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What's New
The AcSEED Newsletter
29th September 2025
AcSEED Newsletter for September 2025
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
Worried about a student's mental health?
The AcSEED Volunteers have compiled the following list of supportive behaviours which they think would be useful if you are concerned about a student's mental health.
- Approach the student discretely and give them the opportunity to talk
- Listen
- Express your concern
- Let the young person lead the conversation
- Consider what you can do to ease their stress
- Be empathic and non judgemental
- Raise awareness of support organisations and resources
- Respect their privacy
- Recognise your limits
- Offer to contact the school counsellor / pastoral lead on their behalf
- Get support for yourself
- Don't try to be a counsellor if you don't have these skills
- If you believe their safety is at risk, or just have a 'gut feeling that something isn't right', you need to share your concerns according to the confidentiality and safeguarding procedures in place at your school.
- Offer them the opportunity to talk in the future
