Wellbeing and Mental Health Awareness

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 We believe that prioritising wellbeing is essential for happy and mentally healthy schools for both students and staff. Mental health and wellbeing are intrinsically linked to academic success and overall school improvement. We are national leaders in mental health and well being, having been nationally recognised through awards and accreditations.

 Well being and mental health awareness are critical:  

For Children and Young People:

Positive School Climate: A positive and inclusive school environment fosters a sense of belonging and reduces bullying and discrimination, creating a safer and more supportive learning space for all students.

Enhanced Social-Emotional Development: Schools provide a vital environment for children to develop essential social-emotional skills like empathy, communication, conflict resolution, and self-regulation. These skills are fundamental for healthy relationships and overall well-being throughout life.

Increased Resilience: By learning coping mechanisms and building resilience, children are better equipped to handle challenges, setbacks, and stress, both in school and beyond.

Early Mental Health Identification and support: Prioritising wellbeing can help prevent and early-identify mental health concerns like anxiety and depression, leading to timely support and better long-term outcomes.

Improved Academic Performance: When children and young people feel safe, supported, and emotionally regulated, they can focus better, learn more effectively, and achieve higher academic results.

For Staff:

Reduced Stress and Burnout: Supporting staff wellbeing helps reduce stress, burnout, and absenteeism, leading to a more engaged and effective workforce.

Improved Job Satisfaction: When staff feel valued, supported, and have access to resources for their own well-being, they are more likely to be satisfied with their jobs and committed to their work.

Enhanced Teaching and Learning: Happy and healthy teachers are more likely to be more creative, enthusiastic, and effective in their teaching, creating a more positive and engaging learning experience for students.

Improved School Culture: When staff prioritise their own wellbeing, it models healthy behaviours for students and contributes to a more positive and supportive school culture.

• Empathy and Compassion: We understand the education sector and its demands and show genuine care and concern for you, your student and your staffs' well-being and the impact positive mental health and well being cultures can have on your schools success.
• Positive Reinforcement: We recognise and appreciate leaders efforts, contributions and achievements towards creating mentally healthy cultures and commitment to developing and strengthening this further as a school priority.
• Reflection and challenge: We embrace a coaching culture and encourage leaders to be honest, reflective and transparent to pinpoint the improvements and initiatives needed to develop a mentally healthy culture.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: We encourage a collaborative and supportive environment, working in partnership with leaders and their teams.
• Work-Life Balance: We promote a healthy work-life balance and mental health awareness. We will avoid communication and contact out of hours, unless requested and will support leaders to consider their own wellbeing, as well as the wider schools’.
• Continuous Evaluation: We regularly evaluate the progress of your school wellbeing initiatives and make adjustments as needed to ensure ongoing success.

  We offer a range of services to support mental health and well being in your schools. Please explore some of our other pages for more information such as coaching, supervision and training and ways to champion mental health awareness.

• Whole School Wellbeing and Mental Health Review
• ‘Flourishing Children and Young People’ Review®
• Wellbeing Surveys and Audits
• Wellbeing Policy and Procedure Development
• Professional Supervision
• Coaching and mentoring for school leaders, SENCOs, Senior Mental Health Leaders, Teachers and Teaching Assistants
• Staff Training and Professional Development in Wellbeing and Mental Health
• Curriculum Development

With the expected focus on how schools are supporting children and young people to thrive, our ‘Flourishing Children and Young People’ review ®  supports school leaders to consider how they are creating a supportive and nurturing environment where all students can flourish. 

Our Review includes:

• Understanding academic achievement and progress of all learners: 
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): We evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of effective Social and Emotional Learning and Literacy programmes to develop students' social, emotional, and behavioural skills.
• Mental Health Awareness & Support: We consider how the curriculum, safeguarding procedures and pastoral support across the schools’ provision raises awareness of mental health issues and provides teaching, learning and support for students' to develop their mental well being.
• Building Positive Relationships and Belonging: We measure how schools champion and foster positive relationships between students, teachers, and parents.
• Creating a Positive School Climate: We consider how leaders, students and staff at all levels, work together to create a positive and inclusive school culture where all everyone feels valued and respected.
• Developing Essential Characteristics and Values: We assess how well the school ethos, environment and curriculum supports children and young people to develop the essential skills and values to be happy and productive members of their communities, considering areas such as resilience, self-efficacy, digital literacy, leadership, growth mindset, critical thinking, problem-solving and a

love of learning.

We understand the increasing importance of well being and mental health and the part it plays in supporting thriving school communities, fostering happy and mentally healthy classrooms and environments and securing strong academic and professional outcomes.

Our Wellbeing Review includes: 

• Identify strengths and weaknesses: We assess the current state of student and staff mental health and wellbeing through surveys, interviews, curriculum and assessment evidence and observations. We consider the areas of:

                       - leadership and management 

                       - ethos and environment

                       - curriculum

                       - teaching and learning

                       - student voice

                       - staff training and development 

                       - targeted need and graduated responses

                        - families and community 

• Develop a tailored action plan: We work with your Senior Mental Health Leader / School Leaders to create a customised plan to address identified needs, promote mental health awareness and improve whole school wellbeing. 
• Empower your staff: We provide training and resources to equip your staff with the knowledge and skills to support student mental health.
• Create a supportive environment: We help you build a school culture that prioritises wellbeing and fosters a positive learning environment.
• Clear feedback: We provide a detailed report to with findings and key recommendations.

Continuous professional development is crucial for practitioners to thrive and for students to succeed. We offer a range of high-quality training and development programs designed to enhance knowledge in mental health and well being, build strong cultures of mental health awareness and support the self-care of everyone in your setting.

Our Teacher Training & Professional Development Services include:

• Understanding mental health and wellbeing
• Psychological Safety 
• Creating a positive school climate
• Growing Flourishing Students
• Growing Flourishing Staff
• Leadership Resilience
• Resilient Schools
• Resilient Staff
• Stress Awareness and Management
• Working Smarter
• Building Positive Relationships
• Understanding compassion fatigue
• Supporting Neurodiverse Staff / Students
• 22nd Century Life Skills
• Financial Wellbeing
• Understanding and Preventing Burnout
• Teacher Self-Efficacy
• Student Self-Efficacy
• Why We Need a Good Night’s Sleep
• Positive Psychology for Schools