IT’S CHILDREN’S Well-Being Week all this week and Cam Hopton CE Primary School got the campaign up and running with hampers full of goodies for their pupils.

With what everyone is currently going through with the pandemic, including schools being shut for most students right now, the school team decided it was time for some special treats.

Head teacher Becky Harris said: “Being aware of the difficult time children are having during lockdown, whether they are at school or home, our well-being leader, teacher Clare Ractliffe, and teaching assistant Tash Senekal created two amazing hampers for children to come and collect a gift.”

Ms Ractliffe and Ms Senekal asked members of school staff, the parents and teachers association (PTA) and local businesses for donations of toys, treats and trinkets for the children, and said they were overwhelmed by the response.

The gifts were all packed into two hampers, and the children had the opportunity to choose an item when they came to collect their home learning packs, and children currently attending school had the opportunity to pick something too. Any children who were unable to collect a gift will have a little surprise delivered to them.

Mrs Harris added: “Our priority is to support the well-being of the many children in school and those who are at home.

“We would like to thank our PTA who have been a strength to the school and local businesses -Sainsbury, Gravity, Leaf and Ground, Tolsey Two, Cheryl Ford Temple Spa and a maker mum from Dursley - who have been so generous.

"We hope to see all children back at school as soon as possible.”

Children’s Well-Being Week, also known as Children's Mental Health Week, was set up by charity Place2Be.

The Duchess of Cambridge is the charity's patron and this week she shared a message of support, encouraging all of us to share and discuss how we feel, especially during this difficult time.

She said: "This year's Children's Mental Health Week is all about expressing yourself - about finding creative ways in which to share your thoughts, ideas and feelings... it's finding those things that makes you feel good about yourself.

"And while this is Children's Mental Health Week there has never been a more important time to talk about parental wellbeing and mental health too.

"Last year you told me just how important this was that many of us find it hard to prioritise. This is a hugely challenging time for us all so please look after yourself too."