Well-Being & Enrichment
Enrichment at Sunbeck
Enrichment is an important part of life at Sunbeck. It gives every young person the opportunity to discover interests, experience success, build positive relationships and develop the skills needed for life beyond the Centre.
Friday Afternoon Enrichment
Every Friday afternoon, students take part in a structured programme of enrichment activities. This is not simply free time.
Students can take part in activities such as gaming and Xbox, board games, cooking, sport, creative activities, films, quizzes and practical challenges.
Friday enrichment gives students opportunities to develop confidence, teamwork, communication, resilience and responsibility while experiencing success in different ways.
Social Projects and Outdoor Education
Every 13 weeks, students take part in a Social Project, giving them the opportunity to work together and make a positive contribution to their community. Students can develop their ideas, work as a team and take increasing responsibility for making a difference to others.
We also provide a dedicated Outdoor Education Week every term. These experiences take learning beyond the Centre and give students opportunities to develop resilience, teamwork, independence, confidence and problem-solving skills through challenge and adventure.
We believe that attendance, positive behaviour and responsibility open doors to greater opportunities. Every student has an entitlement to enrichment, while students who demonstrate increasing reliability and responsibility can progress towards leadership roles, external experiences, competitions and higher-level opportunities.
Participate → Contribute → Build Trust → Take Responsibility → Lead
We want every young person to leave Sunbeck knowing that they belong, can succeed, have something to contribute and are trusted to take on responsibility.
North Yorkshire Services
The Go-To is the home of well-being and mental health for young people in North Yorkshire. Their offer includes support for young people and parents/carers to help find the right help and support for young people, to help stay well, whatever is going on in life.
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Mental Well-Being
Staff at The Sunbeck Centre have completed various training around mental health recently. We have a pivotal level 2 Mental Health lead and staff have completed training on Level 2 Understanding Mental Health in Children and Young People and Level 2 Suicide prevention and self-harm awareness.
If parents or pupils have concerns they can speak to their key tutor or Mrs Milne.
The Wellbeing in Mind Team are an NHS service who work within The Sunbeck Centre to provide mental health advice and support to pupils, staff and parents. A key role of the WIMT is to provide evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues. The WIMT are also available to support the senior mental health lead to develop their whole school approach and support The Sunbeck Centre to work towards their Schools Wellbeing Award. Furthermore, the WIMT are there to provide advice and support to staff and pupils, as well as liaising with professionals to give each and every young person the opportunity for timely mental health support throughout their time at The Sunbeck Centre.
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The following services can also be accessed
Recovery College
CAMHS
NSPCC
Mind Darlington
and the text service SHOUT
Teenagers can find information on a wide range of mental health conditions at https://stem4.org.uk/
Teen Mental Health – A Guide for Parents
https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/teen-mental-health-a-guide-for-parents/
This May Help: Advice for supporting your child’s mental health
Crisis Support – Hambleton December 2022
How to help someone who self-harms
Top Tips to improve your mental health

