Our approach at Inclusion College aims to support the mental health and wellbeing of our students in a supportive and nurturing environment, helping them to re-engage with their education.  

Our Wellbeing Team supports the student when they are struggling to access their learning, working with them to understand what the issues are and what their needs are in that moment. The ultimate objective is to get them back into the session with support, if necessary, or, alternatively, get the work from the classroom to do quietly in a separate place.  

It might be that the student needs different input or support: for example, to go for a walk and then afterwards recommit to the learning environment. It is all about what the student needs in that moment and might be categorised as SEN, mental health, family or friendship issues.  

There is a variety of staff from different departments who are on the Engagement team including SLT, teaching staff and the wellbeing team. The aim is to build the connections with the students and maintain the Whole College Approach – based on our founding principles of The Inclusion Way TM 

This incorporates elements such as PACE and trauma informed approaches.  

Empowering Personal Development 

We aim to offer support and assistance to our students, increasing their confidence, identifying their interests, skills and personal qualities – enabling them to discover their own individual pathway. We can then assist them to develop and build on these skills – progressing to whatever next steps they wish to make moving forward. 

As a specialist education centre, the mental health and well-being of our students and staff is at the heart of all that we do. We have developed a bespoke education programme of academic, pastoral and skill – enhancing work, tailored to the individual needs of every student, with an emphasis on emotional well-being and mental health support. This approach is extremely important to us as an organisation and is extended to students, their family and support networks and our own staff. 

Read about our interventions for more details on this approach.