Mental Health Champions Award

Following a rigorous application and inspection process, it was decided that the school met the high standards to be awarded this status.

A young person’s emotional health and wellbeing has an impact across all other aspects of their life, including educational attainment, their ability to make friends, sleep, eat healthily, and keep active. It can also impact on their emotional health and wellbeing as an adult and their opportunities later in life.

SWR is a school that looks after the wellbeing of its students in numerous ways to support their educational journey. This was recognised by the Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Leaning team in July when SWR was awarded their Mental Health Award.

This prestigious award recognises the work SWR has continuously put into student and staff wellbeing. SWR prides itself on the holistic development of every child and adult in our school community, as we strive for the very best outcomes.

It has been globally recognised that the pandemic had a significant impact of the wellbeing of young people, and as society has recovered from numerous lockdowns it became clear that young people’s mental health had become a casualty. SWR offers education about wellbeing and promotes a range of activities that support – to mention just a few for example – large number of enrichment clubs, personal development lessons on wellbeing, assemblies, tutor activities, visiting drama productions and focussed celebration days such as ‘Wear Green for Mental Health’.

For those students experiencing poor mental health we offer a variety of bespoke interventions and therapy’s equipping them with a range or tools to improve their wellbeing now and into the future. Our students have told us that they would firstly turn to their families at home initially for support, therefore we have also offered parents/carers numerous information events and signposted external support where appropriate.

Will Ruscoe, Headteacher at Sir William Romney’s School said:

‘This award is testimony to the importance that we have placed upon this issue and the dedication and hard work that has been deservedly recognised. Mrs Lynham (Assistant Headteacher) has led our application for this award and relentlessly pursued our ambition to deliver the highest standards of awareness and care for mental health throughout or community.’

We will be celebrating our achievement at our Open Evening on Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 6pm until 8pm. We will also be holding Open Mornings on Tuesday 24th September and Wednesday 25th September at 915-1115. Book your place at www.swr.gloucs.sch.uk.