About

Our Offer

 
 

About

Our Offer

 
 

About

Our Offer

 
 

About

Our Offer

Submenu

From our gallery

Filter

Our latest news

March 7, 2023 in COINS, Fundraising, Our people, Student life

Let’s talk about nature

In recent years we have seen an increased focus on wellbeing, with access to nature being a top priority for many community funding projects.  This philosophy is gradually seeping into…
Read More
August 31, 2022 in General news, Our people, Student life

Undershaw celebrates Results Day success

The students and staff at Undershaw Education celebrate a wonderful set of GCSE, BTEC and Functional Skills results. 70% of GCSE grades awarded are grade 4 or above with 50%…
Read More
July 29, 2022 in General news, Our people, Post 16, Student life

Undershaw sets the Skills Builder Framework Gold standard

In the Summer of 2021 Undershaw was awarded the Skills Builder Silver Award.  This was a fantastic achievement, a trailblazing industry standard for Undershaw to pin to our mast, and…
Read More

Well-Being and Pastoral Care

Well-being is important to all of us at Undershaw: our students, our staff, and our families.

Well-being is more than happiness: it is the resilience and fortitude to take control of our own emotional welfare and seek help if we need it. It is engaging positively with those around us. It is receiving the recognition and reward for a job well done. It is feeling significant and impactful in our environment.

We teach and model these skills to our students through many avenues of discovery, and we hope that our culture and environment mean we can foster a sense of well-being for our families too.

We recruit the very best staff, experienced and specialists in their fields. Their well-being is vital to the health of our school too. We have a friendly and conciliatory environment where a smile goes a long way, and our Senior Leadership Team, Faculty Heads and Pastoral Leads all have a role as champions of a culture where diversity and inclusivity are held in high regard.

Whilst supporting the students with such a fantastic provision, we have certainly felt encouraged as parents too – the emotional support and advice has been wonderful, and I’m thrilled both my children get to reap the benefits of such a high quality education..

 

Year 4 Parent

Mental Health

 

We know that mental health is as vital to our well-being as our physical health. At Undershaw we have a robust network of mental health professionals threaded throughout our classroom teams, our therapists, and our senior leadership team.

Our Director of Safeguarding, Welfare and Pastoral Care leads on Adult Mental Health and we operate a robust programme of training on Mental Health First Aid. Our Head of Health and Therapies is also our Mental Health Lead.

Our team of Emotional Therapists is vital to the welfare of our school community, and they work tirelessly to ensure our Mental Health strategy is purposeful and endemic in all aspects of school life.

I support children to find their own voice. By empowering children my work enables them to develop an expanded sense of confidence, resilience and understanding so that they are better able to manage emotional and behavioural challenges.

 

Undershaw therapist
Parent Testimonials

I absolutely have my trust in the leadership team, the wonderful staff and the vision for the school going forward.

Current parent

The emotional support and advice has been wonderful

Year 4 parent

I’m thrilled both my children get to reap the benefits of such a high quality education

Year 4 parent

She’s made friends and really looks forward to coming to school.

Post 16 parent

Our daughter commented to me after her first day that the difference in atmosphere was enormous.

Post 16 parent

Whilst supporting the students with such a fantastic provision, we have certainly felt encouraged as parents too

Year 4 parent

J has felt able to put her trust in the school from her very first day.

Post 16 parent

At all times our family felt supported.

Post 16 parent

E has many years ahead of him at Undershaw and I am excited about the opportunities he is going to get.

Year 4 parent

Eliminating the impossible