Getting Advice
Last updated:Within this grouping would be children, young people and families adjusting to life circumstances, with mild or temporary difficulties, where the best intervention is within the community with the possible addition of self-support.
This group may also include, however, those with chronic, fluctuating or ongoing severe difficulties, for which they are choosing to manage their own health and/or are on the road to recovery.
Staff
- Who is responsible for emotional wellbeing in your school?
- What emotional wellbeing training do you have for your staff or Senior Leaders?
- What kind of advice/consultation do you receive regarding emotional wellbeing in your school? e.g. Educational Psychology
- How do you disseminate advice to best support the pupil?
- Are staff confident in talking about wellbeing with pupils and do they know what to do if a child asks to speak to them?
Students
- What model of Peer Support do you have in place?
- What policies do you have in place that support emotional wellbeing for pupils?
- How does your school environment promote good mental health and emotional well-being?
- How do you disseminate your signposting information to pupils? e.g. through pupil noticeboards, posters, leaflets, flyers?
- What signposting to wellbeing support and information is included in your PSHE lessons?
- What services and signposting does your school provide for pupils?
Parents
- What do you offer to families in terms of signposting?
- How do you go about developing partnerships with families and community that promote consistent support for pupils' mental health and well-being?