Interventions are there to address a deficit, whether it's a wellbeing intervention into types of meditation and how to calm pupils down after lunch, whether it's counselling or therapy to address poor mental health or mental health difficulty, then it's still an...
An education setting’s caring ethos and environment will have a major impact on the wellbeing of its staff and pupils. It’s important for leaders to define that culture and vision, making it clear what behaviours, values and beliefs underpin it. It is important too...
Developing a positive ethos and culture within your setting will help to develop good relationships and positive behaviour within the classroom, playground and wider community. You may find it useful to undertake a 180 or 360 degree review relating to your leadership...
The Mental Health Action Plan will help you to develop your school/college-wide strategy, promoting positive mental health conversations and support for all members of your community and around your setting. It will help you to: Access and utilise tools, strategies...
Chapter 6 of the SEND Code of Practice (2015) states that: provision maps are an efficient way of showing all the provision that the school makes which is additional to and different from that which is offered through the school’s curriculum; and the use of provision...
The SORTS e-learning module has been co-produced by a team of academic psychologists, school staff and mental health professionals. The module aims to help school staff provide a supportive response to students who self-harm. The SORTS e-learning module is designed to...
Recognising and responding to self-harm in schools - this resource hub has been developed by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. SORTS resources have been developed for use in schools with staff, parents, carers and students. Below, you can download...
The Association of Mental Health in Education has partnered with TACaccess to link you to an online community of therapists. TACaccess connects mental health commissioners, children/young people, and therapists with ease and efficiency through an online database with...
The Department of Health and Social care have announced the launch of the new and improved School Zone. The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the new home for The School Zone - a range of flexible teaching resources for both Primary and Secondary...
Hear from Alison Grimshaw, Richard Daniel Curtis and Dr Alexandra Hennessey as they discuss topics which impact us every day at the Mental Health in Education Show Leeds 2024. https://vimeo.com/983107648?share=copy
Anne Fine explores how fiction can contribute to a child’s wellbeing in a difficult world. A talk from this year’s Keynote speaker recorded at the Leeds Mental Health in Education Show 2024. Anne is a former Children’s Laureate and multi-award winning author of books,...
This seminar reports on research with adults about their mental health experiences at secondary school, data about the impact of secondary-based mental health interventions, and explores a new student resilience-building intervention. Grace joins us from Birmingham...