Our Counselling Offer
Counselling for primary school children offers key benefits including:
- Improved emotional regulation
- Better coping strategies
- Enhanced communication skills
It provides a safe, confidential space to process difficult life events and build self-esteem.
Our Newcastle College Partnership
In May 2026, we connected with Richard Cave (Advanced Technical Lecturer MA & FdSc Counselling Programme Lead Health, Science, & Wellbeing @ Newcastle College) to share our vision for a new and bespoke counselling service at West Newcastle Academy.
Our vision is to offer children a choice as to where to have their therapeutic counselling sesion; either in our new 'green room' or in our designated safe space at the Nature Park. This vision was inspired by Newcastle Educational Psychology Service who have developed a 'Connection Model' that offers guidance on how we may support our children.
Current research has coined the term 'ecotherapy'- for more information on current research follow the link below.
We are grateful to Newcastle College for this incredible partnership and trust it will offer a genuine support to many of our children.
Our Counselling Team (ID 1016)
How does the Counselling Offer work?
It's really simple. You can ask for a Counselling Referral form from:
- The school office
- Your child's class teacher
- Laura- our SENDCO and Counselling Manager.
Here is an example of the referral form:
