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Choosing a Senior Mental Health Lead Training Course
Access quality-assured training.
The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant for a senior member of school or college staff to access quality-assured training to develop the knowledge and skills to implement an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing in their setting. Further information on senior mental health lead training can be found on gov.uk . The DfE has produced a short video outlining the grant application process, which can be found below.
The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools is the quality assurance partner to the DfE and can be contacted via [email protected] .
Choosing a course
Senior mental health leads may now proceed to book a DfE quality assured course.
There is a diverse range of training courses available to choose from that consider the varying learning needs of senior leads and cover four learning levels:
- Beginner : Senior mental health lead is new to the role and / or has not previously completed senior mental health leadership training
- Intermediate : Senior mental health lead is familiar with the role and / or has completed limited senior mental health leadership training
- Advanced : Senior mental health lead is established in their role and / or has completed comprehensive senior mental health leadership training
- Expert and System Leadership : Senior mental health lead is established in their role, provides leadership beyond their own setting, and may now be seeking a recognised qualification
To support senior leads in choosing a course that most closely meets their needs, we have developed two tools below.
Assess your learning level
This tool will help you to identify the course level that is most appropriate for your learning needs, through quickly assessing your current experience in delivering each aspect of the senior mental health lead learning outcomes .
* We recommend Google Chrome for accessing this tool.
Select a course
This tool will help you to identify a quality assured course (s) that most closely meets your needs and preferences, taking into consideration the aspects of training that are important to you such as the format of delivery, your education setting type, location, and cost.
Once you have identified the training course you would like to attend, we encourage you to apply for a grant .
When you have received confirmation of a successful grant application, you can book or reserve your place directly with the provider of your chosen training course. Contact details for each training provider are available via the ‘ Select a course ’ tool above.
Please ensure you obtain and retain a receipt of your booking, including the course code reference which will take the format SMHL****. You will be asked to return to the grant application tool to submit evidence of your booking.
Further information on the grant process is available on gov.uk .
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Senior Mental Health Leadership in Education Settings (SMHL Training)
Mental Health Leadership in Education Setting (SMHL Training)
The Charlie Waller Institute, in collaboration with Charlie Waller Trust, are offering Mental Health Leadership in Education Setting (SMHL Training) to all educational settings across the country, with our remote CPD offer. This course has been quality assured for the DfE senior mental health lead training grant and we are delighted to share that we have ranked as 4th nationally on the list of Intermediate Level course providers!
Please watch this short video which may give you a basic insight into our organisation, as well as show you how the course will run:
NEW NEWS… As well as our existing offer to schools and colleges, we are now offering an exclusive College ONLY Senior Mental Health Leadership training (College SMHL Training) to all college settings across the country.
The College SMHL training will be delivered in a similar way to our already established Mental Health Leadership in Education Setting programme (SMHL Training), starting with a live half-day online session for SMHLs working specifically in college settings.
Delegates will have access to the suite of created resources across 8-12 module (see format of training information below the steps) which comprise of pre-recorded webinars for participants, which are accessible via the Blackboard online portal:
We are taking bookings on a rolling basis and you can access our training at any point, with dates released for live sessions (usually every two months) once you have made a booking. Please follow the steps below to access our training.
Apply for DfE grant of £1200 and quote our course code: SMHL075
https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads
Course code : SMHL075 Course level : Intermediate Settings course is aimed at: Primary and Secondary settings, Colleges as well as Special schools (maintained and independent inclusive)
Book a place on our course at the cost of £800 per delegate .
Please complete the booking form below if you would like to be invoiced.
If you have any further queries about registering or booking a place, please email [email protected]
Format of training (applicable for Schools and Colleges as well as College ONLY offer):
Total: 40 hours of CPD plus optional top up live sessions.
Coaching for each delegate – up to 2 hours.
See below for the modules and their format.
Introduction- Live half-day online session. The 8 online modules below are accessed via Blackboard (online portal). Delegates will have access to:
– Pre-recorded webinars from a range of professionals who have experience in Mental Health and Wellbeing roles, discussing their knowledge and skills
– Resources which include the most up to date evidence-based, as well as best practise, practical examples
– A discussion board to connect with members of the University Programme team, as well as other Senior Mental Health Leads on the course
– Remote meeting rooms to allow access to other Senior Mental Health Leads
– Access to a coach for up to 2 hours to enable support with ensuring practical applications into your educational settings, of a whole school/college approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Leadership and Management
- Enabling student voice
- Ethos and environment
- Curriculum, teaching and learning
- Staff Development
- Working with parents/carers
- Targeted Support and Appropriate Referrals
- Identifying need and monitoring impact
- Introduction to the Whole College Approach to Mental health and Wellbeing
- College Leadership and Management
- Ethos and Environment in College Setting
- College Transitions
- The Learner Voice
- College Staff Development and Support
- College Curriculum and Teaching
- Identifying Need
- Targeted Support
- Parents and Carers
- Auditing and Monitoring Progress
You can find a rundown of all of the knowledge and skills which will be covered in the sessions in the DfE learning outcomes, published here.
Please email [email protected] if you require further information regarding the course.
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Senior Mental Health Leads training - Department for Education Quality-Assured
Our senior mental health leads training programme will give you the skills and experience you need to develop a positive approach to mental health across your whole school..
Department for Education (DfE) grants are now available for training starting in the 2024-2025 financial year. Make sure you reserve your grant by 31 December 2024.
Eligible schools and colleges can now claim a second grant if a previously trained Senior Mental Health Lead left their setting before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health. Please book your place on one of our intakes.
About the programme
Course Code: SMHL043 Learning Level: Intermediate
Our Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHL) training programme is Department for Education quality-assured, and is also CPD-certified.
This SMHL training will provide you with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and maintain a whole-school approach in your school . Embedding positive mental wellbeing into your school culture will create an environment where your pupils can thrive.
Our programme consists of 23-25 hours during a 12-week period, where you will:
- find effective ways to address your school's needs
- grow your leadership skills in positive mental health
- build a strong supportive network in your school community
- share best practices with peers from other schools.
Book your place now
Hear from our expert trainers
You will be taught by our expert senior clinician trainers who have experience working in schools.
How is the programme delivered?
Mental health leads will learn in a variety of ways during this course. From online content you complete in your own time to group sessions, our engaging SMHL training will take 23-25 hours of your time.
Four online modules completed at your own pace
Self-paced learning on strategic approaches to mental health and leadership on our online learning platform.
Four interactive group sessions held online
Half-day online group training to embed your learning through experiential exercises and group discussions.
Two individual consultations bespoke to you and your school
Two 1-hour consultations to discuss the priorities outlined in your school audit and to explore any challenges regarding implementation.
Two small group reflective sessions
Group sessions offer a confidential space to explore issues and challenges you may be facing as a Senior Mental Health Lead at your school.
Total contact time across 12 weeks
Key information.
- 23-25 hours over the course of 12 weeks Course Code: SMHL043 Learning Level: Intermediate
- You will need to:
- • sit on the leadership team, or have their support • have time and space to prioritise this part of your role • be motivated to embed positive mental health approaches in school.
Price: £880 (discount for online payment)
Learning outcomes
After completing the programme, leads will be able to:
champion efforts to promote and support mental health and wellbeing, bringing about strategic change to deliver a practical whole-school approach.
understand and plan appropriate responses to pupils’ mental health and wellbeing needs.
ensure children and young people can get timely and appropriate support.
support their own mental health and wellbeing, and that of their pupils.
promote respect and value diversity.
ensure the voice of every pupil is heard and valued, and influence decisions.
ensure everyone works as a team around the pupils, with a consistent approach and shared aims and strategies.
promote resilience and support social and emotional learning.
We set these learning outcomes in line with the eight principles outlined by Public Health England (PHE) and the Department for Education (DfE) in their Promoting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing: A whole-school or college approach publication.
You can find out more about the principles of a whole-school approach and how we implement it in our partner schools.
Benefits of completing our SMHL course
The benefits of our SMHL training programme include having:
- free access to Place2Be’s Mental Health Champions Foundation programme for your wider team to develop your whole-school approach
- personalised learning that considers your school’s needs and priorities
- expert support from qualified clinicians with experience working in schools
- the opportunity to build a network of peer support
- ongoing support for alumni with free access to additional resources, tips, learning and networking opportunities.
Why should you train with us?
With almost 30 years experience providing mental health support in schools, we’re acknowledged specialists in our field. Over 1,300 Senior Mental Health Leads have trusted us to successfully deliver their training.
Accreditation
Our Senior Mental Health Leads Training programme is CPD-certified and is Department for Education quality-assured .
- The training has been accredited against the CPD’s A.C.C.R.E.D.I.T.E.D. Framework . This accreditation shows that the learning we deliver is of the best quality.
- Our programme is listed on the CPD Register , and our participants can collect CPD credits upon course completion.
Who is the training for?
Our SMHL training is suitable for any member of school staff who is the mental health lead at their school or college in England. You’ll need to have the support of your Senior Leadership Team to meet the requirements of the programme. This is because you will need to work with your wider school community to promote positive mental health as part of your school’s culture.
The training is ideal for:
- headteachers
- deputy headteachers
- mental health leads
- pastoral leads
- safeguarding leads
- Special Educational Needs Counsellors (SENCOs)
- other roles in school leadership.
Please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] to discuss whether this programme will meet your needs if you:
- hold a different role
- are applying from a Further Education (FE) college or Special School
- are based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
You might also find our frequently asked questions about our SMHL programme helpful.
Fees and funding
Course fee .
The fee for our SMHL programme is £880 .
You can choose between two methods to pay.
- Credit or debit card. We offer a £20 discount per booking if you pay online using the code 20SMHL . Please note that you will not receive an invoice if you pay this way.
- Offline payment. If you choose this payment method, we will send your school finance officer an invoice of £880 using the details you provide in your registration form.
Self-funding
We accept self-funding applications for our Senior Mental Health Leads training programme.
Applying for funding: Department for Education Grants
Eligible schools and colleges can now claim a second grant if a previously trained senior mental health lead left their setting before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health.
You are likely to be eligible for a grant if you:
- have appointed an SMHL that's being supported by the senior leadership team to implement a whole school approach to mental health
- are a state-funded school or college that has not previously applied for SMHL funding
- have already claimed the grant and the previously trained senior mental health lead left their setting before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health.
To apply for a DfE grant for our SMHL course, you'll need to:
- check your eligibility on the DfE's website
- reserve your grant by 31 December 2024 through completing the DfE application service form (you'll need to provide our course code at this stage: SMHL043 )
- book your place on an intake using our registration form .
The DfE will contact you by email requesting evidence of your Place2Be course booking. You must submit your evidence by 31 January 2025. Evidence of your booking can be a photo or scanned copy of your:
- booking confirmation email
Have a question?
Read our frequently asked questions to find out more about our Senior Mental Health Leads programme.
If you require more information, please email [email protected] and one of our team will be able to help you.
Check out stories from Paul and Kathryn , who have both completed our SMHL course.
Completing the course with Place2Be has enhanced my role in school and the expertise provided will support development of our whole school approach. The action plan was particularly useful in ensuring we are covering what is required. We have created a Mental Health Action Group who will support each other in the development of our whole school approach to support children, staff and our wider school community. I've really enjoyed this course and have lots of ideas to put into practice. I'm looking forward to working with our team to embed wellbeing into our school community. Thank you for your support, and ongoing support via the staffroom.
Pastoral Lead at a primary school
Book onto our SMHL programme
By clicking the 'Book SMHL training now' button at the bottom of this box, you can:
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- give payment information for our course fee of £880.
Once you complete your application, we'll email you with your booking confirmation. One of our friendly SMHL team will then be in touch about next steps.
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Senior mental health lead training
Apply for a grant to train a senior mental health lead to develop your school or college's approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Applies to England
We are offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead.
This training is not compulsory, but is part of the government’s commitment to offer this training to all eligible schools and colleges by 2025.
Training will support senior mental health leads to develop and implement a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. They must start their training by 31 March 2025.
Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges has guidance on developing an effective approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Eligibility
State-funded schools and colleges in England are eligible to apply for a grant. This includes those in receipt of:
- Education and Skills Funding Agency ( ESFA ) pre-16 revenue
- high needs block
- 16 to 19 programme funding
You may be able to apply for a second grant if your senior mental health lead left before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. See the conditions of grant for more information.
What the training covers
Grants should cover (or contribute to) the cost of attending a quality assured course. You can also use it to hire supply staff while leads are training.
Read the learning outcomes for senior mental health lead training ( PDF , 172 KB , 9 pages ) to find out more. These align with the principles of promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing .
Who the training is for
Schools and colleges can decide who is best placed to take on the role of senior mental health lead and undertake the training. Every setting’s circumstances are different.
Identifying your senior mental health lead
Training could be for your:
- headteacher
- deputy headteacher
- member of the senior leadership team ( SLT )
- a member of staff who can develop and oversee your setting’s whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing
If your senior lead is not a member of your SLT , consider whether they have the authority, capacity and support to influence and lead strategic change.
You will need to make sure your senior mental health lead has sufficient time and capacity to:
- complete the training
- meet the learning outcomes for the training
- develop and implement a new approach to mental health and wellbeing
Existing mental health leads
You can use the grant to train existing mental health leads, or someone who has completed other mental health and wellbeing training. Existing mental health leads might wish to:
- develop or refresh their knowledge and skills in specific priority areas
- get more advanced training
- get a relevant qualification
Mental health support teams ( MHSTs )
If you are already working with an MHST , your nominated senior lead can also be:
- your MHST coordinator
- responsible for liaising with the team
- a different member of staff
Before you apply
Before you apply for a training grant, check you meet all the criteria set out in the conditions of grant . This includes:
- committing to develop or implement a whole school or college approach to mental health
- identifying a senior mental health lead to oversee your whole school or college approach
- confirming your lead is available to start training by 31 March 2025
Apply for a senior mental health lead training grant
You need to complete all these steps to receive your senior mental health lead training grant.
Complete application form 1 by 31 December 2024 to reserve a grant. This form checks your eligibility. You will need to make a series of declarations as described in the conditions of grant .
You will receive confirmation that we have successfully received your grant registration. This will tell you to book a DfE quality assured training course. The course needs to start by 31 March 2025. Keep evidence of your booking as you will need this when you submit application form 2.
You must submit application form 2 by 31 January 2025 to claim your grant. This form asks you to provide evidence of booking a DfE quality assured course. This can be a scanned copy, screenshot or photograph of your confirmation email or invoice from your training provider.
You will have at least 3 weeks to submit the second form. If you do not submit within 3 weeks, we may release your place to other applicants on our waitlist to ensure grants do not go unclaimed.
If you are applying for a second grant, make sure you tick the declaration to confirm your previous senior mental health lead has left your setting. We will not pay your grant if you do not confirm this.
Find a senior mental health lead training course
The training course must be a DfE assured senior mental health lead training course ( PDF , 295 KB , 28 pages ) .
Visit Leeds Beckett University’s online tool for choosing a senior mental health lead training course .
The tool allows you to assess your specific learning needs and preferences. You can then select the most suitable quality assured course. Use the contact details for the course provider to book your selected senior mental health lead course.
Training providers interested in providing grant-funded senior mental health lead training to schools and colleges should email [email protected] .
Once you have submitted evidence of your course booking in the second online form, we will review the information provided. We will email you to let you know we have approved your application and confirm when your grant will be paid.
We will make payments on a quarterly basis. When you receive your grant will depend on when you complete application form 2.
Most settings will get their payments on the last working day of:
- September 2024
- December 2024
Academies will get their payments on the sixth working day of:
- October 2024
- January 2025
Maintained schools and maintained alternative provision settings will receive payment via their local authority. All other settings will receive payment directly.
We will make this payment alongside your regular funding. It will appear as a separate line on that remittance.
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Updated information on how to claim a senior mental health lead grant for the financial year 2024 to 2025. Also added an updated version of DfE assured senior mental health lead training courses.
Updated the training commencement deadline from 31 March 2024 to 31 July 2024.
Information has been added on applying for a second grant.
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Applicants now gain immediate access to the form for the second stage of their application after completing the first stage. Updated the ‘Applying for a grant’ section to reflect this.
Training start date extended from 31 March 2023 to 31 July 2023.
The list of training courses was updated to remove those no longer quality assured by the Department for Education (DfE).
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Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) training
Our DfE approved Senior Mental Health Lead training will enable you to:
- Learn why mental health & wellbeing are critical to school success
- Accurately identify need, provide support & make referrals
- Better understand & respond to the challenges young people face today
- Benchmark, develop action plans & evidence your impact
At a glance
Accreditation, dfe quality assured, course duration, delivery method, suitable for, price per place, dfe funded (england) from £880 excl. vat (elsewhere), course outcomes.
Successful completion of this course will give you the skills to implement and sustain a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to implement an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing as the Designated Mental Health Lead in your setting.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Have created a plan to develop, implement and sustain a whole-school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing that is tailored to your school’s needs
- Have put in place strategies to identify, understand and overcome resistance, and bring key stakeholders with you
- Be able to work with staff, families and local services to understand the mental health and wellbeing issues that could be impacting on behaviour and attendance to improve outcomes for children and young people, and to ensure that the setting’s policies reflect this
- Have had the opportunity to reflect on personal development needs and put in place plans to be effective in the role.
The learning outcomes align with Public Health England’s eight principles for promoting a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
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Who is it for?
This course is ideal for newly appointed Mental Health Leads, or existing leads that haven't yet completed this training within primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and special schools.
Schools and colleges can decide who is best placed to take on the role of Senior Mental Health Lead and undertake the training.
Training could be for your:
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Newly appointed or existing Mental Health Lead
- Member of the senior leadership team (SLT)
- If not in leadership, an appropriate member of staff who is empowered to develop and oversee your setting’s whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
No previous qualifications are required to take this course. All delegates who successfully complete this course will receive a Thrive certificate and a £100 Thrive training voucher*, plus free access to Thrive's Senior Leader Network.
Apply for DfE funding
You're highly likely to be accepted for DfE funding if you’re a state school or college in England that hasn’t already accessed the funding and have a commitment from the senior leadership team to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Second grants are also available to settings if the Senior Mental Health Lead that was previously trained left before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
The reference code for this course is SMHL068 - you will need this code as part of your grant application.
31st December 2024 is the deadline for submitting part 1 of your application. Grants can't be reserved after this date. For more information and to apply for DfE funding, click here .
Please note that when booking this course Thrive will invoice your setting.
Self-funding is available if you don’t meet the requirements of the grant. Simply scroll down to find a suitable date and you can book straight onto the course.
Terms and conditions apply: *This voucher has an expiry date of 6 months from date of issue. This voucher will only be issued upon full completion of the Senior Mental Health Lead training. This voucher can only be used on open access training courses where the training cost exceeds £300. This voucher has no cash value. This voucher can only be used once, it will be checked against the Thrive live database and incorrect/expired vouchers will not be accepted. This voucher can only be used by staff from a setting that has attended the Mental Health Lead course. Only one voucher can be used against each course booking. This course includes a 30-day free trial of Thrive-Online, our award-winning assessment, action-planning and progress-monitoring tool.
Excellent training from Sue and Jennie and some good interactions from other delegates. The completion of the Planning Tool and Reflection piece will undoubtedly support children, parents and staff in the coming academic years.”
Carl Sutherland, Headteacher, Dunston Hill Community Primary School
What you'll learn
Unique in its focus on neuroscience, auditing and action planning, this DfE approved Senior Mental Health Lead training will teach you:
- The current context surrounding the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults working in UK educational settings.
- How mental health and wellbeing impact behaviour and attainment.
- How to better understand and respond to the challenges young people face today.
- How to effectively assess your school or college’s current mental health and wellbeing provision.
- How to develop a clear plan for improvement via a practical, sustainable long-term mental health and wellbeing strategy for the whole setting.
Course structure
Quality-assured, interactive training is delivered over 5 weeks:
- 30 minute pre-course session
- 4 x live 3-hour webinars
- Access to all materials via e-learning
- Personalised guidance and support
Dates and times
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Senior Mental Health Lead Training Everything You Need to Know
DETAILED GUIDE for ScHools and Colleges
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Introduction
The school-based mental health and wellbeing landscape has undergone seismic change since 2020. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, momentum towards the development of dedicated, in-school mental health expertise was growing significantly. As a cornerstone of government mental health and wellbeing strategy, the Department for Education would like every school in England to have a trained Senior Mental Health Lead in place by 2025.
To support this the Department for Education has committed to offer senior mental lead training to all state schools and colleges in England by 2025. Further information about the DfE offer to schools and colleges can be found here .
This guide provides an overview of the Senior Mental Health Lead Training helping schools and prospective leads make an informed choice for the right Senior Mental Health Lead training for them.
Introducing a Framework for Whole School Mental Health and Wellbeing
Our whole school approach to positive mental health and wellbeing, combines positive and organisational psychology theory with mental health in schools guidelines and recommendations. Our system model represents the dynamic way mental health and wellbeing is developed in schools and colleges. We use it to provide a framework for planning, developing and embedding school wellbeing.
Senior Mental Health Lead Overview
The role and remit of the mental health lead are not clear cut or the same in every school. Each school will have their own nuanced way of establishing the role of the school mental health lead, primaries will be different from secondaries and FE colleges and alternative provision will be different again.
The remit of what is involved in providing a Senior Mental Health Role and associated tasks will be different schools to school, it’s important to note it is not a one-size-fits-all . For more detail about the role of the senior mental health lead review our SMHL job description .
Who should be a Senior Mental Health Lead?
The Senior Mental Health lead's role is intended to be a strategic leadership role, with oversight of the whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing in their setting. Who this is in a school or college occupies the role is likely to vary.
The government guidance for schools recommends that your Senior Mental Health Lead is a member of your senior leadership team or works very closely with your leadership team and has their support to influence strategic change and embed mental health and wellbeing into the culture of your school.
This recommendation has been driven by extensive evidence that suggests a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing is the most effective way to make a difference to the mental health of pupils and students.
In our SMHL Training Wellbeing Club , the SMHL is often the headteacher a deputy or assistant head teacher or a staff member appointed into the role to work closely with SLT on school mental health.
You can find out more here on the government information page for Senior Mental Health Lead Training.
Senior Mental Health Leads DfE Funding Webinar
Senior mental health lead grant.
On 10 May 2021, DfE announced £9.5m in funding so that, between September 2021 and March 2022. A further £10m between funding has been provided for schools to start training before March 2023.
This senior mental health lead grant funding means that two thirds of schools and colleges in England have are able to access a grant to pay for senior mental health lead training - helping develop the knowledge and skills in settings to implement an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
This article explains how to access the DfE funding to pay for your Senior Mental Health Lead training.
We are proud to announce that our Wellbeing Club for and training for Senior Mental Health Leads is an approved programme and eligible for DfE grant funding to cover the costs for your Senior Lead to join for a year.
Senior Mental Health Lead Training
The government-backed Senior Mental Health Lead training provides schools with the opportunity to train a member of staff to lead and develop mental health and wellbeing.
In order to roll this out quickly the government created a provider list of quality-assured providers. All providers must meet the learning outcomes for Senior Mental Health Lead Training which align with Public Health England's Eight Principles for whole school mental health and wellbeing.
The eight principles provide a simple way of focusing school efforts develop mental health in strategic areas. We have used this model for several years and developed it into our whole school system framework which represents the dynamic nature of developing school mental health.
This diagram below illustrates the eight principles and is taken from the Public Health England Document 'Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing - a whole school and college approach '. The principles are also listed below and you can find the whole document here .
- Leadership and Management
- Student Voice
- Staff Development Health and Wellbeing
- Identifying Need and Monitoring Impact
- Working with Parents, Families and Carers
- Ethos and Environment
- Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
- Providing Targeted Support and Appropriate Referrals
How Senior Mental Health Lead Training Providers Use the Eight Principles
There are over 120 different Senior Mental Health Lead training courses to choose from on the DfE assured Senior Mental Health Lead training list , this can be baffling and overwhelming, especially if you don't have much time to research all the different providers and what they have to offer.
You may just pick the one at the top of the list or the one that appears first when you do a google, this may not be the best way to end up with a course that leads to the long-term mental health outcomes you want for your school.
There are a few essential things that all Senior Mental Health Lead training courses must cover.
DfE requirements for Senior Mental Health Lead Training
The minimum requirements a DfE-funded course must provide for leads are
- To support leads to review and reflect on the school or college's current approach to mental health and wellbeing
- To provide training that meets the Senior Mental Health Lead learning outcomes
- To support leads to develop an action plan to improve access to mental health services for children and young people to reduce mental health problems
- To support leads to create and start implementing an action plan to work towards whole school mental health and wellbeing
- So support leads to make progress towards developing school mental health and wellbeing in an academic year.
This, however, is a suggested minimum. And in reality, the more Senior Mental Leads can do to develop school mental health the bigger the long-term impact it will have.
We have found through our work with Senior Mental Health leads over the last six years, that through learning more about how to identify mental health needs earlier in pupils and students results in the increased need to provide effective early prevention and targeted mental health support. This becomes a key Senior Mental Health Lead duty and leads need practical resources and ongoing training and development opportunities to be able to do that well and efficiently.
Why are there so many Senior Mental Health Lead Courses?
The government felt schools would like a choice in how they wanted to learn about developing school mental health. There are also around 8000 leads that need to be trained per year so a large Senior Mental Health Lead training marketplace as popped up. This is great in principle but it has been by many leads we work with as a 'minefield', not knowing which course to choose.
This is a big decision to help you make it, we have developed these tips to help you choose the right Senior Mental Health Lead course for you
How much time does it take to train a Senior Mental Health Lead
As recommended by the government many courses are two full days. The training grant covers permissible spend to backfill staff to attend this training.
Attending two days of training can be great to immerse yourself in the learning and 'get it done'. But in some situations, it is not possible to relieve staff to attend traiing for two days, especially if they are SLT or maybe they simply are too busy to take two days away from school. In this case it is also possible to attend ontine and modular training which can be done gradually in bitesize modules, this is how we provide our training for SMHL's in Wellbeing Club
We advise schools thinking about senior mental health lead training to not only think about how long teh training itself takes, but to also think how much time is allocated to apply the learning from the training in your school. Anyone can do a course and get a certificate but it is actually how you use that learning that REALLY makes a difference to the mental health in your whole school.
Following any training it may take a long time to apply the changes in your school, you are likely to be met with some resistance and you may forget some of the most important points by the time it comes to using them.
Looking at courses that provide learning in bite-size and on-demand modules allows you to learn what you need to learn, when you need to learn it and fit in with other teaching or leadership duties. This also provides more ongoing development and learning opportunities for you to access as your whole school approach evolves which can take time and a more gradual approach that becomes developed and embedded over one or more academic years. Find out more about our Wellbeing Club Content and learning modules for SMHL's here .
Where is the training held?
This may be a practical decision or personal preference. A simple way to narrow your choice is to think about would if you prefer face-to-face training locally to you or would you prefer online. Online works for many busy Senior Mental Health Leads who have other duties and are unable to physically get out of their school to a training course. This also means they can take what they learn and apply it straight away in their schools to start making a difference to school mental health.
What else do you get with the Senior Mental Health Lead training?
A thing to think about is what else do you need to be able to lead whole school mental health and wellbeing? Would you like access to a supportive community, practical training resources, tools and activities to support you to develop mental health in your school or ongoing CPD or workshops to build up your knowledge gradually?
When you start any training course you won't know what you may need in future, training providers that don't provide ongoing CPD help and advice may leave you feeling that although you know 'what' to do in theory you don't have the skills or resources to apply in practice.
This is where the ongoing nature of Wellbeing Club can help, we provide regular drop-in calls to gain help and feedback, online coaching progress logs to keep you on track and help you priorities and a library of online learning CPD workshops you can dip in and out of depending on your priorities for developing mental health.
What is the provider's approach to SMHL training?
Maybe one of the more complicated things to understand when it comes to choosing your Senior Mental Health Lead Training is the approach or theory each course draws upon. This can be understood by looking at each course or the underpinning theory or methodology behind a provider's approach. Although all providers that are DfE assured have to meet the senior mental health lead learning outcomes, they all have their own unique approach to applying these learning outcomes.
For example, you may prefer a more trauma-informed approach, a more relational approach a more leadership approach, a more clinical approach, or you may not know, which can make this choice difficult.
Our DfE assured training programme is underpinned by Positive Psychology and Coaching approaches also known as Positive Education , which is the science of wellbeing applied in education. In our SMHL Training programme Wellbeing Club, we support SMHL's to apply positive psychology wellbeing strategies to prevent the onset of mental health problems, share wellbeing activities and strategies through a universal curriculum that has an impact on all pupils, staff and the whole school community.
Choosing the right Senior Mental Health Lead course can feel overwhelming, the video below provides some tips and advice to help you make the right decision for you and your school.
Introduction to Whole School Wellbeing
Why we developed smhl wellbeing club.
Through our DfE assured Senior Mental Health Lead Training - Wellbeing Club , we have supported several Mental Health and Wellbeing Leads in primary, secondary and FE colleges on their journey through developing their own sustainable approaches to school mental health and wellbeing.
You may be wondering why our course for Senior Mental Health Leads is called Wellbeing Club rather than something more obvious like 'Senior Mental Health Lead Training'. That is because we had already developed, piloted and launched Wellbeing Club before the SMHL Training Grant was provided. Rather that creating a course to fill a gap in a new market.
We have been working with schools for over 6 years supporting them to develop mental health and wellbeing. This helped us realise what schools need to develop school mental health, which is ongoing and accessible training, peer networks and most importantly practical resources that help them actually apply strategies that develop mental health rather than learning how to do it in theory.
We then went through the quality assurance process like all the other DfE assured providers to get Wellbeing Club and the online learning within it DfE assured. The courses, resources and CPD in Wellbeing Club meet the learning outcomes for Senior Mental Health Lead training, but also go beyond them to provide quality CPD and practical resources we know schools need and want.
What is SMHL Wellbeing Club?
Wellbeing Club is an annual online subscription programme. The programme allows you to access practical online learning and resources inside our Wellbeing Academy as well as exclusive learning and community areas only for Wellbeing Club members.
All the Wellbeing Club content is all based on positive education and organisational psychology approaches. The courses, activities and resources are all designed to support members that join to develop a sustainable and embedded approach to school-positive mental health and wellbeing.
Joining Wellbeing Club helps Mental Health and Wellbeing Leads learn HOW to develop a whole-school approach to school wellbeing and helps you feel confident to actually put your plans for developing mental health and wellbeing in your school into action.
Once you have joined you will be able to access an annual subscription to a growing library of online courses, practical CPD workshops and downloadable mental health resources and wellbeing activities for pupils and staff. Your subscription is renewed annually so you continue to receive resources and development opportunities as you develop and embed whole school mental health.
Adopting a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
Our Wellbeing Club provides a practical approach to developing whole school mental health, through the application of our step-by-step system model. Please feel free to access our free workshop where we introduce our model , and in the meantime, you may also read an extensive outline about our whole school integrated system .
What is provided in Wellbeing Club?
Once your annual access is unlocked by completing the new member survey you will see you have access to quite a lot of information and CPD.
There is a range of senior mental health lead training available inside the Wellbeing Club content areas, as well as resources and tools to help you implement your school mental health action plan.
You can dip in and out of the content as you like, and there is no expectation that you complete everything. We see it like a buffet - try a bit of everything and then choose the bits you like the most. If you have any questions or need any support, our team is always on hand to help.
Wellbeing Club membership provided access several areas of our Wellbeing Academy as part of your membership these include
- Wellbeing Club Community - For the latest updates, ongoing help, live session booking and tracking your progress
- CPD Library - Professional development workshops just for Wellbeing Club members on specific areas of developing mental health and wellbeing.
- Staff Wellbeing Workshop Library - CPD to support staff wellbeing in your role of mental health lead (developing and embedding tier only)
- School Examples - Examples of effective practice and resources from other schools and colleges
- Resource Hub - Practical downloadable school mental health and wellbeing resources for developing your whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
These areas are added to every half term, meaning the CPD and resources in the membership build during the time you are a member.
SMHL online courses and Resources Wellbeing Club Members can access
- The SMHL Pathway Course - exclusive course for Wellbeing Club members on reviewing, planning and leading whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing (our equivalent to Senior Mental Health Lead Training)
- Wellbeing Toolkit Course - our leading positive education course which teaches you have to use a whole range of evidence-based mental activities (developing and embedding tier)
- Staff Development Toolkit Course - our train-the-trainer CPD programme to help you increase staff capacity to support mental health earlier and share strategies for wellbeing (developing and embedding tier)
- Each course has a set of downloadable practical wellbeing activities and resources
There is much more information about all the courses and resources inside the Welling Club on our content library page.
Senior Mental Health Lead Training Membership Levels
Based on member progress and feedback, Wellbeing Club now offers three different learning pathways through the content depending on which stage a member is at in their journey to whole school mental health.
These are ...
Starting - beginner new in post SMHL getting their whole school approach suited, reviewed and started.
Developing - a SMHL that has made progress to develop school mental health and is looking for training and resources to implement their action plan and develop school mental health and wellbeing
Embedding - a SMHL who has made significant progress developing school mental health and is now looking for training and resources to embed consistent school-wide strategies
We provide recommendations for Senior Mental Health Leads about which content they should access based on their school's identified needs and priorities. This article provides an overview of the different journeys a senior mental health lead may make through Wellbeing Club based on their unique starting point.
Developing school mental health isn't something finite you can do once and then tick off your list. Developing mental health and wellbeing infinite (which sounds a bit scary). This means it can take several academic years, three to six, for mental health and wellbeing to become fully embedded and sustainable.
Because of this, we recommend Wellbeing Club members join with the mindset that they will be moving through the stages of developing school mental health beyond the first DfE-funded year. This takes off the pressure to do 'everything' in one go and supports the development of an approach to mental health that is sustained over time.
We help Wellbeing Club members assess their progress each academic year and support them to move through each membership tier every 12 months. There is no obligation to stay beyond one year. Many members do continue to work with us through their journey to whole school mental health, as they find the resources, ongoing CPD and practical help valuable and an affordable way of supporting pupil mental health.
Ongoing learning and development is key for SMHLs
Unfortunately, you don't know what you don't know or what the emerging mental health and wellbeing needs will be for your school. Joining Wellbeing Club at any tier means our expert positive education consultants and coaches will be on hand to help when you need them. While our practical resources and train-the-trainer approach equip you will a whole toolkit of materials you can use to develop and sustain mental health and wellbeing for the years you are a member and beyond.
To find out more about the Wellbeing Club programme visit our in-depth information page . You can also access our free example taster course to see how one school we worked with developed whole school mental health and the huge impact it has had on children and staff.
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Senior mental health lead training is a major training initiative that combines the expertise of Anna Freud Centre course leaders with a valuable, engaging community of practice, to support senior mental health leads in building a sustainable, whole school approach.
Anna Freud brings together those with a stake in the mental health of children and young people. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive a bi-monthly e-newsletter and occasional updates about Anna Freuds training and events.
Who is it for?
If you have strategic responsibility for mental health in your setting, this offer is tailor-made for you. The practical course uses a robust evidence base to upskill senior leaders to influence, promote and embed the whole school or college approach to positive mental health and wellbeing that is sustainable.
‘Senior mental health lead training - a community-wide approach to improving mental health outcomes in your school or FE college ’ is the right course for:
Newly designated Senior Mental Health Leads
Senior Mental Health Leads that have been in post over a longer period of time
Entry requirements
To successfully apply for this course, you must have strategic responsibility for mental health in your setting.
What are the benefits to me and my school?
Through this course you will build your own personalised plan to put in place a whole school or college approach to mental health awareness. The aim is to support the identification and understanding of mental health needs. You will learn practical skills to enable you to measure pupil wellbeing, work more effectively in partnership with local mental health services, prioritise staff wellbeing, and promote good mental health across the curriculum and the wider school community.
This will equip you with the necessary skills to successfully meet the core outcomes identified in the Green Paper.
By the end of the two-day course Designated Senior Mental Health Leads will be able to:
Articulate a plan for how they will put in place a whole-school approach to positive mental health and wellbeing, which embodies respect and values diversity.
Set out how they will make use of the existing systems to put in place a whole school-approach to mental health and wellbeing throughout the school environment.
Illustrate how they will use any formal curriculum teaching opportunities and resources in the school/college to promote good mental health and outline how they will use existing systems to implement this.
Develop a plan for how they will involve the student body in the school/college in the co-production and embedding of their whole school approach, including identifying opportunities for peer-led wellbeing support.
Demonstrate how they will work with all staff in the school/college to raise mental health awareness and literacy, using existing established systems.
Explain how they will make use of existing systems and staffing within their school/college to support earlier identification of, and intervention for, pupils/students with mental health issues.
Outline how they will work with/through the mental health provision in their local area in order to develop a good understanding of outcome measures used by mental health professionals and recognize any gaps that need filling in terms of mental health provision for their pupils/students in the school/college setting.
Map the geography of mental health service provision in their local area and set out their plan for how best to embed interaction with those that are relevant to their particular setting.
Lay out a plan for how they will involve parents/carers/families and the outside community (with an awareness of the cultural context they are operating in), to ensure, where possible that they ‘buy into’ the culture of wellbeing the school/college is trying to create, and are able to continue the focus on this outside school hours.
What is the time commitment?
Senior mental health lead training - a community-wide approach to improving mental health outcomes in your school or FE college is a two day course delivered on two dates over the term with self-study to be completed in the period between training dates. Delegates are also invited to attend an optional two hour reflective space. To maximise the benefits of the course, delegates are encouraged to complete all 7 modules and the 6 hours of self-study between the two training dates. Additional reflective tasks and reading will be provided for those wanting to continue their development beyond the course close.
What is the course structure?
The course is broken down into 7 modules delivered online in live sessions:
Understanding the role of a leader in creating an environment and culture that promotes wellbeing
Embedding mental health and wellbeing into an existing curriculum
Developing and supporting staff
Engaging the systems around a child or young person
Identifying and understanding need
Understanding the impact of Mental Health intervention
Creating a targeted approach for referral and intervention
What other resources are available?
A community of practice channel will be in place for the duration of the course. We welcome discussion on the live sessions and the tasks, as well as any topics relating to the role.
How much does it cost?
The total cost for the course is £800 per delegate.
This price covers:
Two days of live sessions with our experts
An optional two hour reflective session
A wide range of evidence-based resources, including a handbook
Access to a community of practice comprised by other education colleagues
How do I sign up and access the Department for Education funding?
To apply for this course and access the DfE grant funding, you should follow these steps:
Check eligibility on the DfE terms and conditions
Book a place on the AFC SMHL training
Complete DfE grant funding notification form
When notified, apply within 2 weeks to receive funding
For full details on how to apply for the grant, click here .
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
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Starts 23rd January 2025. We have two courses on the Department for Education's Senior Mental Health Lead Framework. Each course on the framework is given a specific code which you'll need for your grant application. Our online course is SMHL055 and our face-to-face version is SMHL072. We'll give you a full summary of the course codes ...
Creative Education's training will cover all of the learning outcomes outlined by DfE for mental health leads. This will include exploring the whole school approach to supporting both student and staff mental health. Here is a link to our programme for further information. The Creative Education course will be run online and face to face, the ...
You will be led by a professional coach with a wealth of mental health experience. It's an opportunity to review progress, overcome challenges and share successes. You'll have 6 coaching circles during your programme (coaching circle 3 will be an optional drop-in session with your coach) each lasting about 90 minutes.
Our Education Director, Senior Mental Health Lead Course Developer and Programme Manager Jessica Parker will give you a sneak peek into just 5 of the many things you can learn on the Creative Education SMHL course! Jessica has taken insights from our growing number of new mental health leads which spans over 413 geographical locations.
The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant for a senior member of school or college staff to access quality-assured training to develop the knowledge and skills to implement an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing in their setting.
When booking a course that starts in April 2025, please put the start date as 31st March 2025 on the DfE application form to ensure you receive funding. If you have any further questions though just pop us an email at [email protected]. Online Cohorts: Cohort. Start Date. End Date.
We have created a short video HERE which will: Show you how to log in to the Creative Education. Show you how to find the venue details and timings. Guide you through the course resources page. Show you how to submit your course work. Let you know who to contact if you need help. Creative Education Help Center. Go to creativeeducation.co.uk.
Build your skills and develop your provision as the senior mental health lead in your school or college. Online. 2 days. Read more. The majority of our courses are delivered online but we do sometimes offer face-to-face sessions. If you would prefer a face-to-face session you can express your interest or email us at [email protected].
The College SMHL training will be delivered in a similar way to our already established Mental Health Leadership in Education Setting programme (SMHL Training), starting with a live half-day online session for SMHLs working specifically in college settings.
27 Purpose. Below you will find a complete list of DfE quality assured courses that schools and colleges in England can pay for using a senior mental health lead training grant. Courses are listed in alphabetical order by training provider. There are currently 95 courses available, being delivered across 64 providers.
date training on mental health. Governors have access to the mental health action plan. Governors have reviewed the school's mental health policy. 2. Identifying need and monitoring impact of interventions Not in place currently Existing work needs embedding Embedded with evidence to show impact Notes There is a mental health
Course Code: SMHL043. Learning Level: Intermediate. Our Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHL) training programme is Department for Education quality-assured, and is also CPD-certified. This SMHL training will provide you with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and maintain a whole-school approach in your school.
Contents. We are offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead. This training is not compulsory, but is part of the ...
Information about certificates after the programme. Yes, you be emailed a certificate of completion from Creative Education provided you have met all the criteria of the SMHL course. You will also receive individual certificates for each of the on-demand courses you do. Here is an article on how you can find your on-demand certificates.
A whole school or setting approach to wellbeing, attendance and behaviour. Our DfE approved Senior Mental Health Lead training will enable you to: Accurately identify need, provide support & make referrals. Better understand & respond to the challenges young people face today. Benchmark, develop action plans & evidence your impact.
Our DfE assured training programme is underpinned by Positive Psychology and Coaching approaches also known as Positive Education, which is the science of wellbeing applied in education. In our SMHL Training programme Wellbeing Club, we support SMHL's to apply positive psychology wellbeing strategies to prevent the onset of mental health ...
Complete DfE grant funding notification form. When notified, apply within 2 weeks to receive funding. For full details on how to apply for the grant, click here. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. AFC Crisis Messenger. Pre-book your senior mental health lead training on this page.
In this 20-minute webinar, our Managing Director Tom Hesmondhalgh will answer everything you need to know about the DfE's latest announcement that a second grant will now be available to train Senior Mental Health Leads in Schools and colleges. We'll be covering: what the grant is who's eligible and what the new rules are around second grants what you can spend the funding on how you can apply ...
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Alternatively, we might suggest changing your online cohort or face-to-face training to a later date. Please inform the team of any changes, referencing the school and the name of the person booked either by emailing, [email protected]. or call us. 020 8680 4077. Please also note our cancellation policy here.
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