Jo Forman, Seaford’s Director of Safeguarding, Wellbeing and Resilience, said: “Pastoral care and wellbeing is embedded in Seaford’s culture. Everyone plays their part in this on a daily basis.  The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is anxiety, an emotion that affects us all at some point in our lives.
 
Seaford's wellbeing programme is embedded in everything we do, and it is the interactions that our staff and students have with each other on a daily basis that makes the difference. Crucially our pastoral and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to the students, and offer flexibility according to need and what works. 
 
Currently, with the exam season in full swing, we are helping students navigate this important time in their lives. Our message for Mental Health Awareness Week is that we are here to listen and to make students feel heard. If you’d like to talk, I encourage you to identify someone that you feel comfortable with and ask them for a chat.

This week is an opportunity to start conversations and raise awareness about mental health conditions, which are now more common in young people than ever before."

We're looking forward to welcoming Alicia Drummond, Founder of The Wellbeing Hub, to our Wellbeing Conference on Thursday. Alicia will be talking about Creating Cultures of Success.