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NEWS: Sherborne House Accreditation

16th January 2024

Sherborne House School in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: The AcSEED Newsletter

28th July 2022

AcSEED Newsletter for July 2022

NEWS: UK Government blog

21st July 2022

What we are doing to improve the mental health of children and young people

NEWS: AcSEED at MHW Show 2022

11th May 2022

AcSEED were a presenter and exhibitor at the Mental Health and Wellbeing show in Cardiff on 10th May 2022

NEWS: Wistaston Accreditation

25th April 2022

Wistaston Church Lane Academy in Crewe, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: Gorse Hall Accreditation

7th April 2022

Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School in Stalybridge, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: Crosby High Accreditation

7th April 2022

Crosby High School in Crosby, Merseyside receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: St Olave's Accreditation

1st April 2022

St Olave's Grammer School in Orpington, Kent receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: St Paul's Accreditation

19th August 2021

St Paul's Church of England Primary School in Stalybridge, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: The AcSEED Newsletter

14th December 2020

AcSEED Newsletter for December 2020

NEWS: On-line Wellbeing Support

11th December 2020

Kooth: An on-line Mental Health Support Platform

NEWS: Mental Health in Schools Conference

11th November 2020

Report from the Westminster Insight conference on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

NEWS: Fairfield Road Accreditation

20th October 2020

Fairfield Road Primary School receive AcSEED Award

NEWS: Newport Girls' get AcSEED Award

31st August 2020

Congratulations to Newport Girls' High School in Shropshire ...

NEWS: First AcSEED Wellbeing Centre

25th June 2019

Trinity School and College opens the first AcSEED Wellbeing Centre

Trinity School and College receive AcSEED accreditation

27th November 2015

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Executive head teacher Elizabeth Baines (left) receives the award from AcSEED principal assessor Helen Galsworthy.

Trinity School and College were presented with The AcSEED Award at a ceremony held to mark the occasion on Friday 27th November 2015. Trinity is the first school in the South East, and the first independent school, to receive AcSEED accreditation.

The presentation ceremony was preceded by a tour of the school. Nick Gatherer, CEO of The AcSEED Initiative, said "It's great to see that Trinity School and College have fully embraced a whole school approach to wellbeing which is a fundamental principle of the AcSEED assessment framework. The directors and staff have an excellent understanding of their student's needs, and have tailored their emotional wellbeing and mental health provisions accordingly".

Opening the presentation ceremony the Mayor of Medway, Cllr Barry Kemp, noted that this prestigious award was appropriate and justified recognition for the vision and dedication of the directors and staff at Trinity.

AcSEED Founder Charlotte Gatherer said "The focus on wellbeing support is deeply embedded into the ethos and the environment at Trinity, and is very well aligned with the founding motivations of AcSEED. I'm sure any young person would find this a safe and motivating setting for both academic and emotional development".

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L to R: AcSEED CEO Nick Gatherer, AcSEED founder Charlotte Gatherer, Trinity wellbeing staff Linda Hurren and Georgina Moorcroft, AcSEED principal assessor Helen Galsworthy, and Mayor of Medway Cllr Barry Kemp.

In presenting The AcSEED Award to Trinity School and College, AcSEED Principal Assessor Helen Galsworthy said "Trinity wellbeing support satisfied not only the mandatory AcSEED criteria, but also many of the advanced best practices. The assessment team were impressed by many of the wellbeing provisions including the use of a dedicated policy for Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing, use of ASDAN and other programmes targeting practical exploration and vocalisation of emotions and effective communication, and providing the opportunity for parents to join staff training on emotional wellbeing".

In receiving the award on behalf of Trinity School and College, Executive head teacher Elizabeth Baines paid tribute to the knowledge, skills, and dedication of her staff. She also noted that whilst the school was well recognised for their specialist expertise on learning difficulties, she was particularly pleased to be accredited with The AcSEED Award as emotional wellbeing and mental health support was the one common thread through the needs of all students at Trinity.



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