Training for Schools

Our flexible training options support schools in working towards improving staff mental health and creating a positive culture of health and wellbeing.

The 2021 Teacher Wellbeing Index, an annual report by charity Education Support in conjunction with YouGov, found that the mental health of teachers is getting worse compared to at the height of the Covid pandemic. 77% experienced symptoms of poor mental health due to their work, 46% always go into work when unwell, 42% think their organisation’s culture has a negative impact on their wellbeing and 54% have considered leaving the sector in the past two years due to pressures on their mental health.

Publication of the governmental Green Paper ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health’ aims to prioritise the need for support of educational institutions in addressing Mental Health issues and working collaboratively with specialist Mental Health support agencies in order to effectively safeguard those in their care.

The Paper also recommends that a senior leader in each setting be appointed as a Designated Senior Mental Health Lead (DSMHL) to write the ‘staff development’ element of the school’s mental health plan and have a strategy to implement it, thus taking an important step towards promoting and enhancing whole school wellbeing.

We offer training specifically designed to educate and support leaders and wellbeing ambassadors in schools.

Our Mental Health Matters training is for all Staff Development and designated 'Senior Mental Health Leads (DSMHL), to support their own wellbeing and that of their staff.

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