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 Effectiveness of Mindfulness Interventions for Mental Health in Schools: a Comprehensive Meta-analysis...
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is a guide to define 'how' we are expected to support children and staff with mental health and wellbeing and 'what' practice we implement to support mental health and wellbeing. Here are some proformas for reporting on the...
Pupil voice in schools means a whole-school commitment to listening to the views, wishes and experiences of all children and young people. It means placing value on what children and young people tell school staff about their experiences. Children and young people...
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 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...
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