Understanding pupil mental health and wellbeing

This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

Start with this general course to begin learning about pupil mental health and wellbeing.

This course will give staff, including teachers, support staff and senior leaders, the practical knowledge to be able to recognise the signs of poor mental health in pupils, and how to respond.

In around 55 to 60 minutes this course covers:

What the term 'mental health' means and your role in supporting pupils' mental health
How to identify pupils who might be more susceptible to poor mental health
How to spot the signs of poor mental wellbeing
How to support pupils with their mental health and wellbeing
How staff can support their own mental wellbeing

Use this course to:

Equip all staff to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities around pupils' mental health
Meet your responsibility under Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) to train your staff in pupil mental health

Note: you must be logged in to access this course.

With thanks to the following experts for their help with this course:

Andrew Cowley, an experienced school leader in London. Andrew is passionate about teacher and pupil wellbeing in schools, and is s the author of the popular teacher wellbeing guide The Wellbeing Toolkit. Along with the Healthy Toolkit team, he promotes changing attitudes and outlooks, and leads discussions on mindfulness and wellbeing
Dr Dominique Thompson, a multi-award winning GP, national mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, including as a police and expedition doctor, and Director of Service at the University of Bristol Students’ Health Service

This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

Start with this general course to begin learning about pupil mental health and wellbeing.

This course will give staff, including teachers, support staff and senior leaders, the practical knowledge to be able to recognise the signs of poor mental health in pupils, and how to respond.

In around 55 to 60 minutes this course covers:

What the term 'mental health' means and your role in supporting pupils' mental health
How to identify pupils who might be more susceptible to poor mental health
How to spot the signs of poor mental wellbeing
How to support pupils with their mental health and wellbeing
How staff can support their own mental wellbeing

Use this course to:

Equip all staff to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities around pupils' mental health
Meet your responsibility under Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) to train your staff in pupil mental health

Note: you must be logged in to access this course.

With thanks to the following experts for their help with this course:

Andrew Cowley, an experienced school leader in London. Andrew is passionate about teacher and pupil wellbeing in schools, and is s the author of the popular teacher wellbeing guide The Wellbeing Toolkit. Along with the Healthy Toolkit team, he promotes changing attitudes and outlooks, and leads discussions on mindfulness and wellbeing
Dr Dominique Thompson, a multi-award winning GP, national mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator. She has over 20 years of clinical experience, including as a police and expedition doctor, and Director of Service at the University of Bristol Students’ Health Service

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Understanding pupil mental health and wellbeing

Understand your role in supporting pupil mental health, how to spot the signs of poor mental wellbeing, and how to provide pupils with the right level of support.