The Deanery Church of England High School & Sixth Form and the charity Wigan Deanery Trust have partnered successfully in recent years with the vision of supporting the wellbeing of pupils attending the school.
This has involved a successful 3-year pilot where Wigan Deanery Trust has funded one full time counsellor in addition to the school employed Wellbeing Lead and on securing funding from local and national funders.
The benefits to the school have included:
- Low to medium waiting times to access mental health support.
- Continuity of support relationships that are accessible in school.
- Low disruption to learning due to onsite appointments.
- Measured impact of counselling interventions that have affected successful learning and GCSE outcomes.
- Positive impact on pupils’ families.
- Whole school wellbeing awareness.
- Two-way referral between School and CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service) and other counselling and mental health services in Wigan which allows flexibility of approach according to individual needs.
If the mental health and wellbeing of young people is something close to your heart and you would like to donate for this valuable work to continue in school through Wigan Deanery Trust – any donations would be grateful received. Thank you.
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If you would like any more information or partner with us for this vital project please contact christiane.cook@wigandeanerytrust.org, 07479 707309.
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Campaign page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/counselling-provision-the-deanery-high-school
