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Supporting students' mental health – a case study

Arthur Mellows Village College believes strongly in supporting student mental health. SENCO Sara Parnell discusses their variety of approaches.

Arthur Mellows is an outstanding secondary school in Peterborough with 1,600 students. Everything undertaken to support our students emotionally is not an add-on, it is embedded in our culture. 

The college prides itself on making students feel valued, providing consistency in the professionals with whom students engage, effective class intervention, strategic success criteria, and ultimately returning the student’s focus back to the classroom. 

While there have been many changes to the identification and funding of vulnerable groups, last year’s statistics showed that nearly 20 per cent of our students had an additional need, of which 9.4 per cent had a statement of SEN.

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