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Mountain Rescue

Mountain Rescue @ Gloucester Academy
(Social, Emotional, Mental Health support)

At Gloucester Academy we will ensure that every child will be safe and will be supported through intervention and culture to ensure every child develops a sense of security, confidence, competence and resilience. 

With our support and diligence, all students will be given the support they need to overcome their barriers and reach the same ambitious outcomes and expectations of excellence. Students will be able to talk about the intervention they receive and feel that, regardless of their needs, they have the tools to excel.

No student will be left behind, or forgotten.

 

Agencies we are proud to work with: 

  • Navigation Hub
  • TIC+ 
  • School nursing 
  • Active Gloucestershire
  • Young Minds Matter
  • Musicworks 
  • Education Inclusion Service 
  • CAMHs 
  • Young Carers 
  • Yes Mentoring 
  • Team Around the Locality Cluster 
  • Healthy Active Families 
  • Bridge Foundation
  • GARAS
  • Jamie’s Farm
     

In-house support available: 

  • 1-1 mentoring through Head of Year 
  • 1-1 mentoring through Head of Key Stage
  • Mindfulness programme
  • Strengthening Minds programme
  • Peripatetic music lessons 
  • Use of the school gym
  • Positive achievement book 
  • Anger Management 
  • Careers advice through Prospects
     

Dr Krause’s MINDYOUR 5

Healthy practice 

  • Healthy sleeping habits, getting to bed on time and having a good routine 

  • Healthy eating, looking after your body and your mind 

Activity 

  • Get out and about! 

  • Go for a walk 

  • Start a new hobby / activity 

Positive thinking 

  • Holding ourselves in positive regard

  • Reminding ourselves that we can do it, even if it is challenging 

Positive emotions

  • Focus on the feelings we can control

  • Switching up the narrative to ourselves, its okay to feel frustrated as we are trying so hard and we should be proud of that! 

Your connections

  • Accessing support from the people around you

  • Talking to a trusted adult

More information can be found here: https://www.mindyour5.co.uk/

Moving more for your mental health

Movement is a vital way to improve and maintain good mental health and it is one of the only a few strategies that can be proven by data to prevent poor mental health. 

As little as 15 minutes a day has been shown to positively impact mental health. The more you do the better you feel! 

At Gloucester Academy we provide students with numerous opportunities for movement, this includes transitioning between lessons, following line ups and during social times. There are also multiple opportunities at break time and lunchtime to take part in sport. 

All students at Gloucester Academy experience elite PE, which is an additional hour of sport in which students are exposed to a variety of sports and competitive fixtures. 

Why is movement good for your mental health?

  • Improved mood 
  • Reduced anxiety
  • Increased confidence 
  • Improved sleep
  • Increased social connections 
  • Improved self-esteem
  • Improved memory and concentration

More information can be found: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week

We all have mental health

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Team Around the Child 

‘TAC’ meetings take place weekly to ensure that students who are struggling to be successful in their climb up the mountain - this may be socially, emotionally, academically or behaviourally. 

Bi-weekly TAC meetings take place, split by Key Stages, to ensure that the child who is being discussed at TAC has access to the correct support and appropriate interventions in school. Data around the child is discussed (Attendance, Lates, RFL referrals and Suspensions) and a Mountain Rescue profile is created. 

This profile supports the assess,plan, and do cycle of Gloucestershire’s Graduated Pathway and highlights specific needs, interventions for these needs and desired outcomes.

 

TAC Process

  1. Student identified (Attendance or Behaviour) 

  2. Initial parent letter sent 

  3. Myprofile completed at school with student 

  4. Pupil pursuit completed 

  5. Data gathered

  6. ‘Mountain Rescue profile’ prepopulated with current intervention

  7. Team Around the Child meeting 

  8. ‘Mountain Rescue profile’ populated with agreed interventions 

  9. TAC outcome letter sent to parents 

  10. Agreed interventions start

  11. 2 week review held; data reviewed and concerns shared

  12. 6 week review held, data reviewed and concerns shared 

  13. Students either closed to TAC successfully, or taken back to TAC

  14. Parent review meeting held 

  15. Closure letter sent to parent

The TAC group

  • Headteacher, Mrs P.Lewis (Chair) 
  • Associate Assistant Headteacher, Miss G.Bines (Mountain Rescue) 
  • Associate Assistant Headteacher, Mr J. Ellis (Behaviour) 
  • SENCo, Mr K.Sinden
  • Assistant SENCo, Miss E Lewis
  • Head of Key Stage, Miss A.Roper (3) Mrs L.Bolton (4) 
  • Designated Safeguarding Lead, Ms A.Hendy (3) Ms T.Middleton (4)
  • Attendance Officer, Mr M.Mulla 
     

Aim of TAC: 

  • Improve student outcomes 
  • Improve attendance
  • Improve behaviour 
  • Improve mental health 
  • Improve school experience 
  • Improve student engagement 
     

 

Where to access support

For students who struggle with feelings of worry, anxiety or have experienced difficulties currently or in the past; it can be really scary to ask for help and access support that is given. Due to this, our Mountain Rescue support ensures early intervention for students who really need it. 

Parent / self referral Mountain Rescue (Mental health) referral form - HERE

Key members of staff:

Senior Mental Health Lead and Associate Assistant Headteacher
- Miss G Bines: gbines@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mr P Fowkes: pfowkes@gloucesteracademy.co.uk 

Designated Safeguarding Lead Key Stage 3 - Miss A Hendy: ahendy@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

Designated Safeguarding Lead Key Stage 4 and Attendance
- Miss T Middleton: tmiddleton@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

SENCo - Mr K Sinden: ksinden@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

Assistant SENCo - Miss E Lewis: elewis@gloucesteracademy.co.uk 

Head of Year 7 - Miss S Ryder: syder@gloucesteracademy.co.uk 

Head of Year 8  - Miss J Gregory: jgregory@gloucesteracademy.co.uk 

Head of Year 9 - Mr L Wilson: lwilson@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

Head of Year 10 - Miss G Exton: gexton@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

Head of Year 11 - Mrs A Exton: aexton@gloucesteracademy.co.uk

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