b'ALL SAINTS RC SIXTH FORM ALL SAINTS RC SIXTH FORMEXCELLENT PASTORAL SUPPORTWHEN EDUCATING THE MINDS OF OUR YOUTH, WE MUST NOT FORGETACTION MINDS - TO EDUCATE THEIR HEARTS.STUDENT LED, AWARD WINNING DALAI LAMA MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS GROUPAction Minds was established in 2014 by a group of students who wanted to destigmatise the conversation At All Saints we pride ourselves onabout mental health in All Saints and to raise awareness of excellent pastoral care. positive wellbeing. In 2016, with the help of a psychologist Dr. Brendon Harvey, the students created a website, www.We strongly believe in supporting andallsaints.york.sch.uk/actionminds which signposts students nurturing the individual. We want ourand parents towards sources of help. Action Minds is still young people to thrive and to realise theirfighting, alongside charities such as Young Mind UK and considerable potential. To achieve this weHeads Together, to keep mental health and wellbeing a core believe they need to know that, whateverpart of school life through projects and campaigns. We challenges they face, someone will be thereencourage any students who want to help with this to join to support them as they find a way to moveus in our weekly meetings. All welcome!forward.As Pastoral Leader at All Saints, I ensure all of our students receive the quality care they deserve. Our pastoral care is something that is interwoven into sixth form life from manyOur pastoral care is angles - teachers, form tutors, the sixth form team and of course myself. We offer onesomething that is to one support, can signpost young people towards suitable external agencies and alsointerwoven into sixth deliver small group interventions to provide our students with an awareness of issuesform life from many angles such as stress and anxiety, equipping them with a variety of strategies that they can- teachers, form tutors, call upon when needed.the sixth form team and As a non-teaching member of staff my role is very much centred around the needs ofof course myself.our students and I endeavour to ensure that I can spend as much time as is needed to support young people through difficultElizabeth Garner, Pastoral Leadertimes. My door is always open and there will always be a warm welcome.16 17'