Overview of ideas for leadership and management to support wellbeing
An overview of ideas for school and college leadership and management to deliver an effective whole-school approach to mental wellbeing.
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This resource provides a list of ideas that mental health leads, school leaders and management can draw on to create, plan and develop a whole-school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
The resource provides several ideas for how school leaders and management can bring about strategic change and develop an effective whole-school or college approach to support staff and pupils
It covers areas such as:
- school and college policies
- working with governors, external agencies, and parents and carers
- monitoring the impact of wellbeing interventions.
Mental health leads may wish to use this resource as a starting point for discussion with leadership and management about creating or improving a whole-school or college approach. They may also wish to use it to review current practice and facilitate further planning.
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:
- Create a plan to develop, implement and sustain a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing, tailored to their setting’s needs.
- Put in place strategies to identify, understand and overcome resistance, and bring key stakeholders with them.
- Reflect on personal development needs, and put in place plans to be effective in role.
- Sustain and continually improve the approach in their setting, working effectively with peers and support networks.
- Build stronger links with appropriate local services and feel empowered to take a role in shaping these.
- Monitor the impact of a whole school or college approach in their setting.
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