Awards and Accreditations

St Bede's Catholic Middle School is very proud to be awarded the status as a GL Centre of Excellence.

This is awarded to schools who are confident on using the range of assessments that GL have to offer. The accolade as Centre of Excellence means that staff at St Bede's are involved in running training sessions, helping other schools use assessments effectively, writing blogs and speaking at conferences and webinars. 

As a partner school, St Bede's works closely with GL to help trial products as well as giving feedback to help the company continue to develop. GL is now a worldwide company and has conducted over 30 million online assessments in 2020.

GL data is used effectively in school, to help diagnose gaps in pupils learning in English, science and maths. It also diagnoses issues around mental health and helps diagnose pupils who may have dyslexia and dyscalculia. For further information on GL and what they can offer please click on their website HERE.

GL Assessment Information

St Bede’s Catholic Middle School value the wellbeing of all staff and students within their community. We are delighted to be the first school in Redditch to have been awarded the Gold Status of The Carnegie Centre of Excellence Mental Health Award for Schools.

t Bede’s Catholic Middle School  provides a wide range of support to promote the wellbeing of staff and students, including such activities as student and staff meditation, our extensive student support facilities, weekly wellbeing drop in clinics with mental health first aiders, working with outside agencies to source counselling/support sessions for students in need of expert support, and a mental health focus in school to raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of mental wellbeing.

The Department of Education recognises the direct link between positive mental health in schools and successful educational outcomes; the Mental Health Award for Schools builds on this link and provides a framework to evidence policies and initiatives that work towards improving emotional health and wellbeing for both staff and pupils.

Established by Leeds Beckett University and social enterprise Minds Ahead, the mental health quality kitemark recognises schools that ensure the wellbeing of pupils and staff. The award ensures schools are using evidence-based approaches that align to professional and government guidelines. Utilising a developmental framework, which allows schools to evaluate current mental health practices, identify gaps, develop and strengthen these and work towards building an emotionally healthier environment. Through this process, schools commit to making mental health a strategic priority and developing a positive culture that promotes mental wellbeing for everyone.

SUPPORT AVAILABLE

Your GP

NHS 111

NHS Mental Health ServicesChildline

MIND

SANE

Supportline 

NSPCC

Young Minds

We are extremely proud to be recognised as an IQM Centre of Excellence for the exceptional inclusive work that happens in school. Please click on the report below to see our latest report from IQM.

Centre of Excellence IQM

IQM Report

Since the competition of the Trauma Informed Practitioner Training, by members of the Senior Leadership Team in January 2020, St Bede’s has continued to develop its pastoral provision and whole school approach so that promoting positive wellbeing and mental health is at the heart of what the school does for its pupils.

In October 2021, all staff received Trauma Informed Training so that they also had the knowledge and skill set to be able to support and encourage positive wellbeing in school. From this, St Bede’s had a Trauma Informed Assessment, and it was from this assessment that St Bede’s achieved its Trauma Informed School status. Below are some positive comments from the report:

• Promoting positive wellbeing is at the heart of the culture and ethos of the school. This extends to the staff whose wellbeing is promoted successfully. The Catholic values of the school are seamlessly interwoven with the principles underpinning positive mental health. 
• All staff are aware of the role they play in supporting positive mental health and the ways in which they can influence positively or negatively mental health in others.
• The school has a range of interventions that it uses to support and promote wellbeing for all students and in particular the most vulnerable students. 
• Staff wellbeing is a priority in the school and staff feel well-supported and cared for.