South Chingford Foundation School Achieves Carnegie School Mental Health Award

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We are thrilled to announce that South Chingford Foundation School has been officially recognised with the Bronze School Mental Health Award, delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools.

This nationally recognised accreditation highlights our dedication to fostering a mentally healthy school environment and strengthening our whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Achieving this award demonstrates the significant progress we have made in creating a supportive, inclusive, and resilient school culture, where the mental health and emotional wellbeing of students and staff is a clear priority. As part of this initiative, we have introduced a range of strategies, interventions, and staff training to ensure that wellbeing is embedded into the fabric of our daily practice.

Why This Matters

With the growing focus on student mental health in schools, this award acknowledges the systems we’ve developed to support the mental health of secondary school students, build emotional resilience, and promote positive mental health outcomes across our community.

While we are proud to have achieved the Bronze standard, this is just the beginning. We are committed to ongoing development and innovation in our wellbeing provision—ensuring that every child at South Chingford Foundation School has the support they need to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

“This award reflects the progress we’ve made—but more importantly, it strengthens our mission to make South Chingford not just a great place to learn, but a great place to feel supported, safe, and understood.”

Next Steps

Our journey to improve mental health and wellbeing support in education continues. We are actively working towards even higher levels of accreditation and expanding our mental health programmes, partnerships, and student voice initiatives.

For more information on the School Mental Health Award and the Carnegie Centre for Excellence, click here.