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Wellbeing

The Wellbeing Team can support with a wide range of things such as low mood, anxiety, resilience and understanding your emotions. We will also support to empower students, cadets and apprentices to prioritise positive mindset.

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The safety and wellbeing of students, apprentices and cadets at Blackpool and The Fylde College is extremely important.

we understand that many factors can affect wellbeing. We can offer advice and guidance around both internal and external support to ensure you have the support required throughout your course.

We recognise it isn't easy to focus on your studies and enjoy student life when personal difficulties or emotional worries such as stress and anxiety, family issues and financial concerns arise. This is why we’ll be there to help and support you to ‘get back on track’.
 

What we offer

Our Wellbeing Mentors can support enrolled students, apprentices and cadets with the following:

  • Low mood and anxiety
  • Resilience and coping with change
  • Understanding your emotions
  • Sleep, healthy eating and healthy relationships 

Ways we can help

We offer a range of services to help our enrolled students, apprentices and cadets get the most from their studies and personal life, which include:

  • Mentoring (6 x 30-minute mentoring sessions)
  • Monitored via a weekly check-in
  • Information, advice and guidance including referral support to external services
  • Weekly workshops and resilience building sessions
     

 

Are you currently studying at B&FC?

You can request to talk to a Wellbeing Mentor by:

  • Booking an appointment using the QR code on the back of your Student ID card
  • Ask a member of staff for support in referring yourself to the green button
  • Visit a drop-in session at one of our following locations - Bispham Campus, University Centre, Fleetwood Nautical Campus 

If you are currently studying at B&FC and would like to explore our full range of services and wellbeing resources to help develop your own resilience, visit our Wellbeing Support section on Sharepoint.
Safeguarding

We take our responsibility for Safeguarding very seriously and support the B&FC community in the 'Feel safe. Stay well' initiative.

More on Safeguarding

Local Offers

Visit the links to Local Offers below to make sure you don't miss out on any services and support that could be available to you.

Blackpool Council Local Offer
Lancashire Council Local Offer

Contact Us

For more information about our Wellbeing support services, contact the Wellbeing Team.

Call: 01253 352352, ask to speak to the Wellbeing Team.
Email: wearewellbeing@blackpool.ac.uk