Understandably GPs may suggest the school counselling service, but we are no substitute for the multidisciplinary approach of CAMHS. So we would recommend that any young person who is at risk of harm or who has harmed, is experiencing eating difficulties or is in need of a diagnosis, that they contact their GP for a referral to CAMHS. In addition, we may suggest other wellbeing services in school such as At The Bus Service, the School Nurse or the support that is offered by the Special Educational Needs Department in school. Or external services like the Safe Project, Aquarius, Autism Oxford or See Saw.
Updates Please do keep an eye on Ms. Magenty’s Wellbeing Newsletters to hear about how we are working collaboratively to respond to the mental health needs of the students as we come out of the pandemic, and through our partnerships with local GP services, charity led and statutory services.
STAFF NEWS In an incredibly busy term, we'd like to pay tribute to all our staff and particularly those who are training with us, our Early Career teachers and those in our teams who are supporting them. This year so far we have supported 23 people to take their first steps into teaching. If you would like to find out more about training to teach with Cherwell and the SCITT (school centred initial teacher training) programme, open link here https://oxfordshireteachertraining.co.uk/ programmes/
Cover Teachers These amazing staff are the teachers that cover lessons when the class's regular teachers are away. They consistently work to ensure that students experience as much continuity as possible in their learning and we want to pay particular tribute to the work they have done as a team this term.
Mental Health First Aiders Fourteen more staff have trained this term to become Youth Mental Health First Aiders, bringing our current staff total to nearly 100. These are people who are all committed to supporting the young people in our school by listening, signposting and encouraging take up of further support using the ALGEE framework. By Mrs Parish AHT - Staff Wellbeing
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