Implementing the whole school approach: audit tool and action plan

This auditing tool allows settings to rate their progress towards a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

In a series of questions relating to the 8 principles of a whole school approach, users are asked to reflect on their setting and outline actions that can be taken to further their progress.

It provides good practice examples for all of the principles to help embed the whole school approach across the school or college setting.

Mental health leads could adapt the audit to meet the specific needs of the whole school community, including staff, parents and carers, and children.

Using this resource

This resource is designed for:

• use by mental health leads working with students aged 5 to 19+.

Learning outcomes

This resource addresses the following learning outcomes:

• Access and utilise tools, strategies and resources to support their own mental health so that they can look after themselves.
• Identify and utilise tools, strategies and resources to confidently engage staff to help promote and support their mental health and wellbeing.
• Share simple evidence-based strategies and exercises with staff and pupils/students to help them manage their mental health and develop their own coping strategies.
• Facilitate development of school staff, identifying critical training and ensuring that all staff can recognise and understand the process to respond to mental health concerns.
• Signpost and increase and promote awareness of resources to support staff.