Wellbeing @ Selby High

Children's Mental Health Week 2026 will take place from 9-15 February 2026!

The official theme for Children's Mental Health Week 2026 is 'This is My Place'

We know that our sense of belonging as individuals, in our friendships, in school, and in communities plays a vital role in our mental health and wellbeing.

To know our place and really feel part of our environment is a basic human need. It can have powerful and long-lasting impacts in lots of areas of our lives, including our physical and mental health, education, employment and relationships. When we feel that we belong, it empowers us to contribute to the world and make a real difference.

This year, Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week will aim to support the groups and systems surrounding our children. We encourage peers, families, schools and communities to create inclusive and nurturing environments, where children and young people feel they belong and can say "This is My Place".

This is My Place: Art Activity

Belonging is the feeling of being a valued part of the groups and places that are important to us. It means feeling cared for and comfortable to be ourselves.

This resource encourages students to explore their sense of belonging by creating a personal map, which can include places, groups, or activities or something not physical, where they feel they belong.

Need some inspiration? Watch the video and unleash your creativity alongside Ricky, who walks you through the activity!

Meet your Student Wellbeing Practitioners

We'd like you to meet your new Student Wellbeing Counsellors, Miss Rudd, Mrs Williams, Mr Williamson and Mrs Wood.

We are passionate about supporting students to make improvements to their mental health and wellbeing, so if you have any worries or would like to discuss your mental health and wellbeing please do not hesitate to get in touch. No worry is too small, so please speak up if you need some support.

You can find us in The Retreat, towards the front of the school, just to the left of the bike storage area. We run drop-in sessions at the following times, so please feel free to pop in for a chat in a nice calm, relaxed environment.

Monday: 8.15-8.40am, breaktime and afterschool.
Tuesday: 8.15-8.40am, breaktime and afterschool.
Weds: 8.15-8.40am, breaktime and afterschool.
Thursday: 8.15-8.40am, breaktime, lunchtime and afterschool.
Friday: 8.15-8.40am and breaktime.

You can also email us at studentwellbeingsupport@selbyhigh.co.uk if you would like some advice, guidance, self-help leaflets or to arrange a face to face meeting.

We also offer a wide range of interventions focusing on issues such as anxiety, low mood, exam stress reduction sleep, self-esteem, body image, self-harm and emotional coaching. If you feel you are in need of support in one or more of these areas, please speak to your Year Manager first and they will then refer you to us. We are then likely to meet on a weekly basis over 6-8 weeks to complete some sessions together with the aim of supporting you in making positive changes to your mental health.

Sometimes asking for help is the bravest move you can make. You don't have to go it alone!

Have an amazing day and we look forward to meeting you :)

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