{"id":27454,"date":"2023-01-29T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/?p=27454"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:58:43","slug":"portsmouth-daffodil-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/news\/portsmouth-daffodil-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth High School’s Daffodil House"},"content":{"rendered":"

In September 2022, Portsmouth High School<\/a> launched their new well-being centre, Daffodil House.<\/p>\n

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Mindfulness coach and presenter Claire Tamplin visited the school to officially open the new House, accompanied by many valued members of the GDST community.<\/p>\n

Student well-being is at the heart of Portsmouth High School\u2019s ethos. The house offers meeting spaces for student support sessions and is home to the school\u2019s well-being team. Downstairs, Daffodil House has a student common room; the welcoming and relaxed nature of this space perfectly supports group workshops and lunchtime drop-in sessions run by the sixth form well-being ambassadors. Daffodil House also has its own courtyard garden offering a relaxing and calming outdoor social space for students. Portsmouth\u2019s well-being work begins at the start of school life, providing pupils with a toolkit to anticipate potential problems and the skills to be proactive rather than reactive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really excited for the Daffodil House to take our well-being provision at PHS to the next level. We have always had a great support system here; and we hope the house will continue to cultivate an atmosphere of sharing, breaking down barriers and making it easier for students to come forward and talk about their feelings. Our Sixth Form well-being ambassadors will be based in the house at breaks and lunchtimes and will regularly run workshops on topics such as anxiety, neurodiversity and age-based talks, such as fading friendships. The space is approachable and relaxed and will perfectly support group workshop sessions and enabling conversations about our well-being to take place authentically and frequently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nell, Year 13<\/strong>
\nDeputy Head Girl (Well-being)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPrevious experiences have shown me the importance of a support system and the value of a safe place to discuss how you feel. I\u2019m looking forward to working with younger pupils and pass on the importance of sharing and talking about what is worrying them and not to be afraid to reach out for advice and guidance from school and wider wellbeing communities, there is always a way forward. Confiding how you feel, with others, helps gain perspective and you find ways to manage your anxieties. I am excited to be a Well-being Ambassador and contribute to this initiative of sharing, talking to others and building tools to manage issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annice, Year 13<\/strong>
\nWell-being Ambassador<\/strong><\/p>\n

Headmistress, Mrs Jane Prescott,<\/strong> adds “This exciting project falls within our 140th anniversary year and celebrates and connects to our founding values of girls first in everything we do.”<\/p>\n

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September 2022 saw the launch of Portsmouth High School\u2019s (PHS) Daffodil House, a new well-being centre, bringing all well-being activities under one roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":27796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,440,441],"tags":[],"acf":{"page_title_override":"","reading_time":"","anonymous_author":true,"background-image-id":false,"author_free_text":"","author_free_text_sidebar":"","relationship_to_school":[{"ID":3989,"post_author":"22","post_date":"2019-07-23 09:24:13","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-23 09:24:13","post_content":"Portsmouth High School is five minutes from the sea on the south coast of England in the heart of Southsea.\r\n\r\nThe well-being of every pupil is our first priority as girls learn best when they feel safe, secure and happy. The school has an enviable reputation for success achieving exceptional examination results alongside an impressive co-curricular programme. At both the prep and senior schools unrivalled opportunities, with a continued focus on well-being, enable girls to achieve academic excellence and personal success.\r\n\r\nStaff take time to get to know each pupil as an individual, helping to build confidence, resilience and leadership skills in preparation for the future, enabling each girl to become the best version of themselves.\r\n\r\n[button title=\"Make an enquiry\" url=\"\/info-request\/\"]\r\n\r\n \r\n

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