OASIS Programme

Our Unique OASIS Programme

At King's Academy Ringmer, we take mental heath & wellbeing very seriously & we are currently leading the way in highlighting this area by introducing new initiatives such as rolling out our Resilience Action Plan to all students & staff, The Student Wellbeing Ambassador Programme whereby we will be training up to 35 students to become wellbeing experts & restorative peer mentors (RPM) so that they can support some of our more vulnerable students. More recently, two members of staff received training to become coaches in delivering the S.T.I.L.L Method anxiety workshops for both student & parents. King's Academy Ringmer will be the first school in Sussex to provide this service.

We are fully committed to supporting the emotional health & wellbeing of our students & staff and strongly believe that positive mental health is everyone's responsibility & that we all have an important part to play in order to maintain & improve our own & others mental wellbeing.

Our wellbeing motto is "be yourself" We encourage all our students to be individuals & provide them with the tools & resources to be able to achieve this.

We aim to deliver our programme in the following ways:

Universal Support - To meet the needs of all our students through regular assemblies, PHSE lessons, MHEW themes throughout the year (Time to talk day) & through the ethos of the school & wider community.

Additional Support - Some students may require additional support which may involve a 1.1 conversation with their tutor or our lead mental health. They may need a peer mentor for a short period of time, support from one of our wellbeing ambassadors or one of our small group interventions which are led by our teaching assistants & our mental health lead. until the matter is resolved.

Targeted Support - Some students may need more differentiated support such as 1.1 interventions with our mental health lead, referral to our school nurse, CAMHS or other specific professional support. They may also wish to attend the S.T.I.L.L Method workshop run by one of our trained coaches.