5 Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing framework

Use this free evidence-based framework to decide on your own approach to mental health and wellbeing in 5 simple steps.

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This resource belongs to the resource hub for a whole-school or college approach.

  • Author Anna Freud
  • Whole-school or college approach principles Key
    1 Leadership and management
    Supporting
    • 2 School ethos and environment
    • 3 Curriculum, teaching and learning
    • 4 Student voice
    • 5 Staff development, health and wellbeing
    • 6 Identifying need and monitoring impact
    • 7 Working with parents/carers
    • 8 Targeted support
  • Estimated read time
    Various

The 5 Steps Framework is designed to make it easy to implement a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing.

The free, interactive tool is easy to work through. It is split into 5 clear steps, which each have their own subsections. Guidance and resources are provided for each subsection.

The 5 steps are:

  • Leading change
  • Working together
  • Understanding need
  • Promoting wellbeing
  • Supporting staff

Each step and sub-section aligns with the eight principles outlined in the Department for Education and Public Health England’s whole-school approach guidance. 

The framework also features a free action planning tool, designed to help staff measure their setting's progress against each step, which can be printed and shared easily.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

  • use by all education staff with responsibility for mental health and wellbeing in their school or college
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This resource belongs to the resource hub for a whole-school or college approach.

  • Author Anna Freud
  • Whole-school or college approach principles Key
    1 Leadership and management
    Supporting
    • 2 School ethos and environment
    • 3 Curriculum, teaching and learning
    • 4 Student voice
    • 5 Staff development, health and wellbeing
    • 6 Identifying need and monitoring impact
    • 7 Working with parents/carers
    • 8 Targeted support
  • Estimated read time
    Various

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