Health & Wellbeing

“The health and wellbeing lead provides creative and accessible support. This includes drop-in sessions, informal time in the common room, a therapy dog and clear referral routes for additional help” Ofsted 2025-2026

Monday – Friday

Drop In Clinic Times 07.45 am – 08.30 am / 15:30 pm – 16:00 pm

Students report to the Health and Wellbeing Lead for medical matters.

Weekends

Students report to Duty Boarding Care Staff for medical matters.

All staff on duty in Boarding have up to date First Aid Qualifications.

Senior Staff are on call for weekend emergencies.

ALL medication must be kept in the The Medical Centre, with the exception of asthma inhalers and epipens. You are not allowed to keep any medicines, including paracetamol tablets, in your room unless this has been approved and risk assessed by the Health and Wellbeing Lead.

Reporting Sick During the School Day

If students are unwell during the school day, they should report in person to the medical rooms in the day school. The Health and Wellbeing Lead will then be informed. If you are given the permission to return to Boarding on medical grounds, then you must check in with the Health and Wellbeing Lead and sign back into your house.

Dentist and Medical Appointments 

Owing to the shortage of NHS dentists we are unable to offer NHS dental services. Boarders are advised to have regular check ups and treatment by their own dentist during their holidays at home. The local dentist is a private practice but will offer emergency treatment if necessary, which can be arranged by the Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead. 

Where possible, students will be accompanied by the Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead or the Houseparent to medical appointments or referrals requiring travel. The cost of mileage and parking will be recharged to parents. Trips to Accident and Emergency (A&E) will not be recharged.

Better mental health for young people

We are pleased to announce that our school has been selected to take part in BrainWaves, an exciting new mental health and wellbeing research study run by the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry, in partnership with the University of Swansea and The Day, the online student newspaper that turns news into lessons.

Today’s young people face difficult mental health challenges in a world full of conflicting, confusing and often incorrect information. BrainWaves is a direct response to this. It aims to improve the quality of scientific knowledge about adolescent mental health and provide evidence-based, practical strategies and educational materials to schools.

BrainWaves is creating a large-scale national student group to participate in research and help develop the project. Our Key Stage 5 pupils have been invited to take part, and will be working closely to support the University of Oxford in their research.

We are excited that our boarding students will have the unique opportunity to shape the landscape of adolescent mental health. If you would like to know more about the project, please visit education.brainwaveshub.org