Student Wellbeing Support

Our ethos here at Simon Balle, truly enhances our outcomes for all young people. It is well documented internationally that an environment that truly endeavours to promote and address wellbeing is one in which:

    • Good relationships are modelled by all

    • Children feel safe to express their feelings, thoughts and emotions

    • Children feel very much part of the community and are accepted for who they are

    • They respond, talk about and engage with both controversial and confidential matters

    • They can agree to respectfully listen to others, even when they do not necessarily agree

    • Children are well rounded and self regulatory

Ensuring that all children feel safe and know how to look after and respect themselves is of paramount importance. They need to understand and identify their own safety nets and support when things invariably are challenging. Our dedicated safeguarding team receive regular professional development and work closely with external agencies to support young people who are in particular need. In addition, fourteen staff have been trained as “Mental Health First Aiders”.

Heads of year and phase leaders are responsible for the wellbeing and academic achievement of the children. Further support and guidance is also provided by the senior leadership team and support staff.

Please read here for our SBAS Wellbeing support.

Hertfordshire Mental Health Services Directory

The Sandbox

  • Therapy Sessions: 7am – 10pm Mondays-Fridays and 10am – 10pm Saturdays and Sundays
  • Live Chat: 10am – 8pm Mondays-Fridays
  • Funded by the NHS

Signing up is easy and doesn’t require a referral from a professional

For more information about this service, click here.

 

The Mental Health Support Team

The Mental Health Support Team has been commissioned to work in educational settings across Hertfordshire to support children/young people/parent and carers with their emotional wellbeing.

To deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental

health issues;

  • Support the mental health lead in each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approach and;
  • Give timely advice to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist services to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

You can speak to the Designated Mental Health Lead (DMHL) at your school who can refer you to our service.

At Simon Balle All-through School, this is Mr Pooley pooleyj@simonballe.herts.sch.uk