(AGENPARL) - Roma, 10 Ottobre 2023 - (AGENPARL) – mar 10 ottobre 2023 Mental health and wellbeing resources
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Teacher Bulletin
Today is World Mental Health Day, which is about raising awareness and driving positive change for everyone’s mental health. This year’s theme, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’. 
This Teacher Bulletin brings together a range of resources and advice to help children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing.
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*Senior mental health lead training *
All state schools and colleges can claim a £1,200 grant [ https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] to fund DfE quality assured mental health lead training [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/senior-mental-health-lead-training?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]to help them develop their school or college approach to promoting and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. 
If you previously claimed a grant and your trained lead has left your setting, you can also now apply for a 2nd grant.
*Claim your grant* [ https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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*Mental health support teams *
We are extending coverage of mental health support teams in schools and colleges to at least 50% of pupils/students in England by March 2025.
We have published a report about the experiences of schools and colleges working with a mental health support team.  Find out more [ https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/trailblazers/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] about how mental health support teams are supporting pupils and learners and families in schools and colleges across the country.
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*Resources to support staff wellbeing *
There is also support available to both teachers and school leaders to support your own wellbeing and address challenges around workload. This includes*:*
* Co-created with the sector, the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] sets out shared commitments to promote, protect and enhance the wellbeing of staff. The charter can be used to create a wellbeing strategy and schools are invited to sign up [ https://form.education.gov.uk/service/wellbeing-charter?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].
*Reducing staff workload *
* Developed with school leaders, the school workload reduction toolkit [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] includes practical resources to help schools identify and address workload issues, as well as evaluating the impact of any steps you’ve taken.
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Further mental health and wellbeing support resources
We’ve also published guidance on how to promote and support mental health and wellbeing in schools [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-in-schools-and-colleges?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] and colleges
The NHS Every Mind Matters [ https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] website offers valuable advice for spotting and supporting children’s mental health issues and encouraging young people to look after their mental wellbeing, as well as a NHS-endorsed digital content and classroom resources, developed in partnership with clinical and academic experts and end users.  
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities offers lesson plans, written and peer reviewed by teachers, for Year 6 and Key Stages 3 and 4 to support the RSHE curriculum and enable teachers to support pupil wellbeing. These” free PSHE resources” are accessible via the School Zone. [ https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/topics/mental-wellbeing/overview?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]  
There are anti-bullying school resources [ https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/school-resources?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] for primary and secondary ages, including cross-curricular activities and lesson and assembly plans. Your school can also register for a whole-school anti-bullying programme: The United Against Bullying programme [ https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/aba-our-work/united-against-bullying-uab-programme?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ].
Later in the term, the Department will also launch a new hub full of practical resources and tools for mental health leads developing a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing, and a toolkit to help schools and colleges develop their targeted mental wellbeing support offer for children and young people.
Hear from other teachers and school leaders
*School leaders and teachers have recently shared how they’ve embedded wellbeing at the heart of their school culture on the **DfE Teaching Blog* [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/?s=pupil+wellbeing+%26+mental+health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]*.*
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