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AcSEED Youth MH Award

18th July 2025

AcSEED receives Recognised Leader in Youth Mental Health Awareness 2025 Award from Acquisition International.

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

Volunteering

There are many opportunities to get involved as a volunteer with AcSEED. Whilst it is not a pre-requisite, we especially welcome applications from young people who have direct or indirect experience of mental health issues. We expect all volunteers to be passionate about improving emotional wellbeing support for all young people, to be committed to raising awareness of the importance of mental health to all children, and dedicated to tackling mental health stigma. We also promote a pro-recovery attitude towards mental illness.

If you would like to get involved as a volunteer with AcSEED please contact us.

We will need to assess the suitability of candidates for certain volunteering roles.

These are some of the volunteering roles available with AcSEED ...

Website Contributor

Share your story - tell us about your experience of emotional vulnerability or mental illness during school years.
Share your best practice ideas and suggestions - tell us what you have found does (or does not) work in supporting emotional wellbeing, and managing or supporting mental illness.

People of any age may contribute their thoughts and personal experiences to the AcSEED website, although the decision to publish rests with The AcSEED Initiative.

AcSEED Assessor

Reviewing award applications to assess ...
- Compliance with award criteria.
- Improvement recommendations.
- Best practices.
Reviewing appeals.

Training will be provided for this role.

You must be at least 18 years old to perform the role of an AcSEED Assessor.

AcSEED Administrator

Communicating with schools regarding all aspects of their application for The AcSEED Award.
Providing advice to schools on completing the self assessment questionnaire and their provision of supporting evidence.
Distribution of applications to AcSEED Assessors, and collation of results.
Maintenance of application and accreditation records.

Training will be provided for this role.

You must be at least 18 years old to perform the role of an AcSEED Administrator.

Please note that volunteer roles that involve direct contact with young people may require a valid CRB.