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Sarah Harrison Chartered College of Teaching Teacher development programmes manager
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About the Course
About the Course
Duration: 85 mins (approx)
Both Ofsted and the Department for Education are increasingly placing more and more emphasis on mental health and wellbeing. It is essential that all staff take care of both their own and others mental health and can recognise the signs of ill health before it gets too far.
Our Essential CPD course on mental health provides you and your staff with the core content you need to ensure you are aware of your responsibilities around mental health. Delivered in high-quality video CPD format that has been skilfully organised for busy workloads and is accessible on any device, anytime, anywhere, our mental health training has been designed to provide maximum learning potential in the leanest, most cost effective and most time-efficient manner.
Delivered by mental health and wellbeing expert, Anna Bateman, the course has been divided into five easily digestible modules and contains links to further learning and resources throughout, with an assessment at the end to help you evidence your mental health training compliance.
Designed in line with the following policies
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019
Learning Outcomes
- Establishing what is meant by mental health and the context behind it.
- Exploring mental health as a state of wellbeing and different mental health models.
- Understanding specific mental health conditions which are of higher prevalence in schools.
- Recognising the signs and symptoms and measures to help staff cope with these conditions.
- Understanding prevention measures and the importance of staff self-care.
Course Units
Introduction
This CPD certified course will help you to better understand your roles and responsibilities in relation to Mental Health. It is aimed at governors, senior leaders and members of school staff who work in all school settings, from early years through...
Module 1: Mental Health Theory
In module 1, you will learn about how mental health is defined and about the different models that help us to understand our thoughts, feelings and emotions. You will also learn about the different environments which help to shape your mental health.
Module 2: Key Areas of Mental Distress: Anxiety
Module 2 will discuss the key aspects of anxiety and how fear and worry can seriously impact both student’s and staff wellbeing. It will provide essential tips for staff to consider and provide several resources for further education.
Module 3: Key Areas of Mental Distress: Self Harm
In module 3, you will learn about why individuals may self-harm and the different lengths that staff and pupils may go to, using self-harm as a form of coping mechanism.
Module 4: Prevention
Module 4 will provide learners with an overview of risk and protective factors around mental health in different environments, focusing on building resilience and ways to keep mentally strong.
Module 5: Staff Self Care
Module 5 will emphasise the importance of staff taking care of themselves and supporting one another. It will also explain how your own approach to wellbeing acts as a model for pupils to follow.
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Very interesting/ informative.Lorraine GarnerWatts - Poole High School
Mental Health made easy
Very informative. A lot of information to take in, particularly policy and legislationolubayo Oyewole - The Abbey School ME13 8RZ
very educative
thank youAnita Awumey, Senior leader - Roding Primary School
Mental Health
This was a very enjoyable and interesting course. I have definitely learnt a few things from it. The lady speaking on the videos spoke clearly and at a steady pace. The videos could be paused at any time, allowing the learner to make notes. Thank you! Mrs C Maguire.Charmaine Maguire - Hertswood Academy
Explanatory and helpful
Clear explanations on how to understand mental health and support the children affected.Gabriella Barthos, Teacher - Roding Primary School
This course was great. Answering a lot of questions. It basically covered everything! Excellent!!!!
Very good and did not become bored at any point.Oredolapo Adewoyin, Science Teacher - Isleworth And Syon School For Boys
Understanding Mental Health
Very informative course which has given me a greater understanding with regards to my roles and responsibilities within the school setting.Andrea Townsend, Non-teaching - Queen Katharine Academy
Excellent training course
Very informative, plenty of helpful links to resources online that will definitely help in the school setting with young people.Stacey Allen, Senior leader - St Wilfrid's Catholic School
Certificate in Understanding Mental Health
Excellent CPD for all staff to undertakeL Day-Elks, pastoral - Moorside High School ST9 0HP
Understanding Mental Health
An excellent, informative course.Rachael Warren, Teacher - Hemswell Cliff Primary School
Great basic information
Although the information provided is only a small selection of the topics it is enough for you to have the knowledge you need to build on.Karen Dunne - St John Rigby College
Well presented and great example
Easy to follow course. Modules good time length.Georgina Massey, Support staff - The King's (the Cathedral) School
really good course
great course worth doing.paula drew - Catch22
PositiveLesley Mcguire - Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
An informative courseLindsey Sadler - Eastlands Junior School
Very insightful
Really enjoyed this webinarSam Gray, LSA - Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
Informative and easy to listen to
Really enjoyed this . Will recommend to othersalicia reid - Ernehale Infant School (FHT)
Excellent and informative!
I found the pace of the course and the content very good. Very informative and usefulLucie STADEN - Bishop Heber High School
Mrs June Fox
Very informative and in light of Covid 19 very current,June Fox, Family Support Practitioner - Lakenheath Community Primary School
Feedback
Truly informative and so well explained. Great webinar providing me with the knowledge and attitude and some skills to identify and support MH in the workplace and at home with family and friends.Delia Casey, Teacher - Fir Tree Fishery CIC
Menal heath
Excellent course, learnt so much thank youKaren Godfrey, Support staff - Pield Heath House School
Mental Health CPD
I was very pleased with the way the course was delivered. Through easy to understand details to helpful tips and resources, I now feel a lot more equipped and can put a lot of this learning into practice straight away.Zahra Jennings-Grant, Teacher - Coombe Wood School
A very informative interesting course with different ways of managingSajda Naz, Teaching Assistant - Alston Primary School B9 5UN
Certificate In Understanding Mental Health
I enjoyed the course. It was interesting and delivered in a positive way. As well as providing ideas for good practice I felt motivated in creating an environment conducive for learning and where pupils have a voice so they are listened to and can share their feeling.Ann BUTT - Kingsford Community School
Understanding Mental Health
An excellent course.Chris Foster, support staff - Grove Street Primary School and Nursery School
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N/ARob Cadwell - Range High School
Clear and to the point.
I found this course to be interesting and helpful with some great ideas on how to help a child with issues. I also liked how the needs of the staff were addressed and how they could be supported too.Hazel Curtis - Reid Street Primary School
Great course
I like the style of the course, content and presentationJoanne Robinson - Range High School
Understanding Mental Health
A really informative, helpful webinar - some really positive examples and facts and information relayed throughout the course, easy to follow too:)T Hodgkinson, TA - Moorside High School ST9 0HP
Certificate in Understanding Mental Health
I have really enjoyed listen and reading about this course, it has been really useful to understand more about Mental Health and how to help. Really impressedMoira Campbell - The Elizabethan Academy Retford
Mental Health
Thoroughly enjoyed deepening my understanding of mental health for children and staff. Having the visual representations to identify or look for patterns when children are staff are most at risk and looking at measures to prevent these.Natalie Willcock - Cotgrave Candleby Lane School (FHT)
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lots of people get stress. and sometimes its good to talk about siturtionsDAWN MCINTOSH, Teaching Assistant - Barford Primary School (B16 0EF)
Informative
Very informative, great techniques for anybody to adapt into their practice.Abishaia Blair - Roundhay School
CPD Mental Health
Really informative course and excellent strategies to support children.Jean Nancolas, SENCO Assistant - Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School
Really useful training and an engaging trainer.Tracy Garland - Tollgate Community Junior School
Excellent course on Mental Health.
Brilliant course, full of useful tips that can be put in place quickly. Excellent explanations and examples throughout and really well paced videos that keep you engaged throughout.Cath Harden - Desborough College
informative
good!Millie Armstead, Inclusion Support - Spen Valley High School
Informative CPD
Helpful and clear.Neela Choudhury - Coombe Wood School
very informative.
This was a very interesting course. I was able to pause and rewind the video which enable me to take notes.Carol Cambe, Teaching Assistant - Malin Bridge Primary School
Very insightful
Thoroughly enjoyed this course.Samantha Monrose - Maidenhall Primary School
Really thought provoking
I like how the course is in modules so I was able to fit it into a busy schedule over a few days. Links to documents and websites were really helpful. I will definitely be recommending this course to other Heads for positive impact on policy and practice for pupils, staff and indeed your own mental health.Caroline T-Walmsley, Headteacher - Kingsway Infants' School
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