Guidance and evidence shows that the key factor in improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health within schools and colleges comes from taking a Whole School Approach. Strong leadership and management within the school or college is vital. Public Health England guidance Public Health England breaks down the whole-school approach into eight components. Leadership and Management […]
Ryefield Primary School is an Academy School based in a socially diverse area in Hillingdon in north-west London. Motivation Head Teacher, Colin Tucker, commenced in 2016. Found a school that was inclusive and caring. He wanted to understand what it was about the school that sustained this in order that he could ensure that it […]
Hendon School has redesigned and renamed its Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) programme calling it ‘Smart Futures’. The voice of pupils is the cornerstone of the school’s approach. Hendon School is a co-educational secondary school based in the London Borough of Barnet. It has a tradition of strong pastoral support. A traumatic event within […]
Implementing a whole-school approach at George Green’s School, Tower Hamlets, London. George Green’s School is situated in the Isle of Dogs. It’s an area with high levels of deprivation sitting close by the Canary Wharf developments. The school is co-educational and includes a sixth form. The leadership team recognised that there were high levels of […]
The CUES-Ed programme has been developed by Clinical Psychologists and CBT Therapists from the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. This innovative cognitive behaviour therapy programme is delivered to whole classes in Key Stage 2 as part of their normal school day. So far it been delivered to over 4,000 children across schools in […]
Mentally Healthy Schools – Guidance for School Governors Mentally Healthy Schools has advice on a Governors’ role in understanding emotional wellbeing and mental health issues. This section has advice and guidance to school governors within a whole school approach. It also offers guidance on what to include in an induction programme for new Governors, including […]
Templates for schools to use to support discussions with local partners in planning mental health support at school. Commissioning responsibilities grid 2018 This document has been developed by Healthy London Partnership. It is for use or adaptation within local areas to assist strategic commissioning groups to discuss and clarify the responsible commissioners for different categories […]
This section of the toolkit is geared towards parents and families of children and young people. CAMHS useful links for parents and young people Here you will find relevant information and contacts for sources of support for bullying, autism, eating disorders and other issues. CAMHS useful links This section of the website represents the historical […]
This page provides supporting information and links to documents that offer guidance, examples, tools and advice and evaluation of Commissioning cost-effective services for promotion of mental health and wellbeing and prevention of mental Ill-health – Public Health England This document covers the commissioning of mental health services across all age ranges. There are two detailed case […]
This page offers information to support London schools to engage individuals or organisations (or both) at the school to provide counselling services. It includes a financial evaluation assessing the benefits these services can bring to young people. Counselling in schools: a blueprint for the future – Department of Education This non-statutory guidance gives school leaders some advice […]