Place2Be

Hello, my name is Kate Kent and I am The Place2Be School Project Manager at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School. I'm in school al day Wednesday and Friday and half day on Thursday. Parents and carers can contact me through the school office. Students can usually find me in my office (along the corridor from year one) or running the Place2Talk service at lunchtimes.

My role in school is to provide support to students and pupils to help them with thoughts and feelings. This includes the brief lunchtime service (Place2Talk) and one-to-one work in our new Place2Be room.
Watch this space for pictures of the new Place2Be room.

This term we have been joined by three Volunteer Counsellors who will be working with us in the Place2Be team for the whole year. They are very excited about working in our school and helping to support our families and children.
I'd like to welcome Lucy Everitt and Alison Herbert and Robert Shersby to the project.

About The Place2Be

The Place2Be is a national children’s charity working with 200 schools across the UK. They provide a safe space – The Place2Be room – where children can express their feelings through talking, creative work and play.

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 and the school staff.

To find out more about the work of The Place2Be or to make a donation please visit www.theplace2be.org.uk