Wellbeing at KSHS
Wellbeing Wednesday began in earnest on Wednesday 12 January and tutors are exploring this month's theme which is: Happier January. How can we start this new year happier? Things have certainly not been easy over the last year, and we are still in difficult and uncertain times. The best way to try to handle our difficult emotions and experiences is by focusing on what we can control. This month, we're encouraging everyone to focus on small steps to try to boost happiness - for ourselves and others around us - to spread kindness and hopefully inspire others to do the same. Each week tutors will explore the GREAT DREAM anacronym and ask students to explore strategies associated with each letter of this anacronym (see below).
In school students can access support as part of Mental Health tiered system of support. Our 6th Form Wellbeing Ambassadors are always on hand to support young people and talk with them and offer peer to peer support. They are available at lunchtimes in K3.
Our Listening Service based at the House continues to offer young people the support in school and this is available on request via the Heads of Year. Our fully trained Youth Mental Health team offer 1:1 support for young people in school and they can attend up to 3-4 sessions depending on their need.
For young people who need additional help we can arrange for counselling with our partner counselling services CASY, they are in school each week to give young people professional counselling services. This operates on a referral basis via our Head of Year team / Assistant Headteacher and more information about CASY and their services can be found at this link:-
We also work within Lincolnshire’s wider NHS offer using Healthy Minds and CAHMS and can refer young people into these services; they provide two services that help children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. More details can be found here:-
In addition to this young people over the age of 16 are able to ‘self’ refer into Steps2change. They provide talking therapies for people 16 years and older experiencing problems with anxiety, depression, stress, and offers help with issues like bereavement or the impact of a traumatic event. Students over 16 can self-refer to this service by:-
• Completing an online self-referral
• Filling in a self-referral form and emailing back to SPA - lincs.spa@nhs.net
• Calling their Single Point of Access on 0303 123 4000 to request a form
The referral form can be found here:-
Referral Form (mayden.co.uk)
If students are under the age of 16 we suggest they visit the young people's website or call Lincolnshire Here4You line on 0800 234 6342 for advice and/or self-referral to our children and young people mental health/emotional wellbeing services.
Please scroll down for the Happiness Calendar for January.
Happy January to one and all!
Mrs D Collett
Assistant Headteacher – Pastoral and Wellbeing
