Student Wellbeing
Corsham6th Tutors, Pastoral Care & Well-being
At Corsham School, the pastoral care extended throughout the school is very important to us. Relationships between students and staff are strong and a caring, friendly atmosphere is evident. Corsham6th Students have a new tutor in Year 12 and stay with this tutor for Year 12 and Year 13. Our tutor groups are exclusively either year 12 students or year 13 students. This allows us to tailor our tutorial programme to meet the demands of the different stages of the 6th form journey. For example, Year 12 will focus on transition and Year 13 focusing on next steps e.g. University, apprenticeships or employment. Our combined core sessions allow opportunities for our year 13 students to show the year 12 the ropes in terms of study, organisation, UCAS applications and EPQ projects.
Students meet their tutor daily in Year 12 and in Year 13. The tutor gets to know students personally, monitors attendance, gives out notices and letters and encourages involvement in extracurricular activities. They also provide academic mentoring, as a tutor group and termly on a 1:1 basis, and assistance with planning for the next stage.
Mindfulness, Life-skills and Yoga sessions are also offered and have a significant positive impact on student well-being.
Our experienced Tutors also provide guidance in the following areas: See below for further support
Tutors are the first point of contact for parents and write reports and references for students during their time in Corsham6th. Mr Matt Kingscote Director of Corsham6th, and Ms Alex Harris, Acting Deputy Director of Corsham6th, are also available to students and parents:
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Mr Matt Kingscote AHT - Director of Corsham6th |
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Dr Clare Sage - Acting Deputy Director of Corsham6th |
Dr Sage is responsible for Year 12 EPQ lessons and organises the CORE curriculum. The CORE curriculum includes careers advice with regular visits from outside speakers from universities and other organisations. In the summer term of Year 12, Mr Kingscote and Dr Sage launch the UCAS process and guide and assist students through this process from writing personal statements, finalising the school reference, through to submitting applications.
Our tutors, and their contact details, are detailed below:
| 12B | Mr S Withey SWithey@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
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| 12F |
Dr D Rochelle DRochelle@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 12H |
Ms S Humphries SHumphries@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 12S | Mr Thatcher MThatcher@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 12B2 |
Ms E Ndiritu ENdiritu@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 13B |
Mr Paul Fletcher PFletcher@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 13B2 | Mr L Howard LHoward@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 13F | Mrs L Basley LBasley@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 13H |
Ms K Everson (Mon, Tue and Fri) & Ms S Wallin (Wed and Thur) KEverson@corsham.wilts.sch.uk & SWallin@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
| 13S | Mrs R Richards RRichards@corsham.wilts.sch.uk |
Corsham6th Standards
- Attendance and punctuality
- Personal organisation
Independent Learning
- Effective learning habits, behaviours and skills
- Revision planning, memorisation and examination technique
- Making the most of resources available to support learning
Futures
- Planning for destinations after leaving school
- UCAS applications
- Careers information
- Study skills
Family Hub Wiltshire Council
If you are interested in being added to a waiting list for upcoming Parent Group Programmes, you can visit the link below:
Parenting Group Programmes - Wiltshire Family Hubs
HCRG Care Group: Children and Young People Emotional Wellbeing Service
https://www.onyourmind.org.uk/ Information for children, young people, parents and carers including links to resources and organisations that can support emotional wellbeing, including counselling.
Teentalk
Free and confidential support for young people aged 10-25 in North and West Wiltshire. Services are offered face-to-face at their sessions in Melksham, Chippenham, and Westbury. They can also offer telephone/video support for other areas. Referrals can be made by professionals, parents or young people themselves. They also offer solutions, focused on anger management skills and free information sessions by YGAM (Young Gamers & Gamblers Education Trust)
Family Lives
Parenting and Family Support | Family Lives
Offering family support services and advice through their website, helpline, live chat and email support
Harmless
https://harmless.nhs.uk/ NHS information about self-harm, including an assessment tool
Anti-Bullying Alliance
https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/
Provides tools and information, including support around cyber, sexual and gender related bullying.
Epic Friends
To support children and young people to help their friends who might be struggling to cope emotionally.
The Mix Counselling Service
https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/the-mix-counselling-service
The Mix offers a short-term counselling service to help young people under 25. This can be over the phone or on their Webchat service. They will help support young people who are struggling with bereavement, anxiety, gender identity, low mood and self-esteem. The online is webchat counselling (typing) opposed to something like webcam/teams, so may be useful for anyone who has difficulty engaging verbally/talking but prefer typing. You can self-refer using their online referral form.
Wiltshire Mind
http://www.wiltshiremind.co.uk/ a local independent Mental Health Charity based in Melksham and provides County-wide services.
Rethink
https://www.rethink.org/ Rethink supports people with mental illnesses through a range of services, groups and training.
Reading Well
Reading Well for teens suggests recommended reading and digital resources to help you understand your feelings and boost your confidence. Teens and health and wellbeing experts have chosen the books to help you manage your emotions and cope with difficult times.
Childline
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/your-feelings/self-harm/self-harm-coping-techniques/Childline offers advice about self-harm coping techniques, in addition to free, confidential support for children 24 hours a day
Barnardo’s
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/ Barnardo’s are a charity who have a wide range of support services for young people, including counselling.
Charlie Waller
The Charlie Waller Trust is a mental health charity, educating young people and those with responsibility for them, about their mental health and wellbeing.
Charlie Waller Trust, mental health charity
How I Cope: A young person’s guide
This website offers lots of short videos to help with teaching strategies to support young people in difficult times.
These videos cover many different topics, including techniques to regulate emotions, positive thinking and distraction techniques.
We Heart CBT
https://weheartcbt.com/self-help
This website offers downloaded self-help booklets to help and cope with low mood and difficult emotions. Can be used by teens or for parents with younger children.
Wiltshire Treehouse
Wiltshire Treehouse supports children & young people who have been affected by the death of someone important to them. They will be offering a bereavement support programme called NEST near Trowbridge starting in 2024.
BBC Bitesize