Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams in Schools (WEST)

  • The Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST) in schools service is designed to help children and young people ages 5-18 years access mental health and wellbeing support early on in educational settings.

    It's all about ensuring children and young people can get access to the right help as early as possible.

About our service

We are the Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST). We work in schools and colleges to help children and young people aged 5 to 18 who may be feeling worried, anxious or low.

Our job is to support you early, before things feel too big or too hard to manage, and to make sure you get the right help as soon as possible.

How we support you

We offer short‑term support, usually over a few weeks or months. You might meet with a wellbeing practitioner or a senior practitioner, or sometimes another member of our team. We all work together to help you feel better.

We often use something called CBT, which is a type of talking therapy. It helps you understand your thoughts and feelings, and teaches you new ways to cope when you’re finding things difficult.

CBT can help if you have feelings such as:

  • worries that won’t go away
  • feeling sad or fed up
  • feeling nervous or scared
  • finding it hard to relax
  • struggling with friendships or school worries

We can meet with you in person at school or online. Most of the time we meet one‑to‑one, but we can also run group sessions, and sometimes your family might join if that would help you.

If you need more support than our team can give, we will help you find another service that can give you the right help.

Important to know  

We are an early help service, which means we support you before things get too big or overwhelming. But we cannot give urgent or crisis help.

If you are in crisis or feel unsafe, you need to get urgent support. Find out who to contact here:  Urgent help and support in an emergency | Children, Young People and Families

Our work in schools and colleges

We work many schools and colleges. These include primary, middle, and secondary schools, sixth forms and colleges.  Our staff sometimes lead assemblies and give talks about wellbeing and resilience. We support schools with mental health work too.

We help schools and colleagues:

  • Spot needs early
  • Share the right advice
  • Use proven support

We also run online workshops for parents. Your school or college can tell you more if you would like to know about these.

How to access the service

If you need support from our team, talk to your school’s Mental Health Lead. You can also ask any member of school staff to help you make a referral.

Parents and carers can also refer their child. They should speak to the school’s Mental Health Lead to find out how to do this.

Sixth form and college self-referral  

If you are in Year 12 or Year 13 and go to one of the schools or colleges we work with, you can refer yourself. You can do this privately by filling in the form below. If you need help completing it, speak to your Mental Health Lead.

Leaflets and videos

Primary school YouTube playlist

Want to learn more about the Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams in Schools (WEST)? Our primary school playlist features short, animated videos with a WEST practitioner explaining topics such as who we are, how we can help, and what children, families and schools can expect from the service.

Secondary school YouTube playlist

Discover how the Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams in Schools (WEST) support young people. This playlist combines animation and expert guidance from a WEST practitioner to explain key topics, including what WEST does, the role of a Wellbeing Practitioner, and how students can access support.

Other resources

If you require any of the above resources in an alternative format please get in touch with your schools WEST team.

How we manage your information

Keeping information private is very important to our teams. We only share information to keep you or a loved one safe.

Find out more using the links below:

 

 

Schools and colleges we visit

Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST) work in schools and colleges to help children and young people aged 5 to 18 with mild to medium mental health worries. 

The schools, colleges and sixth forms we work with are:

Herefordshire  

  • Aylestone School
  • Barrs Court School
  • Blackmarston School 
  • Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School 
  • Bridstow CofE Primary School
  • Broadlands Primary School
  • Earl Mortimer College & Sixth Form Centre
  • Fairfield High School
  • Goodrich CofE Primary School
  • Hampton Dene Primary School
  • Hereford Sixth form College
  • Herefordshire and Ludlow College
  • Herefordshire College of Arts
  • Herefordshire Pupil Referral Unit
  • Holmer CE Academy
  • John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre
  • John Masefield High School 
  • Kingstone & Thruxton Primary School 
  • Kingstone High School
  • Kington Primary School 
  • Lady Hawkins' School
  • Lea CofE Primary School 
  • Ledbury Primary School
  • Leominster Primary School 
  • Lord Scudmore Primary School
  • Luston Primary School
  • Marlbrook Primary School 
  • Queen Elizabeth High School
  • Riverside Primary School 
  • St Francis Xavier's Primary School
  • St Martin's Primary School
  • St Mary's RC High School
  • St Pauls CE Primary School
  • St Peter's Primary School
  • Steiner Academy
  • Stoke Prior Primary School 
  • The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School  
  • The Brookfield School
  • The Hereford Academy 
  • Trinity Primary School
  • Weobley High School
  • Weobley Primary School 
  • Whitecross High School and Specialist Sports College
  • Wigmore High School
  • Withington Primary School

South Worcestershire  

  • Abbey Park Middle School
  • Bengeworth CE Academy
  • Bishop Perowne CoE College
  • Blackminster Middle School
  • Blessed Edward 
  • Carnforth School
  • Chawson Community First School
  • Cherry Orchard Primary School
  • Christopher Whitehead Language College 
  • Cranham Primary School
  • Cutnall Green CE Primary School
  • Dines Green Community Academy
  • Droitwich Spa High School
  • Dyson Perrins CE Academy
  • Great Malvern Primary School
  • Hanley Castle High School & Sixth Form Centre
  • Heart of Worcestershire College – Malvern
  • Heart of Worcestershire College – Worcester
  • Hollymount School
  • Honeywell Primary
  • Malvern parish CE Primary School
  • Malvern Wells CE Primary School 
  • Newbridge SEN School
  • North Worcester Primary School
  • Nunnery Wood High School
  • Nunnery Wood Primary School
  • Oasis Academy Warndon
  • Oldcorne Catholic College
  • Ombersley Endowed First School
  • Orchard Primary School
  • Perry Wood Primary & Nursery School
  • Perryfields PRU
  • Pershore High School
  • Pinvin CE Academy
  • Prince Henry's High School
  • Riversides SEN School
  • Somers Park Primary School
  • St Andrews CE School & Nursery
  • St Barnabas CE Primary School
  • St Egwin’s CE Middle School 
  • St George's Catholic Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  • St Richards CE First School  
  • Stanley Road Primary School
  • Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
  • The Aspire Academy
  • The Chantry School
  • The Chase
  • The De Montfort School
  • Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester
  • Tudor Grange Primary Academy
  • Westacre Middle School
  • Westlands First School
  • Witton Middle School
  • Worcester Sixth Form College
  • Wychbold First & Nursery School

Wyre Forest — Worcestershire

  • Bewdley High School
  • Birchen Coppice Primary Academy
  • Comberton Primary School
  • Cookley Sebright Primary School
  • Foley Park Primary Academy & Nursery
  • Franche Community Primary School
  • Haybridge High School & Sixth Form
  • Heronswood Primary School
  • Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster
  • King Charles I School & Sixth Form Centre
  • Lickhill Primary School
  • Offmore Primary School
  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Kidderminster
  • St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School, Stourport-on-Severn
  • St Catherine's CE Primary School, Kidderminster
  • St George's CE Primary School, Kidderminster
  • St John's CE Primary School, Kidderminster
  • St Mary's CE Primary School, Kidderminster
  • St Oswald's CE Primary School, Kidderminster 
  • Stourport Primary Academy  
  • Stourport High School & Sixth Form college  
  • Sutton Park Primary RSA Academy  
  • Wolverley  CE Secondary School  
  • Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy  

Redditch

  • Abbeywood First School
  • Arrow Vale High School
  • Arrow Valley First School
  • Astwood Bank Primary School
  • Batchley First and Nursery School
  • Birchensale Middle School
  • Church Hill Middle School
  • Coppice Primary School
  • Crabbs Cross Academy
  • Heart of Worcestershire College - Redditch
  • Holyoakes Field First School
  • Ipsley CofE Middle School
  • Matchborough First School Academy
  • Meadow Green Primary School
  • Moons Moat First School
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
  • Ridgeway Secondary School
  • St Augustine's Catholic High School
  • St Bede's Catholic Middle School
  • St Stephen's CofE First School
  • St Thomas More Catholic First School
  • The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
  • The Vaynor First School
  • Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
  • Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
  • Walkwood Church of England Middle School
  • Webheath Academy Primary School
  • Woodfield Academy
  • Woodrow First School
  • Woodrush High School 

Bromsgrove

  • Aston Fields Middle School
  • Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
  • Bromsgrove School
  • Catshill First School
  • Catshill Middle School
  • Chadsgrove Educational Trust Specialist College
  • Charford First School
  • Dodford First School
  • Fairfield First School
  • Finstall First School
  • Hanbury CofE First School
  • Heart of Worcestershire College - Bromsgrove
  • Holywell Primary and Nursery School
  • Lickey End First School
  • Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery
  • Meadows First School
  • Millfields First School
  • North Bromsgrove High School
  • Parkside Middle School
  • South Bromsgrove High
  • St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
  • St Peter's Catholic First School
  • Stoke Prior First School
  • Tardebigge CofE First School
  • The Orchards School
  • Waseley Hills High School 

Sixth form and colleges  

Herefordshire

  • Hereford College of Art
  • Hereford Sixth Form College
  • Herefordshire and Ludlow College
  • John Kyrle Sixth Form
  • John Masefield Sixth Form

Redditch

  • Arrow Vale RSA Academy & Sixth Form
  • Trinity High School & Sixth Form
  • Tudor Grange Academy & Sixth Form
  • Woodrush High School & Sixth Form

Bromsgrove  

  • Heart of Worcestershire College – Bromsgrove
  • North Bromsgrove High School & Sixth Form
  • South Bromsgrove High School & Sixth Form
  • St Augustine's Catholic High School & Sixth Form
  • Waseley High School & Sixth Form

South Worcestershire  

  • The De Montfort School
  • The Chase Sixth Form
  • Pershore High School
  • Hanley Castle High School & Sixth Form Centre
  • Prince Henry’s High School
  • The Chantry School
  • Heart of Worcestershire College – Malvern
  • Heart of Worcestershire College – Worcester
  • Worcester Sixth Form College 

Wyre Forest  

  • Baxter College
  • Bewdley High School & Sixth Form
  • Haybridge High School & Sixth Form
  • Holy Trinity School and Sixth Form
  • Kidderminster College 
  • King Charles School & Sixth Form Centre
  • Stourport High School & VI form college
  • Wolverley CE Secondary School & Sixth Form