Personal Development Department

At Windlesham House, we recognise that in order for children to learn, they need to feel safe, secure, appropriately challenged and equally supported. This new department has been introduced in response to the increased mental health issues children have been facing during the last few years. This has partly been confounded by social media pressures, heightened awareness of global challenges, both political and environmental, and the covid pandemic.

The Children’s Society reports that in the last three years the likelihood of young people having a mental health problem has increased by 50%. Now,one in aix children aged 5 -16 are likely to have a mental health problem. 39.2% have experienced mental health issues since 2017. More than two thirds of young people would prefer to be able to access mental health support without going through their GP. 34% of those who do get referred into NHS services are not accepted into treatment.