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Establishing a whole school approach as Senior Mental Health Lead - Beginner

The position of Mental Health Lead in a school can be one of the most transformational for staff, students, and the wider school community.

Who is this for?

Those just beginning their journey as a Senior Mental Health Lead, or those looking to re-establish their current approach.

Length

4 months

Overview

The position of Mental Health Lead in a school can be one of the most transformational for staff, students, and the wider school community. However, establishing a clear vision can be one of the hardest.

Programme summary

Delivery partner

Leeds Beckett University

Length

4 months

By engaging with best practice from school leaders, this course will support you in developing a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing spanning universal, specific and targeted provision.

We recognise that leaders are incredibly busy and therefore this course is designed to allow you to complete all of the training and have real impact.

This course is ideal for those just beginning their journey as a Senior Mental Health Lead, or for those looking to re-establish their current approach.

Our course focuses on:

  • Understanding your role as a senior mental health lead or having strategic responsibility for mental health in your school
  • Establishing your mental health strategy
  • Developing a mental health intent statement
  • How to establish a policy and interweave it with your other policies; including the new PSHE curriculum
  • How to conduct an evidence-informed audit of your current provision

Modules

Teachers

Our programme delivery is as follows.
Throughout the units we will be supporting you to complete your framework.

  • Unit 1 – The Whole School Approach (Leadership & Management of this as the Mental Health Leads)
  • Unit 2 – Setting the direction of travel – your intent statement (Creating an ethos & Environment – here we are looking at what is an intent statement and how do you create it and involve others)
  • Unit 3 – Identification and the preventative approach (Identifying the need and monitoring impact – here we will look at what you have in place and what you want to achieve)
  • Unit 4 – Mapping your provision (Targeted support and appropriate referrals)
  • Unit 5 – Enabling student voice/Working with Parents, Families and Carers (how do you best capture your stakeholders and what do you do with that information?)
  • Unit 6 – Using your curriculum time to the maximum to support wellbeing (Curriculum, Learning and Development)
  • Unit 7 – Policy – Why it matters and how to make it a living document (Leadership & Management)
  • Unit 8 – How do we involve staff and get everyone working together on wellbeing (Staff Development)
  • Regional conference – coaching triad sessions and round table discussions using ‘open space technology’

Learning and assessment

Learning

Understanding your role as a senior mental health lead or having strategic responsibility for mental health in your school

Establishing your mental health strategy
Developing a mental health intent statement
How to establish a policy and interweave it with your other policies; including the new PSHE curriculum
How to conduct an evidence-informed audit of your current provision

Assessment

Blended Learning – our programme features online live learning, online forum discussions, online learning, group coaching, personalised audit planning and access to a face to face conference (held regionally).

All participants will also have access to the Carnegie Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead Community to attend further CPD opportunities

Entry

To be eligible for this programme you must:

Be at the beginning of your journey as a Senior Mental Health Lead, or for those looking to re-establish their current approach.

Work in an education establishment.

Entry to Mental Health Qualification

Fees and funding

Cost: £900

Testimonials

Emma Kavanagh

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Deputy Headteacher/Senior Mental Health Lead

“It helped make mental health the priority- I was able to work well with others to develop provision as a whole school priority. Mental health and wellbeing is a key part of what we do and our day to day work.”

Mike Sweeny

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Head of Year and Dedicated Safeguarding Lead

“I couldn’t recommend this course any higher.”

FAQs

How long is the course?

4 months

The course is online but at the end we hold a regional conference where student meet each other in person.