General Notices

🌍 World Mental Health Day – Promoting Wellbeing Across Our School 💚

Thursday 10th October marked World Mental Health Day, an important opportunity for us to reflect on how we can all look after our wellbeing and support one another. The theme this year, “Mental Health is a Universal Human Right,” reminds us that good mental health should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.

At Christ’s College Finchley, we are committed to nurturing the mental health and wellbeing of all members of our community — students, staff, and families alike. (You may notice our newsletter going yellow for today!)

Throughout the year, we deliver a series of assemblies designed to promote key aspects of emotional growth and resilience. Recent and upcoming assemblies include:

• Self-Awareness and Reflection

• Resilience and Overcoming Challenges

• Positive Mental Health and Growth Mindset

• Empathy, Kindness, and Personal Growth

These assemblies encourage open conversations about wellbeing, help pupils understand themselves and others, and develop strategies to cope with everyday challenges.

In addition, our dedicated MyZone curriculum provides structured opportunities for personal development through six key strands — each beginning with “My…” to make learning personal and relevant to students’ own lives:

• My Health – understanding physical and mental wellbeing, lifestyle choices, and coping strategies.

• My Relationships – exploring friendships, families, respect, consent, and identity.

• My Technology – promoting online safety, digital wellbeing, and responsible use of media and AI.

• My World – understanding British values, democracy, finance, sustainability, and global citizenship.

• My Future – developing aspirations, employability skills, and independence.

• My Impact – celebrating diversity, challenging discrimination, and reflecting on how we contribute positively to society.

Together, these lessons and assemblies ensure that our students not only succeed academically but also develop the emotional literacy, resilience, and self-awareness needed to thrive in life.

💚 Getting Support 💚

We want every member of our community to know that help is always available — whether you are a student, a parent, or a member of staff.  There is also more information on this page.

For Students

• Speak with your Form Tutor, Head of Year, or any trusted member of staff.

• Visit the Student Wellbeing Room or contact the School Counsellor / Mental Health Lead for confidential support.

• Access online help via:

  • 🌐 Kooth – Free online counselling and support for young people

  • 🌐 YoungMinds – Advice and text support (Text YM to 85258)

  • 🌐 Mind – Mental health information and resources

For Parents and Carers

• Contact your child’s Head of Year or Pastoral Support Officer if you have concerns.

• Qwell Free digital mental wellbeing support for adults across the UK

• YoungMinds Parents Helpline – Support and advice for families

• Anna Freud Centre – Resources on supporting your child’s wellbeing

At Christ’s College Finchley, we believe it’s always okay to talk — looking after our mental health is as important as looking after our physical health.
Together, we can build a school culture rooted in kindness, understanding, and support 💚

SENECA

Please be reminded that you are able to unsubscribe and opt out of the emails that come to you from Seneca. The easiest way to monitor your child's homework is by monitoring their Google Classroom account. 

All homeworks, including those that are on Seneca, will be posted on Google Classroom and it is these tasks and times that should be followed.

Thank you

Flu Webinar 

Dear Parents and Carers

As you may know, the flu vaccination programme across all schools in England is now underway. This public health initiative aims to reduce the number of deaths and hospital admissions associated with flu.

The next date of flu vaccination at CCF is 7th November 2025. If you have not completed the e-consent form for your child's Flu Vaccination, please find the link below, remember this e-consent needs to be filled out for your child if you want your child to receive the flu vaccination or Not. Flu Vaccination consent form - https://ncl.schoolvaccination.uk/flu/2025/barnet

You do not need to fill out the form again, if it has already been filled out. It only needs to be completed once. 

Vaccination UK have delivered a free webinar, now available to watch Flu FAQs - Parent Webinar Sept 2025 - YouTube, which explains why the flu vaccination is offered to children. The webinar covers important topics such as types of vaccines available, the safety of the vaccine, and the impact flu has on people’s health and on hospitals.

Once you have watched the webinar, please take a moment to complete the feedback form to help Vaccination UK improve future sessions

Flu Webinar 2025 Feedback

If you have any questions that are not covered in the webinar, or if you wish to change your consent form after watching the webinar please contact Vaccination UK at enfield@v-uk.co.uk or call 0208 150 7505.

Kind Regards

Christina Mannion

Deputy Clinical Lead Nurse, Barnet & Enfield

Reminder re MCAS

My Child At School (MCAS) is the online platform which allows parents to access key information about their child at Christ's College. MCAS contains details of your child's timetable, attendance record, behaviour record, assessment data and reports.

If you do not have an MCAS account, please email mcas@ccfplus.com, to receive your login details.

The MCAS app can also be used once parents have logged into the MCAS online platform.