Mental Health

Address the growing concern of school children experiencing mental health issues. Make sure they have access to the right support services, and that your school is a safe and happy place to learn.

Are you helping or hindering the mental health and wellbeing of your pupils?
Mental Health
- Are your school's mental health solutions actually doing more harm than good, and how do you know, asks Ross McWilliam...
Let’s talk mental health with our teacher trainees
Mental Health
- Let’s talk mental health with our teacher trainees says Emma Hollis...
How can we reconnect with children after the enforced break?
Mental Health
- How can we reconnect with children after the enforced break? Ben Ballin sets out some ideas
Staff must be supported on return to the classroom
Mental Health
- We must examine ways of looking after the wellbeing of teachers post coronavirus, says Donna Tandy...
September INSET day: what to cover in your staff safeguarding update
Mental Health
- Bethany Eadie from The Key outlines what updates to include in your safeguarding INSET training so that staff feel prepared and confident to support pupils as they reintegrate
Distance learning, close communities – why schools’ remote teaching should stress a sense of belonging
Teaching Practice
- Maintaining a strong sense of classroom community while operating at a distance isn’t easy, but doing so is vital for pupils’ outcomes and wellbeing, says Sarah Horrocks...
Coronavirus: Take a pause and assess your situation
Mental Health
- Mark Hayhurst talks to professionals about the best way to look after the mental health of school leaders, staff and pupils
Get creative with technology in a crisis
Mental Health
- Mark Hayhurst looks at how schools are engaging with their pupils online during the shutdown
How are schools coping with the coronavirus crisis?
Teaching Schools
- Mark Hayhurst talks to headteachers and school leaders about the problems and solutions caused by COVID-19
A headteachers’ strategy guide to manage your workload and stress levels
Mental Health
- Steve Waters offers a handy guide to help you manage your workload and keep you on an even keel...