Springcroft Primary School

HOPE — Helping Our Pupils Emotions

Every child's emotional wellbeing matters to us as much as their learning. This page brings together our HOPE resources, along with trusted advice and support for children and families, whenever it's needed.

🌱 Need to talk, or need help during the holidays?

During school holidays, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent's wellbeing services and Action for Children are there to help.

Action for Children — contact details

🧭 Support pathway

CAMHS self-referral

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service now accepts self-referrals, from young people themselves or from a parent or carer.

Refer online →

Urgent helplines

If you or your child need support right now, the Anna Freud Centre lists urgent helplines available around the clock.

See urgent helplines →

North Staffs mental health support

A full guide to children's mental health support services across North Staffordshire.

Download the guide (PDF) →

💬 All about feelings

Tools for talking and tracking feelings

• Tracking My Feelings (PDF)
• How Do You Feel? (PDF)
• Mood Diary (PDF)
• Big Feelings Come and Go — storybook (PDF)
• Bereavement stories for children

Helping with difficult conversations

NSPCC guidance on how to have difficult conversations with children — talking about bereavement, serious illness, or things they've seen in the news.

Read the guidance →

🌿 Coping with stress and anxiety

Tools and guides

• Coping with Stress for Kids (PDF)
• Anxiety Tools for Parents (PDF)
• 7 Ways to Ease Anxiety (PDF)
• Self-care tips

Everyday support

• Practical tips for parents supporting a child's mental health
• Managing child stress
• Helplines and websites for parents (Stoke & Staffs) (PDF)
• Helplines, apps and websites (PDF)

🌙 Sleep and mindfulness

Dealing with disturbed sleep

• Help with Sleep (PDF)
• The Good Night Guide for Children (PDF)
• The Children's Sleep Charity

Mindfulness activities

• Mindfulness Calendar — daily 5-minute activities (PDF)
• Mindful Me — mindfulness games and teaching ideas (PDF)
• Muscle Scrunch and Relax activity (PDF)
• Mindfulness colouring

However big or small the worry, please don't hesitate to reach out — support is there whenever it's needed.

Contact Action for Children