Student Wellbeing

From the moment students arrive here at the beginning of September, we want all our students to feel welcome, safe and cared for. By feeling settled early on they can begin to grasp all that we have to offer; academically, socially and extra-curricular.

Pastoral leaders are the first point of call for any problems that arise outside the classroom. They support students who:

Need support with: timetables, uniform queries, lunch issues, attendance & punctuality
Feel upset or struggle emotionally
Struggle with friendships
Want to report behaviour and/or safeguarding concerns

In addition, our medical offer is there to support all students who feel unwell and/or take regular medication due to medical condition and we have a school counsellor and a life coach provision to support students.

Our vision is for all students to be able to be self-managers of their own wellbeing, having developed the strategies and tools to be able to look after themselves, whilst also being aware that there are people available to support them should they ever feel like they need some extra help.

Wellbeing Wednesdays

Wellbeing Wednesdays is our weekly 40 minute PSHE lesson for all students. In addition, students in years 7-9 have a weekly 80 minute Ethics, Identity & Religion lesson and all students in years 7-11 have four character development days and additional PSHE focused workshops throughout the year. Please see our Wellbeing Wednesday Curriculum here.

We encourage all our students to sign up with Kooth which offers free advice and support to young people. https://www.kooth.com

Our in-school offer

We understand that an external referral may be daunting for some students, so we have some in-house support for students to support their mental and emotional wellbeing. If you feel your child needs extra support on site, please speak with their Head of Year who can organise a referral to our in-house counselling or wellbeing services.