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Senior Mental Health Lead Course

Now available!

Our brand new course for people new to the role of Senior Mental Health Lead who need to better understand the role, audit your school's current Mental Health approach,  and feel more confident in your work.

This course is online, self-paced; and is aimed at new leaders who are at the beginning of their SHML journey. Being online, learners can join us from primary, secondary and special schools located anywhere in the UK and, indeed, internationally. 

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LEARN HOW TO FACILITATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Facilitating positive change in children and young people

 

The new role of Senior Mental Health Lead in schools is an opportunity to support children and young people. Over recent years, for many children, their mental health and well-being has been declining.

The Children's Society's 'The Good Childhood Report 2021' found that "modern life continues to erode the happiness of young people. Dissatisfied with school, friendships and how they look, children deserve drastic change."

We asked over 300 Designated Safeguarding Leads and Senior Mental Health Leads and they told that the key barriers to an embedded mental health culture in schools was time, training and knowledge.

In this course from Andrew Hall (pictured right) and Success In Schools, we will help you identify your learning needs, devise a clear action plan and allow you to work through the online modules at your own pace.

Andrew Hall

What you will learn

These are the eight outcomes set out in 'Learning outcomes for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges (DfE, 2021)'

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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Champion efforts to promote and support mental health and wellbeing.

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IDENTIFYING NEED AND MONITORING IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS

Plan appropriate responses to students’ mental health and wellbeing needs.

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TARGETED SUPPORT AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS

Ensure children and young people can get timely and appropriate support.

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Support their own mental wellbeing, and that of pupils and students.

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CREATING AN ETHOS AND ENVIRONMENT

that promotes respect and values diversity.

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ENABLING THE STUDENT VOICE

The voice of every learner is heard and valued, and influences decisions

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WORKING WITH PARENTS, FAMILIES AND CARERS

So that everyone works as a genuine team around pupils and students, with a consistency of approach and shared aims and strategies.

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CURRICULUM, TEACHING AND LEARNING

To promote resilience and support social and emotional learning.

Mental Health Pro Handbook

Accompanying the course is this 300-page handbook, a constant reference to support your learning and development. 

All the tools you need to be an effective Senior Mental Health Lead

This online course for Senior Mental Health Leads includes 12-month's access to Mental Health Pro.

Course Materials

Videos and written materials to help met the eight learning outcomes for Senior Mental Health Leads.

Guided needs assessment

Find out your development needs using our simple assessment tool.

Self-paced guided learning

Choose when you learn at a time and pace that is convenient for you. 

Access to a online repository of ready-to use resources

Draw on a growing set of resources to help deepen your understanding or share with colleagues during CPD sessions.

Get your questions answered

Ask the questions you need answers to from others in the community or from our tutors.

Access an online community of SMHL colleagues

Meet other colleagues in our online community and share your moments of pride or draw on the hive mind.

Support to create an effective action plan

Effective action plans help get things done. We'll help you identify the steps that are needed.

Individual feedback for your Mental Health development plan

All development plans submitted will receive personalised feedback.

Easily accessible smartphone app

A simple to use smartphone app for iOS and Android will give you easy access to the course content whenever needed.

Understanding and implementing the role of senior mental health leads 

Success in Schools Ltd
Online and serving the UK and Internationally across the East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber

  Suitable for: Beginners who are new to the role of SMHL

  Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Middle deemed Primary, Middle deemed Secondary, Special School, Alternative Provision