However, we understand that everyone goes through periods of stress and pressure that can challenge their sense of wellbeing. Our mission is to enhance the resilience of our school community by providing individual, group, and outreach support to students, caregivers, and teachers.
Our comprehensive range of wellbeing resources includes personalised counseling, coaching, and educational sessions. We also offer psychoeducation programmes for teachers and parents, such as webinars and workshops. In addition, we provide group counseling sessions, on-site support in the boarding house, and school-wide preventative initiatives.
We are dedicated to promoting students' awareness of triggers that may impact their wellbeing, while equipping them with the tools to engage in self-advocacy, compassion, and healthy coping strategies.
This includes fostering help-seeking behaviors, promoting good sleep and electronic device habits, providing emotional regulation techniques, enhancing learning and planning skills, and fostering positive peer relationships. By empowering our school community, we encourage everyone to acknowledge personal growth, confront challenges, and acquire effective strategies to overcome future academic and personal obstacles.
Our aim is for our guidance and wellbeing resources to enable students to reach their full potential and find greater joy in their academic journey.
All of our policies, including Safeguarding and Anti-Bullying, can be found here
Tips for Navigating the Transition Back to School
1. Plan Your New Routines: Summer holidays may have brought changes to your family’s routine—whether relaxing schedules or more casual time together. As the school year begins, consider creating a new routine that balances personal time, family time, and necessary work.
2. Regulate Screen Time and Maintain a Healthy Sleep Schedule: Teens naturally tend to stay up later and need more sleep than adults. To help them get the rest they need, encourage them to go offline at least one hour before bedtime. Establish a consistent sleep routine that allows for sufficient rest and supports their overall well-being.
3. Be Patient During the Adjustment: It can take time to adapt to new schedules. Be kind to yourself and your child if things don’t go perfectly at first. If needed, adjust expectations to ease the transition.
4. Discuss Challenges Ahead: Talk with your child about potential challenges they may face in the upcoming year—whether academic, social, or emotional. Work together to identify strategies for handling these challenges and how you can support them.
5. Understand the Emotions of Change: For families with children starting at Akademeia, remember that a new school, new peers, and new learning methods can be both exciting and stressful. Be mindful of these emotions—both your own and your child’s—and approach them with empathy and understanding.
Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum
As of the 2024/25 academic year, we have introduced a comprehensive Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum.
The RSHE program will support our students' academic and socio-emotional growth by helping them:
- Respect themselves and others by fostering empathy and self-awareness.
- Stay safe, both physically and emotionally, as they navigate adolescence.
- Manage social media and online interactions effectively and responsibly.
- Develop tools to build healthy and happy relationships.
The RSHE curriculum is based on the 2019 UK government guidelines and was developed in consultation with the Student Council, Akademeia Parents Association (APA), our Safeguarding team, and experts in the field. The sessions will be delivered exclusively by trained educators to ensure that students receive accurate and sensitive information in a supportive environment.
