At Unity City Academy our aim is to ensure all staff and students have access to the opportunities and support they need to become resilient, confident and independent individuals. Our academy’s wellbeing pledge is to provide every member of our learning community with the opportunities to maintain, manage and build their positive mental health and wellbeing.

Our PSHEE curriculum is underpinned by Social, Emotional and Mental Health research and is designed to educate our students on the importance of physical and mental health, offering a range of strategies our staff and students can utilise to be mentally and physically healthy both now and in the future.

Our developing offer of enrichment activities provides all students with the opportunity to participate in activities that enhance physical, intellectual, emotional and social development which are incredibly important factors in supporting mental health and wellbeing. We actively encourage our staff and students to be proactive in improving and maintaining positive mental health and it is our pledge to provide the education and opportunities for all.

At Unity City Academy, we offer a wide range of opportunities and levels of support for Mental Health and Wellbeing including our:

• Pastoral support system

• PSHEE programme

• STEER - AS Tracking (Accredited 2021) (https://steer.global/en/products/as-tracking#how-does-it-work)

• Enrichment activities

• The Retreat - additional SEMH support (with Ted- our very own therapy dog)

• Referrals to our in-school nurse or counselling service

• Student and staff Mental Health and Wellbeing GoogleClassroom resource areas

• CPD training for all staff

• Safeguarding Team

Our Safeguarding Team can be contacted directly by emailing: safeguarding@unitycityacademy.org

Click here to view our safeguarding page

Click here to view out Safeguarding Contact page

AS Tracking (Accreditation 2021)

We are very proud to be an accredited STEER AS Tracking academy - Unity City Academy is the first academy within the trust to achieve this status. This accolade was presented to us for the high quality practice delivered by our SEMH, Pastoral and Safeguarding team and the impact we are having upon the mental health & wellbeing of our students.

Resources

Place2Be - Parenting advice from our child mental health experts - practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and behaviour

https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/

As part of our Mental Health & Wellbeing offer, we work with a number of different external agencies to provide the best possible care for all pupils including:

Barnardos

For more information - https://www.barnardos.org.uk/

The Bungalow Partnership

For more information - https://www.thebungalowpartnership.co.uk/

KOOTH.COM

For more information - https://www.kooth.com/

HeadStart

For more information - http://headstartmiddlesbrough.com/

Please find this week’s edition of the HeadStart Newsletter.

Healthier Together

For more information - https://www.nenc-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/

Parental Wellbeing