Be your best
Wellbeing and Pastoral
Pastoral
Pastoral care is one of our top priorities at Carshalton Girls and we aim to focus on each individual learner to ensure that she is able to achieve her potential in an environment in which she feels safe, supported and valued.
The year leaders aim to foster positive and close working relationships with parents in order to remove any barriers to learning and the tutor teams help to deliver a specially designed tutor time learning plan which covers a wide spectrum of teenage and social issues in a constructive manner.
Wellbeing
At CHSG, we are committed to ensuring that every student and staff member enjoys the best possible wellbeing — feeling comfortable, happy, and healthy in a safe, supportive environment.
Free sanitary wear
We do not want our students to worry about their periods or to feel uncomfortable about coming to school.
Sanitary wear is available from pastoral teams or from the school office. Students can help themselves to whatever they need, be it for that day or for that cycle.
Douglas the wellbeing dog
Students can enjoy time with Douglas our wellbeing dog.
Wellbeing Support
Feeling anxious or worried is a normal part of life for children and young people. However, it’s important to recognise when these feelings become overwhelming or persistent. Knowing when to seek help — and how to start the conversation — can make a real difference.
Drop in provision:
Off The Record (OTR), Sutton young people’s counselling service, offers a weekly drop-in service:
- Every Tuesday from 3.30-5.30pm
- If you are aged 11–25, you can drop in at our main office at 172 Croydon Road, Beddington CR0 4PG to speak to a counsellor, with no appointment needed.
- For further information please go to: www.talkofftherecord.org/sutton
School nurse drop in:
Your school nurse has a drop-in service in the school's Interview Room on Tuesdays 12.30pm-2pm during term time.
Telephone/online support:
- Samaritans on 116 123 email jo@samaritans.org
- Off the Record Online counselling service for young people aged 11-25 in Sutton. Sign up at https://talkofftherecordonline.org/
- ‘The Mix’ – support for young people under 25 Tel: 0808 808 4994, 1-1 chat & crisis messenger text service https://www.themix.org.uk/
If you are concerned about your child / young person, please feel able to contact the Sutton Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Single Point of Access (SPA) on 020 3513 3800 (option 1) and ask to speak to the duty clinician, who will be available 9am-5pm to discuss any concerns.