as individuals, support our own mental health and those of the people we share the world with.

Central to our mental health is the relationship we have with ourselves and the experiences which have shaped us to date. Developing a coherent narrative of our lives is an ongoing process as we live and one which is well documented to support mental health (see Siegel 2010, Perry etc.)

The Triangle of Well-Being model (Siegel 2019) identifies the role of mind, brain and relationships to support our sense of self and which co-evolve to make up who we are and how we are in the world.

At Holy Trinity, our curriculum and approach to mental health are designed to support every child in developing a strong sense of self. We believe that children flourish when they understand themselves, recognise their core values, and learn how they want to relate to the world around them.

Our aim is to empower children to take responsibility for their own wellbeing by nurturing self-awareness, resilience, and emotional intelligence. This foundation helps them grow into confident individuals with a clear moral compass.

Below, you’ll find a range of documents outlining how the school and parents/carers can work together to support children with a variety of different needs.

A Simple Guide to Children's Behaviour at Home

Simple Guide ADHD Children

Simple Guide ADHD - Impulsive Actions

Simple Guide to Autism Children

Simple Guide Dyslexia Children

Simple Guide Supporting Anxiety