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Discover proven strategies to boost the mental health of children with SEND

When children have additional needs, it can be harder to recognise any wellbeing issues and to provide the right support. And according to the Mental Health Foundation, children with SEND are more likely to develop mental health problems.

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School Updates

Published on 01 Nov 2022

Teachers and staff working in specialist settings know that for their children to reach their full potential, there must be a focus on their wellbeing and mental health.

New Senior Mental Health Lead Training for Specialist Settings

Spotting the signs and acting quickly is essential to ensure students can receive appropriate help.

The government has recognised the importance of improving mental health in schools and has provided funding to train staff to ensure that every school has a senior mental health lead.

Alongside our Senior Mental Health Lead training courses, we have launched a new course designed specifically for people working in specialist settings and alternative provision to enable them to both support students and the mental health and wellbeing of staff.

Who is the course for?

The course has been designed for people who have led inclusion or mental health within a specialist setting such as:

Senior leaders in specialist settings and alternative provisions
Heads of inclusion in specialist settings and alternative provisions
SENCOs

How is the course structured?

You will work with established school leaders in mental health to support the development of an improvement plan
You will attend networking events, group and individual coaching sessions to improve your understanding of the topics covered
You will become part of a community of senior mental health leads working in specialist settings and alternative provisions

The course will enable you to:

Develop your intent for the mental health and wellbeing provision in your school
Examine the methods used to assess current interventions
Support staff to protect their mental health and wellbeing
Consider how staff interpret the information or observations from or of students
Evaluate the available interventions and assess their impact

Find out more

Our new specialist setting course has been designed by Jo Graham, a programme lead at Minds Ahead and a qualified and experienced SENCO. She has been the Lead Teacher for an Alternative Provision, where she fiercely advocated for, and ensured good quality education for, some of the county’s most vulnerable children and young people.

Our Senior Mental Health Lead Training Courses have been certified to be on the Department for Education (DfE) approved training course framework.

Find out more about our Senior Mental Health Lead in a Specialist Setting Training here (scroll halfway down the linked page for more details) here.

Mental Health

School Updates

We are a School that is seeking to redefine the education and professional development of the children and young people’s workforce. We offer distinctive and creative programmes that are responsive to the changes taking place in society, focusing on the diverse skills required of modern professionals.