Well being

Wildern School is proud to have received the AcSEED Award in recognition of our commitment and ability to support students’ emotional well-being. The AcSEED review team were impressed with many aspects of our provision, including:

• Mental health and well-being embedded into new staff induction training programme and staff training sessions on mental health and well-being topics.
• Year 9 Mental health day.
• The Wildern Wellbeing Tree.
• Wildern Wellbeing Week where a programme, developed by the Mind, body and soul focus group, was delivered to the whole school.
• Student Services team includes staff trained as ELSA and bereavement support advisor.
• Counselling service also offered to students from feeder primary schools.
• Comprehensive Peer Mentor Training (Chums).
• Parental access to support programmes such as Talking Teens and The Parenting Puzzle.
• ‘The Hub’ provision for vulnerable students.