Mental Health charity Young Minds estimate that 3 children in every classroom have a mental health problem. Teachers and support staff are often at the forefront of identifying these issues and dealing with the consequences.
For further information on how to support your own mental health during COVID 19, please check out our wellbeing webcast here.
Identifying mental health needs and practically supporting pupils
18/01/2021
11am-12pm
This webinar will help you identify the early signs of mental health needs and give tips and tools for supporting children and young people.
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Building resilience in young people
18/01/2021
3.45-5pm
Understand the importance of resilience and how to help build it in the children and young people you work with.
Well-being in the primary classroom
19/01/2021
3.45-5pm
This workshop focuses on the importance of well-being in the primary classroom sharing research and providing practical ideas to help make your class happier and help them learn better too.
Unity in diversity: Mental health and wellbeing in pupils with SEND
20/01/2021
11am-12pm
Understanding the seemingly complex relationship between a wide range of SEND and mental health needs that students may have can be overwhelming for education professionals. This session will help break down this complexity and introduce a range of broad strategies that you can use to meet student needs.
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Loneliness and Social Isolation FE and post 16
20/01/2021
2-3pm
Human beings are social creatures by nature. Interacting with other human beings is a crucial need that most of us have to meet to maintain good mental health and wellbeing. This webinar will look at the impact at loneliness and social isolation in the current climate for those working in post 16 and FE and how to support their students and themselves
Supporting Education Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health
20/01/2021
3:45-5pm
Work-related stress in the teaching profession has increased for the third consecutive year, with sharp rises in tearfulness, difficulty sleeping and irritability amongst education professionals across the UK. This webinar will look at the main causes of this stress, including workload, and discuss strategies to support your mental health and wellbeing.
The Impact of Loss
21/01/2021
3:45-5pm
This webinar will help members explore loss and grief in students and staff, while also looking at different ways of supporting them through the difficulty they are experiencing.
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Supporting students with stress and anxiety (secondary)
22/01/2021
3:45-5pm
A webinar for those in secondary schools focused on stress and anxiety and how students can be supported.
Eating Disorders: Spotting the Signs
24th February 2021
3:45-5pm
This webinar delivered by Beat, the UK’s Eating disorder charity, will highlight the main warning signs to look out for and the importance of early intervention, as well as exploring tips and strategies to help you support pupils.