Wellbeing
The Ramsey Academy offer a range of support to help students with their mental health and wellbeing.
This includes Pastoral Managers, Mental Health First Aid Mentors and a school counsellor. We also have support from external agencies such as Kidsinspire and CYO mentoring.
Referrals can be made through the Pastoral Team:
Some useful links for support are:
Action for Family CarersSupport for Young carers between the age of 8 to 18.
British Association of Counsellors and PsychotherapistsFind a therapist.
Barnardos Barnardo's helps the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential. Our website will tell you more about what we do and our work with children and young people as well as how you can help us to continue our work.
Beat Here you will find information and help on all aspects of eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and related eating disorders.
Childhood Bereavement Network Multiprofessional national federation working to ensure that all children and young people in the UK can easily access a choice of high quality local and national information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives.
Children's Legal CentreThe Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people. The Children's Legal Centre has many years of experience in providing legal advice and representation to children, their carers and professionals throughout the UK.
Harmless Support at Harmless providing a range of services about self-harm including support, information, training and consultancy to people who Self Harm.
Kidsinspire Support for parents and young people counselling, coaching, mediation, mentoring, young people risky behaviour.
Kidscape Kidscape is committed to keeping children safe from abuse. Kidscape is the only national charity dedicated to preventing bullying and child sexual abuse. Kidscape believes that protecting children from harm is key.
NSPCC The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. We have been directly involved in protecting children and campaigning on their behalf since 1884. A regular newsletter (CASPAR) can be accessed through their website.
RelateRelate children and young people’s counselling service is for any young person who is having problems at home. Our counsellors are able to help you to talk about the things that are worrying you. Children and young people tell us that seeing a Relate counsellor helps because they are independent from either your school or home life. Our counsellors help you to talk honestly and openly and can support you with problems like family breakdown; moving in with a second family; or bullying at school.
Supporting Teenage Mental Health
The Hideout The Hideout is the first national website for children and young people to inform about domestic violence, to help them identify whether it is happening in their home and to provide indirect and informal support to children and young people living with domestic violence.
Young Minds Young Minds is a national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
