The Student Support Team

The Student Support Team provide a universal service to all students, working to develop and maintain their social, emotional, mental health and well-being. We liaise with staff, parents and outside agencies to provide the best outcomes for our young people and support them in challenging barriers to their learning and achievement.

As a team we can provide 1:1 support, focused intervention for groups, counselling and support for parents/carers. We also refer to and work closely with many different statutory, voluntary and charitable organisations who provide additional support for young people and their families when necessary.

The student support team work closely with our Key Stage Leaders and respective teams to maximise the learning potential for our students. We work together to identify and support students who may be experiencing difficulties which could be a barrier to their learning. 

Reporting

To support young people to remove sexual images of themselves online, the Internet Watch Foundation and NSPCC have developed the Report Remove tool. Report Remove can support a young person in reporting sexual images or videos shared online and enables them to get the image removed if it is illegal. More information can be accessed here: 

https://www.iwf.org.uk/our-technology/report-remove/

A3

A3 is a large, light & comfortable classroom based within Wadebridge School, which delivers educational and pastoral support to students who require extra support in school for a wide variety of reasons. 
The area has a quiet and purposeful atmosphere, providing the ideal space for students to complete independent work or to relax and de-stress if they have become overwhelmed.
The area has a comfortable sociable space, as well as a sensory/regulation room housing a variety of sensory equipment.  The room itself is fully equipped with computers, laptops, educational resources including a library of textbooks & study materials for every course as well as a small reading library, art supplies, sensory equipment, games and puzzles
 A3 is managed and led by Lisa Mills and is frequently supported by extra support staff and visited by subject teachers if and when required.
Students accessing A3 may also make use of the therapeutic tools available which include art supplies, sensory equipment, games and puzzles. We also have support animals which many of the students find calming and comforting, especially during periods of anxiety.
To access A3, students must be referred via SLT, the Student Support team or their Key Stage lead. Reasons students may be referred are as follows:
There is also a newly created sensory garden near A3 which students are able to access with support staff to relax or engage practically with the space to support wellbeing.  This is an ongoing project which students will benefit moving forward.
1.       Transition - Student who are transitioning back into school following a period of absence may benefit from use of A3 to catch up with any missed work and to settle back into the routine of the school day. Students may access A3 for set hours each day and complete work set by their teachers, gradually building up to full time use and transitioning back into classes.
2.       Scheduled Support – Students who are not able to access a full timetable due to a range of medical or mental health difficulties may be timetabled in A3 during spaces in their timetable. Students are encouraged to make use of the educational resources on offer to complete catch up work, homework and revision. 
3.       Time Out – Students who regularly access Student Support and are known to require time out of class and teachers are informed of this through ClassCharts.  This allows them to make use of A3 if they feel they need a safe space to calm and re-focus.
The area has a quiet and purposeful atmosphere, providing the ideal space for students to complete independent work or to relax and de-stress if they have become overwhelmed.
Self Help Resources:

Self Harm Leaflet
Audio Resources for Common Mental Health Problems
Beat Stress - food for thought
Stress relief resources
Drugs information card 
Sexual Health information
Sexuality information
Developing a positive body image
Steps to confidence

Mental Health Resources for Young People and their Parents/Carers

 

Self Help Recordings:

Calm Down in 5 Minutes - Listen to this recording if you are feeling panicky, upset, angry, emotional or just need to calm down in general.

5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation - Take 5 minutes out of your day to relax, unwind, focus and clear your head. Daily practice of mindfulness is good for your mental and emotional health and well-being.

Guided Visualisation for Unwinding and letting go of Stress - This guided visualisation will take you on a little journey through a forest, helping you feel calmer, relaxed and more in control of your thoughts and feelings by the end of it.

Help to Fall Asleep at Night - If you are struggling to fall asleep at night or you find your mind becomes overactive the minute your head hits the pillow, then listening to this recording can help to distract your conscious mind and allow you to drift off in to a restful sleep.

Relieve Tension in the Body - Aching muscles? Tension Headache? Feeling Uptight? Listen to this recording to help you relax your body and mind and relieve tension. 

Learn to Relax - Guided Relaxation - Total mind and Body Relaxation. Start or end your day by giving yourself the gift of 20 minutes blissful relaxation. You're worth it!

Please do not listen to any of the above recordings if you are driving, in a moving vehicle, whilst operating machinery or at any other time where you need to maintain a state of full conscious awareness.   The best way to listen and get the most out of the recordings is when you are lying down on a sofa or bed, or sitting comfortably on a chair, making sure there are no distractions around you. 

All Recordings made for Wadebridge School by Cornwall Hypno. Click here for more information.