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Resources
Creating a developmentally informed, trauma aware, nurture approach, to support children and young people’s positive mental health outcomes in schools
Alison Grimshaw from Nurture International presents a talk on suing the six nurture principles to support mental health. Recorded at the 2023 Mental Health in Education Show. https://vimeo.com/902688604?share=copy
Children and Young People’s Perceptions of Provision and Processes
In this presentation Dr Alexandra Hennessey and Dr Ola Demkowicz from the Manchester Institute of Education share key findings from a qualitative project where we spoke with a range of children and young people across a diverse range of education settings in England...
Coaching Skills to Prevent Mental Health Issues
Ian Jefferis presents a seminar aimed at helping schools and colleges understand how they can make effective use of coaching. Recorded at the 2023 Mental Health in Education Show. https://vimeo.com/902688393?share=copy
Write to Feel Right
Keynote speaker and former children's laureate, Michael Rosen talks about his book, which helps people to dive deep into their emotions, and discover how writing about them can help them explore how they're feeling, and find healthy ways of dealing with thoughts....
National Trends in Mental Health Strategy
Richard Daniel Curtis presents national data gathered on mental health and wellbeing provision from the free school and college audit tool (https://audit.mentalhealthlead.com), delivered at the Mental Health in Education Show 2023....
Supporting students to support themselves through an online ‘one stop shop’ Resource Hub
Neil Johnson from Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College talks about the development of an online mental health hub for students, staff and parents. at the 2023 Mental Health in Education Show. https://vimeo.com/867619948?share=copy
Critical incidents
The UK Trauma Council have released guidance on what schools, colleges or educational settings can do in the event of a potentially traumatic incident that has affected all or most of an educational community. Their resource bank includes: Guidance Example policies...
Research: Mental Health in Education and Young People
This page shares some research articles that school or college leaders and Mental Health Leads may find useful in exploring solutions for their setting. 1 A compassion framework: the role of compassion in schools in promoting well-being and supporting the social and...
Ukraine Resources
The events in the Ukraine have directly affected the wellbeing of those we work with. This war has a particular significance as it is within Europe and it is relatable to our society (potentially more so than other wars) many people (staff, pupils and families) may be...
Skills Audit – View Previous Responses
When you have completed your own personal skills audit, you can view the results here. They are not editable as they are your starting point. Personal Skills Audit
Getting started
Welcome to the Association of Mental Health in Education! This page is designed to help you navigate your first steps on the website to support your setting or to prepare you for your course. I'm booked on a course If you are booked on a course, then there are some...