Whether a student is new to NSG or coming into the Sixth Form from Year 11, the challenges and increased autonomy of life in the Sixth Form marks an exciting new start for everyone. 

At The Sixth Form we strongly believe in a personalised approach to supporting our students. There are many people who play a role in this including:

• Tutor/s who they see on a daily basis
• Senior tutors in charge of wellbeing and enrichment
• Subject based mentoring
• Mrs Green (Director of Sixth Form)
• Mrs Loughney and Mr Wynn (Heads of Year)
• Bev Moore (Sixth Form administrator and data support)

Student services are also there to help students with any day-to-day issues, whether it be bus tickets, difficulty integrating or struggling to cope with the home/study balance. At The Sixth Form we are fully aware of the pressures that sixth form students face so if a student needs support in any way there are several options that can be accessed including The Lowdown, an external counselling agency who provide in-school one-to-one support for our students on a weekly basis.

Mrs Nicholson, our Student Wellbeing Lead, invites all students to join our Mental Health and Wellbeing Google Classroom.  Through this, she shares a wealth of resources to support student’s wellbeing on particular topics each ‘Wellbeing Wednesday’.  Mrs Nicholson also runs regular ‘Wellbeing Workshops’ - small group sessions with a particular wellbeing focus, designed as a safe space for students to talk and gain support.

 

We also support our students with worries and anxiety around examinations and assessment, through our 'CALM' Project.  More details about this can be found in a video here.

 

Helplines and Support Networks For Young People

There are also a large number of websites that provide help and support for specific health or wellbeing concerns.