Anti-racism and mental health in schools: e-learning course
A free online training course from the Anna Freud Centre, designed to improve education staff’s understanding of the impact of racism on mental health.
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Black and racially minoritised young people can experience racism in many areas of their lives - including at school. Experiencing racism can have significant mental health consequences for young people.
Through this new e-learning course, staff will learn practical strategies for tackling racism in schools, and how to introduce a whole-school approach to anti-racism and mental health.
About the e-learning
The course is designed to:
- be used by all education staff at primary or secondary schools
- be completed by individual staff members
The course is designed for staff to complete at their own pace, but is estimated to take between 3 and 5 hours in total.
Teaching is broken down into five modules with a short quiz and suggested reflective activities at the end of each unit.
This training has been produced in collaboration with BLAM UK, the Honourable Stuart Lawrence, school staff from a range of settings, and features the voices of young people throughout.
It is completely free and available for anyone to access once they have registered.
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