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Here you will find the latest evidence-based infographics and blogs on mental health in schools and colleges and relevant case studies and information about how important is it to have qualified mental health support for the whole school community.
Mark entered education after a career at the Environment Agency, and taught Lower Key Stage 2 in a Bradford Primary School where supporting the mental and emotional health of pupils
Sajda is the Director of SB Training and Consultancy, where Sajda leads on offering consultancy to organisations looking at service design and delivery, setting up and facilitating focus groups and
Claire has a wealth of experience after graduating with a degree in Criminology and spending the last 17 years working on the Social Emotional Behavioural agenda within schools, working with
Steve has worked for the past 32 years in a wide range of primary schools in Essex and Milton Keynes with a variety of roles and responsibilities including 9 years
With 15 years’ experience as an Assistant Headteacher, Janet is well-versed in the challenges leadership teams face in the rapidly changing educational landscape. Her last school was the top performing
Lucinda has been teaching Psychology on and off for 15 years and has an MA in Special and Inclusive Education. In recent years she has been working with nurture groups
Bob is a freelance trainer, coach, consultant and therapist with over twenty years experience in learning and development contexts as an English teacher, curriculum manager, and learning and development manager.
Dominique is an experienced Community Nurse Specialist with demonstrated history of working within the NHS, in school nursing and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services positions. She is skilled in
Adam is our Learning and Development Specialist who, as well as working for Minds Ahead, is Assistant Principal: Student Ethos and Safeguarding at a large (1,800 students) secondary in Barnsley.
Claire recently returned from Thailand after a four-year period teaching at an international school in Bangkok where she was the Head of Learning Support, SENDCo and DDSL. She is passionate
Eve is our Learning and Development Assistant and supports with our social media efforts and communication with applicants to the School Mental Health Specialist. She is currently studying Marketing and
Dr Geraldine Strathdee, C.B.E. O.B.E, Royal College Psychiatrist of the Year in 2012. Her current experience includes the following roles: National Clinical Director for Mental Health based in NHS England; Medical Director for
Norman Lamb has been the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk since 2001. After serving as a minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, he was appointed Minister
Dean had a difficult childhood which resulted in him attending seven different schools. Despite that, his potential was noticed and he was nominated by his teachers to apply for the
Working with our partners at Leeds Beckett University, as the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, we consulted with highly engaged senior leads for mental health from
Antonietta is passionate about sports and believes that exercise and sport activities can help to reduce anxiety and improve mental health and well-being. She grew up in Venezuela and volunteered
Shelly started working with young people as a youth leader in her synagogue as a teenager and continued throughout university as a mentor leading her to become a teacher with
When faced with the need to improve and look after our mental health, the first things that often come to mind are often exercise and reading. The relationship between reading
Under our partnership with the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, as the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, we are the national quality assurance
The causes of mental health wellbeing and mental health illnesses for our children and young people are well documented, as are the wider structural or socioeconomic contexts that are clear
The Education Staff Wellbeing Charter has been launched by the Department of Education, and applies to schools, colleges, and further educational institutions in England. It was co-created by the DfE’s
When discussing mental health I often get asked on the best way to measure wellbeing by school leaders and educational professionals. Before answering the question it is worth considering the
Research and literature regarding the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people has become more frequent and widespread over recent years, as data and trends show an increasingly
By Priya Mitchell MA, School Counsellor and Designated Lead, The British School Al Khubairat As the sole Counsellor within an International School with 1900+ students on roll, my diary is
Minds Ahead Community Interest Company, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London, EC1A 2BN, United Kingdom. Company registration number 10795912