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Student Support
In this section you will find the following guidelines and resources relating to the student support:
- Big White Wall (24/7 support for your mental health)
- Care Leavers and Estranged Students
- Disabled Students
- Financial Support
- Inclusive Practice and Alternative Assessment
- Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Religion and Belief
Big White Wall
Conservatoire School students going through a tough time can access free online support with Big White Wall.
Whether you’re struggling to sleep, feeling low, stressed or unable to cope, Big White Wall can help you get support, take control and feel better.
You will have access to a 24/7 online community and professional support from trained counsellors. Big White Wall provides a safe space online to get things off your chest, explore your feelings, get creative and learn how to self-manage your mental health and wellbeing.
Big White Wall is totally anonymous, so no one will know you’ve chosen to use it unless you tell them!
Most members report feeling better and more able to cope with university life as a result of using the service and nearly 90% use Big White Wall outside of 9-5pm.
To join us, simply go to www.bigwhitewall.com and sign up under ‘organisation’ with your School e-mail address.
Care Leavers and Estranged Students
You can find information about support for care leavers and estranged students, including the care leaver and estranged student bursary, on this page.
Disabled Students
You can find information about support for disabled students on this page.
Financial Support
You can find information about financial support for students on this page.
Inclusive Practice and Alternative Assessment
Promoting mental health and wellbeing
In this section you can find organisations offering online support, resources and self-help information. You can also view our guidelines for supporting students with mental health difficulties, including our leaflets for staff and students.
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity.
look after your mate is an interactive guide for students about understanding mental health and helping to look after each other through university life.
CCI (Centre for Clinical Interventions)
Self Help workbooks:
www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm
Ecouch
Self-help online programme to alleviate depression, anxiety, social anxiety, relationship breakdown and loss & grief:
https://ecouch.anu.edu.au/new_users/welcome01
Get Self Help
Worksheets based on Cognitive Behavioural principles (CBT):
Headspace
Online/phone app meditation (free trial of 10 sessions):
How to Meditate
Basic meditation techniques:
Kooth
Free online support and counselling for young people up to 25:
Living life to the full
Online self-help strategies and courses:
Mindfulness
Mark Williams ‘finding peace in a frantic world’:
Mindfulness for Students
Information about mindfulness and meditation exercises:
www.mindfulnessforstudents.co.uk
Mood GYM
Free interactive self-help program that provides cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) training:
NHS Choices
Information about a variety of things, including medication, mental health difficulties:
NHS Self Help Leaflets
A selection of NHS information leaflets:
https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/
Samaritans
Smiling Mind
Free mindfulness meditation (online and phone app):
Stressbusting
Information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments:
Staff guidance on supporting students showing signs of mental distress (front)
Procedure for supporting students with mental health difficulties (back/poster)
Do you know someone who is experiencing mental distress? (front)
Are you worried about the mental health of someone you know? (back/poster)
Religion and Belief
This template policy provides guidance on how to meet the needs of students, with respect
to religion and belief.