We sincerely hope that your Sixth Form years will be your happiest school years, but we are also aware that for some the pressures of exams and of becoming an adult can be difficult. We want to reinforce to our students that the Sixth Form Team are always on hand and ready to offer a listening ear if it will help. However, if you prefer to keep matters more private (and you are perfectly entitled to do so), you can use the following links to gain more information about confidential support: General Personal Issues
If you are worried or feel pressured and need help, we strongly recommend Service Six and The Samaritans. Both have been used (and appreciated) by students in the past; they will never turn you away so, however bad you feel at the time, you are never on your own.
Service Six who are based in Rock Street, Wellingborough can be contacted on (01933) 226602 or by e-mail:
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. Their web-site address is: www.servicesix.co.uk .
The Samaritans are a national organisation but have a local unit based at Kettering. If you contact them the person you speak to gives you only their first name and a number, so not only you can keep your identity confidential, so can they. Samaritans are (trained) volunteers and may work in another completely different occupation; it is not helpful to either party if his/her identity as a Samaritan is known. The Samaritans can be contacted on 08457 90 90 90 or by e-mail:
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. Their web-site address is www.samaritans.org.uk.
So if you feel lonely, stressed, upset or alone please don’t bottle it up; this approach could make matters worse. Talk to a teacher or someone trained to help.
General Health issues Connexions, Northamptonshire: offers information and advice on general health issues, plus things like alcohol, drugs, food and diet, pregnancy, self-harm, sexual health, smoking and tattooing. It also offers links to other agencies than can offer you specific advice.
Sexual Health
As a young person over the age of 15 you may become sexually active. Although you may know the theory of sexual relationships from PSE and Science lessons, there is always a danger that you do not apply the theory to your own practice. The sites below should help you to think through what you have previously learnt and to develop your awareness of issues of sex, sexual health and sexuality.
Bodywise, Northamptonshire: provides information on local services for sexual health, contraception and HIV (as well as drugs, alcohol and mental health services).
The Brook Advisory Service: provides information about contraception, sexually transmitted infections and abortion.
The Site.Org: considers the advantages and disadvantages of a range of contraceptive methods.
If you feel you need clear, factual information on alcohol, smoking and drugs, try the following sites:
NHS: know your limits: This site offers specific advice on alcohol and offers a units calculator so that you can see if you are drinking safely.
Go smoke free: This site offers advice and support for those wanting to quit smoking.
ASH: This site offers lots of factual information on the consequences of smoking. It also offers advice on quitting.
Talk to Frank: Frank information about drugs of all types.
Release: The site of the national charity that was the first to offer a drugs helpline. It offers factual information on a range of drugs, as well as support for drug users.
