Emotional Health & Wellbeing

The emotional health and well-being of our students is paramount at Ashfield School.

We recognise the stresses and pressures our young people experience and seek to provide guidance to pupils, parents and carers respectively, to ensure all parties feel supported.

In this section you will find information to promote positive mental well-being, and guidance to tackle issues that may be detrimental to mental health.

Relationships and Sex Education

In 2020, Sex, Relationships and Health Education became a legal requirement for all schools in England and Wales.

At Ashfield School, we not only meet the requirements stipulated in statute, we also encapsulate the specific needs of our young people to ensure they are safe, knowledgeable and feel supported in their decisions.

In this section you will find a variety of websites dedicated to ensuring all stakeholders have the necessary information and guidance pupils need when maturing into young adults, establishing positive relationships, and practicing good sexual health.

Drugs and Health

Ashfield school both encourages and facilitates healthy lifestyles amongst its students by establishing how to achieve a health conscious, active lifestyle, and identifying threats to health.

Students are also taught how to make well informed, positive choices and exercise high self-esteem through their decision making.

In this section you will find a variety of websites dedicated to ensuring all stakeholders have the necessary information and support on how to establish a healthy lifestyle.

Staying Safe & Prevent

Ashfield school are dedicated to keeping students safe through extensive safeguarding measures and a bespoke Personal Development curriculum.

Our commitment to keeping students safe extends to educating pupils on potentially risky situations, providing them with the tools to make well informed, educated choices and letting them know they can always ask for help.

In this section you will find a variety of websites dedicated to ensuring all stakeholders have the necessary information and support on issues that are integral to student safety.

If you have any questions or need further information please contact the school.

Anti-bullying

At Ashfield bullying is not tolerated in any shape or form and we seek to educate students on the impact of bullying, and support those who experience or witness bullying.

Ashfield promotes the ‘upstander’ initiative and encourages pupils to take a stand against bullying and always report any incidents they witness.

Targeted support is available for those who seek to report anonymously, and measures are taking to protect those who experience bullying.

In this section you will find a variety of websites dedicated to ensuring all stakeholders have the necessary information and support on issues that are integral to student safety.