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Michael Syddall Accreditation
14th May 2024
Michael Syddall CofE (Aided) Primary School in Richmond, North Yorkshire receive AcSEED Award
Sherborne House Accreditation
16th January 2024
Sherborne House School in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire receive AcSEED Award
The AcSEED Newsletter
28th July 2022
AcSEED Newsletter for July 2022
UK Government blog
21st July 2022
What we are doing to improve the mental health of children and young people
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
Wistaston Accreditation
25th April 2022
Wistaston Church Lane Academy in Crewe, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award
Gorse Hall Accreditation
7th April 2022
Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School in Stalybridge, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award
Crosby High Accreditation
7th April 2022
Crosby High School in Crosby, Merseyside receive AcSEED Award
St Olave's Accreditation
1st April 2022
St Olave's Grammer School in Orpington, Kent receive AcSEED Award
St Paul's Accreditation
19th August 2021
St Paul's Church of England Primary School in Stalybridge, Cheshire receive AcSEED Award
The AcSEED Newsletter
14th December 2020
AcSEED Newsletter for December 2020
On-line Wellbeing Support
11th December 2020
Kooth: An on-line Mental Health Support Platform
Mental Health in Schools Conference
11th November 2020
Report from the Westminster Insight conference on Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools
Fairfield Road Accreditation
20th October 2020
Fairfield Road Primary School receive AcSEED Award
Newport Girls' get AcSEED Award
31st August 2020
Congratulations to Newport Girls' High School in Shropshire ...
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
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".
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.
