Supporting children, young people and school staff
Supporting children, young people and school staff
Supporting children, young people and school staff
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Support in Schools
Beacon Counselling has a track record of improving the mental health and wellbeing of pupils, supporting their personal development, building resilience, and helping them to engage better in their education.
Our team works together with schools to develop a tailored package that suits their needs. We are passionate about tackling the root causes of issues and providing an outstanding service which builds resilience in young people.
As a leading provider of psychological therapies in schools with 38+ years establishment; Beacon is a chosen partner for Mental Health Support Teams in Stockport and an approved partner of NHS, CCG and CAMHS services. We also work in partnership with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Trafford Council to provide the Employment Assistance Programme for local authority staff within Stockport and Trafford. All Counselling and Supervision is carried out in accordance with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) by fully qualified Counsellors.
1 in 3 children referred to NHS Mental Health Services are not accepted into treatment
1 in 6 children aged under 16 are likely to have mental health problems
50% of mental health problems start by the age of 14
Why Beacon?
Beacons' work can support the schools Education Inspection Framework in aspects of Behaviours and Attitudes, Personal development and Leadership & Management
- We pride ourselves on our robust safeguarding procedures to ensure that every child, young person and adult who accesses our services is protected and kept safe and further conduct a collaborative annual review
- Staff have a current enhanced DBS, provided with in-house, quality clinical supervision, supported with extensive training and provided with Continuous Professional Development in line with BACP guidelines and are supported by Beacon's designated Children Services Manager and Safeguarding Lead
- Clinical monitoring tools include CORE-10 (using YP-CORE) and KINDL (measuring physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, family, friends and everyday functioning)
- Our work with schools helps us deliver our voluntary service and projects into the community, supporting disadvantaged families, young people and adults to access free counselling
Why Beacon?
Beacons' work can support the schools Education Inspection Framework in aspects of Behaviours and Attitudes, Personal development and Leadership & Management
- We pride ourselves on our robust safeguarding procedures to ensure that every child, young person and adult who accesses our services is protected and kept safe and further conduct a collaborative annual review
- Staff have a current enhanced DBS, provided with in-house, quality clinical supervision, supported with extensive training and provided with Continuous Professional Development in line with BACP guidelines and are supported by Beacon's designated Children Services Manager and Safeguarding Lead
- Clinical monitoring tools include CORE-10 (using YP-CORE) and KINDL (measuring physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, family, friends and everyday functioning)
- Our work with schools helps us deliver our voluntary service and projects into the community, supporting disadvantaged families, young people and adults to access free counselling
Why Beacon?
Beacons' work can support the schools Education Inspection Framework in aspects of Behaviours and Attitudes, Personal development and Leadership & Management
- We pride ourselves on our robust safeguarding procedures to ensure that every child, young person and adult who accesses our services is protected and kept safe and further conduct a collaborative annual review
- Staff have a current enhanced DBS, provided with in-house, quality clinical supervision, supported with extensive training and provided with Continuous Professional Development in line with BACP guidelines and are supported by Beacon's designated Children Services Manager and Safeguarding Lead
- Clinical monitoring tools include CORE-10 (using YP-CORE) and KINDL (measuring physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, family, friends and everyday functioning)
- Our work with schools helps us deliver our voluntary service and projects into the community, supporting disadvantaged families, young people and adults to access free counselling
Of the children surveyed who have completed counselling with Beacon:
Of the children surveyed who have completed counselling with Beacon:
School Support for Young Minds
One to One Counselling
Beacon recognises that there can be times when additional support is needed for pupils. Balancing the pressures of school with the needs of home life can be stressful. Counselling provides children and young people with lifelong tools and coping strategies that they can refer back to when emotional discomfort returns. People who make use of counselling at Beacon tell us they feel better equipped and more resilient to deal with future challenges.
Emotional Wellbeing Support
We can provide emotional wellbeing support to children and young people to help increase their emotional intelligence, normalise and validate their emotions and build the resilience they need to manage these emotions and their wellbeing. This low level early intervention provides young people who may be beginning to struggle with their mental wellbeing the tools to help prevent secondary mental health interventions
We work together with schools to develop the package that suits their needs Call us on 0161 440 0055 to enquire
Mental Health Workshops
We can provide bespoke mental health workshops including peer support groups for children and young people. Bespoke workshops can include Mindfulness, Promoting Resilience and more. Bespoke workshops can be developed with schools to meet their needs.
Themed Assemblies and talks
We can deliver themed assemblies to pupils, including those on Mental Health Awareness, Emotional Wellbeing, Positive Relationships, Anxiety, Promoting Resilience and more
Each year we support
Critical Incident Response
Please contact us directly to discuss
Beacon has extensive experience in dealing with critical incidents and supporting individuals and communities in crisis. When an incident occurs which impacts everyone in a school community, Beacon can respond quickly to incidents that happen within the community to provide a critical incident response plan along with any emotional well-being support.
Beacon can create a bespoke package to ensure those who are affected quickly access the support required. This could include a clear written response plan, group work for children and young people to discuss the process of recovery from a traumatic incident and guidance regarding the incident with support in place that can be shared with school staff, pupils and families
Of the children surveyed who have completed counselling with Beacon:
"I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future"
selection of ‘rarely’ or ‘none of the time’ decreased from 75% at start of therapy to 7% at end of therapy
"I’ve been feeling good about myself "
selection of ‘rarely’ or ‘none of the time’ decreased from 31% at start of therapy to 8% at end of therapy
"I’ve been dealing with problems well"
selection of ‘rarely’ or ‘none of the time’ decreased from 35% at start of therapy to 9% at end of therapy
I feel she understands the challenges our students are dealing with and she is always approachable. The counsellor always feedbacks to me and reports any safeguarding concerns plus she is great with communication ... I feel the counsellor is a very jolly person that radiates positivity when she visits our school, the students definitely benefit from her sessions and our staff do as soon as we see her smile walking through our school
Emotional Well-being Lead
School Support for Staff
Staff Training and Workshops
from £30 per session
We can deliver tailored staff training, programmes and workshops including Mental Health Training, Promoting Resilience, Staff Wellbeing and Mindfulness. Programmes can be developed with schools to meet their needs
Staff Supervision
from £80 per session
Supervision allow professionals working in schools an opportunity to discuss their work, evaluate their professional development and often their personal development as well. The restorative element of supervision is associated with the support of person wellbeing through reflective management of work related stress, helping professional to make sense of and often cope with their stressful work environment
Staff Counselling
from £32 per session*
Beacon recognises that there can be times when additional support is needed for schools staff. Balancing the pressures of work with the needs of home or personal life can be stressful. Counselling helps a person overcome issues that are present and historical
*You may be able to access existing counselling services through the local authority EAP (Employee Access Programme) for schools in Stockport or Tameside.
Beacon is one of – if not the – most effective service that we have in school. As a Learning Manager, I regularly see the difference this service has made to many young people. Students who have received this intervention have gained in confidence in the classroom and have gone on to become more academically successful. I believe this is because emotional barriers to learning have been addressed.
Learning Manager
