Meet the Wellbeing Team
Ms Lisa Whittington
Deputy Head (Pastoral and Wellbeing)
Ms Whittington joined King's High School in September 2021 with the specific remit of prioritising wellbeing of both students and staff. She believes every individual in our community should be encouraged to discover their unique recipe for positive mental health and that the role of our staff is to offer expertise and opportunities to help them on this journey. The annual Festival of Wellbeing which she organises, alongside her regular website wellbeing blogs, help to fulfill this aim.
Miss Charlotte Smith
Mental Health Lead
Charlotte, our Mental Health Lead, joined King's High in April 2022. She communicates regularly with staff, parents, and external organisations to guide the whole-school based approach to supporting mental health. She regularly liaises with students about the options available to boost their wellbeing and triages Wellbeing Referrals. With both a BA and MSc qualification in Psychology, and experience working for the SHOUT Crisis Helpline, she is also training to be a counsellor and is particularly interested in disordered eating and issues around body image.
Our Pastoral Team
Ms Whittington oversees the work of our three Heads of Key Stage who between them have over forty years of experience as part of the King’s High community! Working with their respective Heads of Year and Form Tutors, the heads of each section of the school are the stalwarts of our pastoral care, responsible for the overall welfare of the students in their year groups.
Our Wellbeing Mentor, and our Mental Health Lead, Charlotte, provide additional drop-in opportunities for students to talk through their feelings and emotions.
Lucy Dunster is our School Nurse. Since qualifying as a Registered Nurse (RN, BSc (Hons) Birmingham), Nurse Lucy spent six years working in acute surgical and medical departments. She then worked in community health, delivering thousands of Covid-19 vaccinations before joining King's High in 2022. Nurse Lucy is passionate about promoting women's health and ‘wellness’.
