Student Support and Wellbeing
Forge Valley Sixth Form is an environment where you are equipped to achieve your personal goals.
We will support and guide you, both academically and pastorally, in building your confidence and to develop as an individual. As well as the informal support and guidance that happens on a day-to-day basis, all students attend regular assemblies, weekly tutorial periods and daily regulation activities that seek to enable you to make wise decisions, discuss career plans, assess your own progress and seek help if problems arise.
Free School Meals
Guidance on application form Sheffield Council:
If you have a child attending a Sheffield school or maintained nursery, you may be entitled to free school meals if you receive any of these benefits:
- Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income related Employment Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit as long as you have a yearly household income of less than £16,190 (as assessed by HM Revenue and Customs) and do not get Working Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
If you are over 18 and still attend school your free school meals will continue. If you are unsure about your eligibility please contact us.
You are still able to apply for Free School Meals if your child attends Sixth Form at a Sheffield School.
Please use the link below.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/schools-childcare/school-meals
Educational Grants Programme
Lots of people face challenges during sixth form that may prevent them from completing their studies and pursuing their career goals. Others may need to re-train for employment that better suits their family life due to changes in their life situation. EGP helps individuals to overcome some of the barriers they experience and begin or continue their studies.
Please use the link below:
https://family-action.org.uk/services/educational-grants-programme/
Eligibility:
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Level 3 study
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Income - Be in receipt of one or more of the means-tested benefits listed below in their own right (or be dependant on parents/carers in receipt of these benefits) OR be an Asylum Seeker in receipt of an Application Registration Card (ARC).
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Income-based JSA, Income-related ESA, Income Support, Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Pension Credit, Council Tax Support
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Residency status -Have right of residency in the UK or be an asylum seeker (overseas students are ineligible for grants from Family Action).
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Be studying at a publicly funded Further Education College in the UK.
Please speak to a member of the Sixth Form if you feel you are eligible.
Mental Health Support
Exam Stress
YoungMinds - coping techniques for exam stress
ChildLine - coping techniques for exam stress
Kooth - 24/7 support for students
Student Space - general student support and advice
Depression and Low Mood
Door43 - Door 43 offers support to 13-25 year olds on a range of emotional wellbeing issues. The service focuses on early intervention and low level support and is not a specialist mental health service. Door 43 offers a number of services including: a drop in, one to one support, wellbeing cafes and social prescribing spaces and can support young people with lots of different things they may need advice on or are struggling with.
Golddigger Trust - Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves.
Youngminds - understanding depression
Golddigger Trust - Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves. Men's mental health support group.
Chilypep - mental health toolkit
Andy Man Club - a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free to attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online. We want to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health and help men through the power of conversation.
Mind - Sheffield Mind offers a number of different services across the city for people who are experiencing mental health problems as well as for the carers supporting them. Services are available to people who live in Sheffield.
Grief and Change
Golddigger Trust - 'making sense' counselling
Hope Support - online personalised support
Winstons Wish - Winston’s Wish support children and young people (aged 25 and under) after the death of a parent or sibling. 24/7 support and 8-week counselling support
Grief Encounter - personalised counselling
Grief Encounter - Grief Encounter supports bereaved children and young people, and their families and friends, across the UK. Guides for coping with birthdays and holidays
Cruise - Cruse Bereavement Support provides support to people who have been bereaved. Cruse is a national organisation with local branches, including in Sheffield.
Talk grief - advice and online support
Cavendish Cancer Care - in-person support for people and families affected by cancer
Identity and confidence
YoungMinds - cultural identity and mental health
YoungMinds - self-worth and believing in yourself
Golddigger Trust - Understanding your identity. Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves.
Golddigger Trust - Self-worth in young women. Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves.
Disordered Eating
NHS - Eating Disorders Service in Sheffield provides NHS support and treatment to people aged 16+ who have a moderate or severe eating disorder, such as anorexia, bulimia or ARFID. They also provide support to families and carers.
Golddigger Trust - Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves.
YoungMinds - bulimia and mental health
Syeda - local services for support
Family Action - food and mood
BEAT - support with eating disorders
Battle Scars - Battle Scars are a small, survivor-led charity offering local, regional, national as well as international support around self-harm, including eating disorders. They run face-to-face services in Leeds and Wakefield but they also run online and virtual support groups that anyone can join.
Neurodiversity
YoungMinds - ADHD, autism and mental health/everyday life
Family Action - local support for people and families supporting neurodiverse individuals
NeurodiverCITY - NeurodiverCity Sheffield (formally Sheffield ADHD Project) is commissioned by Sheffield City Council and provides support to families of children and young people living with ADHD in Sheffield. They have two different pathways of support; information sessions and parent/carer drop-in cafes which are fully supported by professionals and post-diagnostic support. For post-diagnostic support a referral from a healthcare professional is needed.
Sheffield Parent Carer Forum - events for tailored support
Sheffield Autistic Society - monthly support groups and activities.
Autism Plus - services focus on your needs. They offer coaching and mentoring to help you develop the skills to overcome barriers and thrive in the workplace.
Adult Autism Support Hub - The Adult Autism Support Hub offers free support to autistic people, aged 16 and above, and their carers and families. The Adult Autism Support Hub provides a space where adults with autism can meet other individuals who might be experiencing the same things. They offer group sessions, face-to-face, phone call, email or video consultations.
Sleep
Chil - sleep toolkit
Addictions and self-harm
M-CAST - for families affected by drugs and alcohol
Self-harm - Battle Scars are a small, survivor-led charity offering local, regional, national as well as international support around self-harm, including eating disorders. They run face-to-face services in Leeds and Wakefield but they also run online and virtual support groups that anyone can join.
