STUDENT WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH

We recognise that college life can be an exciting step for many students but it can also present some challenges. Student Services aim to provide students with positive support, information and advice on key issues that can affect a student's wellbeing at college.

Student Experience staff are your first point of contact if you need help or information regarding full-time courses, personal issues, money matters including fees and financial worries, finding employment and university applications to name a few areas.

Located in the Salt Building , open:

Mon 8:45 am - 5:00 pm

Tues 8:45 am - 5:00 pm

Wed 8:45 am - 5:00 pm

Thu 8:45 am - 5:00 pm

Fri 8:45 am - 4:30 pm

In our Student Experience Team there is:

Head of Student Experience
Student Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer – Offers confidential one-to-one support for students with personal concerns and issues at College.
Specialist Personal/Careers Advisor – On hand to provide one-to-one support for students and assist with careers advice and guidance.
Student Experience Administration Team – Provides support with student enquiries, including; student finance, bursary, free college meals, financial support for childcare, UCAS applications, Local Authority provided transport and other day to day related student enquiries.
Skills House Personal Advisor - Offers independent careers advice, including further study and employment options, and is based in the office for 2 days per week.

Contact Student Experience on 01274 327281 or email studentexperience@shipley.ac.uk

What is Wellbeing? What is Mental Health?

Managing Exam Stress

Many of you will be sitting exams during your time at college, whether that be GCSE maths and English retakes or your vocational course exams.

We realise this can be a pressured, anxious, and sometimes stressful time for you. These are very normal and usual feelings given the circumstances.

Sometimes though, we need a little extra help to cope with these feelings.

Contained within this email are links to some websites that provide useful and practical tips on how to manage your stress effectively.

If you would like to speak about your worries to someone in person, come to student experience, or message us, there is help available from the pastoral support team: tphillips@shipley.ac.uk or jwilde@shipley.ac.uk

Academic and exam stress

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Exam stress – for 11-18 year olds

Exam Stress

Below is information about looking after your personal wellbeing and mental health. Other topics around your physical wellbeing can be found on the drop down menu at the top left hand corner of the page.

Download a Wellbeing App.

MindShift CBT is a free self-help anxiety relief app that helps you reduce worry, stress, and panic by following evidence-based strategies. www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/

WorryTree - aims to help you take control of worry wherever you are. www.worry-tree.com/

Catch It is a joint project between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, to help users better understand their moods through use of an ongoing diary. www.liverpool.ac.uk/it/app-directory/catch-it/

My Possible Self A holistic approach to mental health

Managing anxiety, tackling depression, easing stress and improving sleep can help you enjoy doing more of the things you love. www.mypossibleself.com/

Stay Alive - pocket suicide prevention resource. stayalive.prevent-suicide.org.uk/

Conquer anxiety with EQuoo, your evidence- based game that combines the best of mental health and play for free. https://psycapps.com/equoo/

distrACT - Free NHS App - that gives you easy, quick and discreet access to information and advice regarding self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Content created by doctors and experts in this field. https://www.expertselfcare.com/distract/

Couch to 5K - The "Couch to 5K" (also known as C25K) is a popular app-based training program designed to help individuals go from being sedentary to running a 5 kilometer (3.1 mile) distance in 9 weeks.