Mental Health & Wellbeing
Pastoral Support
Northgate Sixth Form is a friendly, welcoming community and at the heart of that is the welfare of our students. We aim to create an inclusive environment where emotional wellbeing is equally important as academic achievement.
Our mental health can be affected in different ways and the Sixth Form team are always here for you to provide support, advice and guidance.
Below is some information on websites, podcasts and apps that can provide support for your mental health.
Podcasts
Presented by Mind ambassador and Heart FM DJ Matt Wilkinson talking to people about what it’s really like to live with a mental illness
Websites
NHS
An NHS mood self-assessment tool. If you’re 16 or over, this mood self-assessment can help you better understand how you’ve been feeling recently.
Young Minds
The Young Minds website provides information and support for your mental health.
Kooth
Kooth provides free, safe and anonymous online support for young people and has helped improve the lives of children, young people and adults by connecting them with clinicians and each other in safe, supportive online communities.
The Source
The Source website has been created to provide information, advice and sources of support to young people in Suffolk – when they need it, on a range of issues that impact their lives. The Source website is aimed at supporting young people in Suffolk aged 11–19 years old (up to 25 for young people with additional needs).
Healthwatch
With the help and support from Healthwatch Suffolk, four of our former
Sixth Form students have spoken about the things that impact most on
their wellbeing in school.