Online Senior Mental Health Lead Training
The course is on two consecutive days:
09.30 - 15.30
Thursday 19th June & Friday 20th June 2025
DfE funding has now ended
We are offering this final course at only £495
AND
* Pay for one member of staff. Another goes FREE! *
What experience does Teach Well Toolkit have of delivering training in schools?
We are qualified teachers with over 60 years combined experience in primary and secondary education and have substantial experience in leading whole-school change
We also have qualifications in Mental Health, First Aid for Mental Health, Bereavement Counselling and Wellbeing Coaching. We are ideally placed to deliver SMHL training and provide support for your school.
We are both Fellows of the Chartered College.
We deliver the Senior Mental Health Lead Course fully online, saving you time and travel expenses.
What does the training involve?
The training is in two parts: Part 1 is an online two-day course. Part 2 consists of 6 months of support for you in your role as Senior Mental Health Lead as you build a whole-school culture of wellbeing and mental health, working with staff, pupils and the wider school community.
What is included in Part 1, the online training course?
Part 1: Online training course programme (Two days)
DAY ONE IS WEIGHTED TOWARDS CONTENT. DAY TWO PROVIDES MORE TIME TO PLAN HOW YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUR SCHOOL.
DAY 1
09.30 - 10.30 The whole-school role of the Senior Mental Health Lead.
10.30 - 11.00 Performing the role in your school context: Discussion and feedback.
11.00 - 11.15 Break.
11.15 - 12.30 The causes of staff and pupil mental ill-health: two sides of the same coin.
12.30 - 13.00 Lunch.
13.00 - 14.00 Mental Health in the formal and hidden curriculum.
14.00 - 15.00 Identifying staff and pupil mental health needs: Whole-school strategies.
15.00 - 15.30 Action planning.
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DAY 2
09.30 - 09.45 Recap of Day 1 and questions.
09.45 - 10.30 Whole-school change in wellbeing and mental health: Applying Kotter's 4 Principles and 8 Accelerators
Accelerators 1-4 1. Creating a sense of urgency.
2. Building a guiding coalition.
3. Forming a strategic vision and initiatives.
4. Enlisting a volunteer army.
10.30 - 10.45 Action planning.
10.45 - 11.00 Summary and feedback.
11.00 - 11.15 Break.
Kotter's 4 Principles of Organisational Change
11.15 - 12.30 Whole-school change in wellbeing and mental health: Applying Kotter's 4 Principles and 8 Accelerators
Accelerators 5-8
5. Enabling action by removing barriers.
6. Generating short-term wins.
7. Sustaining acceleration.
8. Instituting change.
12.30 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 13.15 Action planning.
13.15 - 13.30 Summary and feedback.
13.30 - 14.15 Supporting pupil mental health.
14.15 - 15. 30 Supporting staff mental health.
15.30 - 15. 45 Action planning.
15.45 - 16. 00 Plenary and close.
[A copy of Waters, (Ed) (2021) Cultures of Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools Open University Press/McGraw-Hill is included with the course]
What does part 2 of the training involve?
Part 2 of the training supports you to build a whole-school culture of staff and pupil wellbeing and mental health in your role as Senior Mental Health Lead.
Our unique Mental Health Lead Toolkit contains everything you will need to lead whole-school change, including documents, research into mental health in schools and customisable emails to staff. Whether you are new to leading whole-school change or have experience, the Mental Health Lead Toolkit gives you all the support you need. There are 8 online modules in total, with 24/7 access, via our Padlet and our Heights Learning Platform, where you are guided, step-by- step through the process of building a culture of whole school mental wellbeing.
How much does Teach Well Toolkit Senior Mental Health Lead training cost?
As DfE funding has now ended, we have reduced the cost of Teach Well Toolkit Senior Mental Health Lead training to only £495.
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Senior Mental Health Lead Training
19th & 20th June 2025
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