At Lift Unity City our aim is to ensure all staff and pupils have access to the opportunities and support they need to become resilient, confident and independent individuals. Our school’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 Personal Development and PSHE 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 practical strategies our staff and pupils can utilise to be mentally and physically healthy both now and in the future. 

Our enrichment offer provides all pupils 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 pupils to be proactive in improving and maintaining positive mental health by participating in extra-curricular activities.

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

• Excellent pastoral support system - every pupil is allocated a Personal Development Coach, a Student Support Leader and a Head of Year

• Personal Development programme

• PSHE lessons

• YouHQ online pastoral hub - Inspiring a Generation - by youHQ

• Enrichment activities

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

• Referrals to our highly qualified and experienced Therapist Team in our designated specialist building (Mental Health & Therapy Service)

• Access to external providers for workshops, interventions and group work

• CPD training for all staff

• Safeguarding Team

Our on site Mental Health & Therapy building - accessible by appointment only.

MATS can help with:

• Loss and Bereavement

• Anxiety

• Trauma

• Emotional regulation

• Self harm

• Suicidal ideation

• Low mood/depression

• Discovery of authentic self

What we provide:

• Staff, parent and child therapy

• Psychotherapy

• EMDR

• One to one therapy

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Group and one to one sessions

• Healthy Relationship workshops

External Providers include:

Inside out - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Mind Chronic Illness Team - Medical needs

Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation - Switch it programme

Arch Ed - Healthy Relationships

My Sister’s Place - Healthy Relationships 

Forget me not - Bereavement

The Junction - Young Carers services

External counselling services

Pupils may be referred into this service by their Pastoral Team or the school’s Safeguarding Team through a comprehensive triage system. We offer group work as well as one to one sessions with our friendly and highly qualified staff.

We also work directly with and facilitate external providers to ensure our students have access to the support and education they need.

Meet the MATs Team

Meet the Retreat Team

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/

My Sister's Place 

For more information - https://fis.middlesbrough.gov.uk/kb5/middlesbrough/fsd/service.page?id=QDpPLwTUYhI

KOOTH.COM

Healthier Together

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

Parental Wellbeing

ACT Middlesbrough

For more information - https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/adult-social-care/accessing-change-together/