Education

Health and Wellness are important at all stages of life

As a School, Godolphin recognises that good mental health and wellness is significant at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

We realise it is our responsibility to provide up to date, thoughtprovoking and informative sessions for parents and pupils alike. Talking Mental Health and Wellness seeks to do exactly this. Every member of our community exists on the continuum of mental health which affects our emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing and therefore how we think, act, and feel, how we relate to others, react to stress, and make choices. Our aim is to promote positive mental health which allows our community to realise their full potential and make meaningful contributions, as well as equip our students with the resilience, positive emotions and practices they can use beyond their school years.

On Friday 5 November 2021, Godolphin will host the Third annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference. This year, we focus on mental health and wellness as we return to school and how as parents, we can best support our young people after 18 months of uncertainty.

Keynote speakers include Dr Nick Baylis and Natasha Devon MBE. Both are inspirational speakers, and I am sure will offer some no-nonsense much needed guidance for us all. As with last year’s conference, the knowledge and expertise of our speakers is both diverse and relevant. Other speakers include Alicia Drummond from Teen Tips who will give us practical strategies to help our children fulfil their potential, Dr Nihara Krause, a specialist in eating disorders and Fiona Spargo-Mabbs whose personal experience has shaped the charity which she set up. We will also be hearing from Tasha Lawton, who has developed her own comprehensive series of curriculum-aligned resources, covering alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, gender-based violence, periods, sex, sexuality and suicide and self-harm. John Perry has spoken to pupils and staff and returns to share his wisdom on imposter syndrome and Jo Reeves from Barefoot Coaching, will be addressing the emotional needs of children. We also look forward to hearing what Dr Emma Ross has to say on how to use sport and exercise as a vehicle to reframe attitudes towards the female body. Tickets available via www.godolphin.org

Winchester College Launches ‘The Wykeham Award’

Winchester College has today announced the launch of a dedicated bursary for Sixth Form pupils, known as The Wykeham Award. The Wykeham Award will provide means-tested financial support for pupils who join the school in the Sixth Form from a UK state secondary school. Available for boys and girls, and for those who would like to join as a day pupil or boarder, the award can cover up to 100% of the school fees, as well as other associated expenses. Candidates should be confident of excellent GCSE results, and those with a talent in sport, music, the arts, or a broad range of extra-curricular interests, are particularly encouraged to apply. The launch of The Wykeham Award is an important step in realising the school’s ambition to increase the bursary provision by 25% to 150 pupils in 2024. A mother of a bursary recipient commented, “We never considered private school to be a possibility, but the bursary has given our son an educational journey that has been transformative. Winchester has the capacity to look at each child individually, to stimulate, support and challenge their interests, raise horizons and realise potential.” Dr Tim Hands, Headmaster at Winchester College said, ‘The bursary provision at Winchester is one of the most generous in the country and is there to support any pupil who has the academic ability and ambition to make the most of an education here. We’re delighted to launch The Wykeham Award to encourage even more applicants to apply.’

https://www.winchestercollege.org/admissions/bursaries/thewykeham-award.