Enhancing School Mental Health and Wellbeing Policies
Explore the importance of school mental health policies, including insights on promoting wellbeing, understanding mental health issues, intervention strategies, and staff guidance to support students effectively.
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Session Overview Reviewing the course watched Talking to distressed students Review progress with action planning Discuss policy focusing on ethos/vision, governance, and staff wellbeing
Key learning from videos Which parts of your practice did they affirm? What will you take to your teams? How will you train and maintain?
DfE - Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools November 2018 Although schools are not required to have a standalone policy on mental health, policies should be consistent with schools duties under the Equality Act 2010. This Act recognises that a mental health condition that adversely affects behaviour amounts to a disability.
DfE - Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools November 2018 A mental health and wellbeing policy should aim to: describe your school or college s approach to mental health issues increase understanding and awareness of mental health issues to better facilitate early intervention alert staff to warning signs and risk factors provide guidance to all staff, including non-teaching staff and governors, in supporting pupils experiencing a mental health problem provide support and guidance to pupils experiencing a mental health problem, as well as guidance for their parents and carers.
Describes your school or colleges approach to mental health issues 1 Policy Statement/Vision At (insert school name), we are committed to really take time to explore this. How does it support the school s ethos? this is the toughest section and most policies are fairly bland tie in with your published ethos - Involve a team and then discuss with staff do not present it as a finished article What type of things may we want in here?
Culture Nothing about us.. Reflect the schools setting
5 Governance Again, what type of things may we want in here?
15 Staff mental health
Reflection Key learning from this from this session:
Before Next Session If you have not done already, share your action plan with SLT NOW! Please watch the courses as shown on the website
What will we do in the next session (19th September)? Reflect on the video courses (based on anxiety, disordered eating etc)) Share and discuss signposting for parents and strategies for staff wellbeing
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