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A whole school approach: how does it help to build the resilience of young people?

HeadStart Kent Evaluation Report (2020) on how a whole school approach can build the resilience of young people.
Anna Freud: advice for parents and carers

Simple advice and guidance to parents and carers of primary aged children about how to make conversations about their child's feelings part of everyday conversations.
Anna Freud: engaging with parents and carers around mental health and wellbeing

A booklet exploring a range of innovative ways that schools can successfully engage with parents and carers around young people's mental health and wellbeing.
Anna Freud: Schools in Mind

Schools in Mind is a free network for school staff providing accessible information and resources that school staff can use to support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
Anna Freud: staff wellbeing

Anna Freud offer practical guidance about what school staff and senior leaders can do to support their own and their colleagues' wellbeing.
Anna Freud: supporting mental health and wellbeing in secondary schools booklet

This booklet aims to offer practical guidance about what school staff can do to support mental health, and how to help if they are concerned about a child or young person.
Anna Freud: Wellbeing Measurement Framework

A suite of validated wellbeing measurement booklets for primary school, secondary school and college students.
Anti-Bullying Alliance: All Together Programme

A whole-school anti-bullying programme offered free to schools across England including questionnaires, resources and CPD opportunities for staff.
Anti-Bullying Alliance: resources and information

Resources, online training and information on preventing and tackling bullying in schools.
Barnardo’s back to school and transition resources

Two useful leaflets full of activities and resources to allow children to explore their feelings about returning to school after lockdown and transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7
Bereavement support for children and young people

Information and guidance on how you can help a child or young person who is grieving.
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust: mental health policy and guidance

Guidance for schools and colleges on how to write a mental health and wellbeing policy, plus a template and further information as appendices.
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust: resources for schools, youth settings and families

Evidence-based presentations and training for schools other youth settings, as well as a variety of resources on mental health and wellbeing.
Counselling for school staff

DfE has provided funding to Education Support Partnership to provide online peer-support and telephone supervision for school staff.
Department for Education’s workload reduction toolkit

The DfE’s Workload Reduction Toolkit may be of use to teams wishing to do workshops around managing workload for staff who may be feeling overwhelmed by increased pressure.
Disrespect NoBody: teaching resources

Discussion guides and session plans to support the Government’s Disrespect NoBody campaign aimed at preventing abuse in teenage relationships.
Domestic abuse support

Information, advice and support for victims of domestic abuse, friends and family and perpetrators.
Early Help and Preventative Services

Information for schools and practitioners on supporting children and young people in Kent.
Example staff and volunteer survey on supporting young people’s wellbeing

An example survey for community organisation staff and volunteers to use on supporting children and young people's wellbeing.
Example staff wellbeing survey

An example staff wellbeing survey for schools to use.
Free staff training from the Kent Educational Psychology Service

A selection of free remote training sessions through Microsoft Teams for staff including grief and loss and anxiety in the classroom.
Good Mental Health Matters Resources

Online mental health resources for primary and secondary schools including educational videos, downloadable lesson activities and online quizzes.
HeadStart Kent 2019/20 reports: outcomes, system change and reach

Click here to access the 2019/20 HeadStart reports: Outcomes of young people supported by HeadStart Kent, system change in school and community approaches to young people’s mental health, and reaching and engaging the target population.
iCan programme

Kent Domestic Abuse Consortium have developed the iCan programme to support male adolescents aged 13-16 who have been traumatised by domestic abuse or have unhealthy relationships with their peers or families.
Information for families on autism and ADHD in children: a support handbook and films

This handbook is for Kent families who would like to know more about autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.
Internet Matters

A one-stop shop resource featuring guides and apps about internet safety.
Kent Resilience Hub: Parent and Carer pages

Information and resources for parents and carers.
Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership training

Multi-agency and bespoke training opportunities and e-learning.
Kooth.com online support and counselling

Free online support and counselling for young people aged 10 - 16 in Kent
Live Well Kent: six ways to wellbeing

The Wheel of Wellbeing for physical and mental health including body, mind, spirit, people, place and planet.
Mental health and behaviour in schools

How schools can support pupils whose mental health problems manifest themselves in behaviour, including how to create a whole school culture and how to understand the link between mental health and behaviour.
Mental Health Matters

Resources and support to achieve good mental and physical wellbeing.
Mental health services in Kent for young people flowchart

Visual tool (flowchart) for navigating mental health services in Kent for young people.
Mentally Healthy Schools: A Whole School Approach

Information, guidance and resources for schools and settings to develop their whole school approach, including young people's voice, staff wellbeing and parent/carer engagement.
Mermaids: transgender support and information

This website has a number of resources for school and community settings, parents, young people and professionals to support, embrace and celebrate transgender diverse young people.
Mid-Kent Mind: free online mental health awareness training

This online training module is available for professionals, parents and anyone aged 16+ as a basic introduction to understanding young people's mental health.
Mind: staff training

Training opportunities, courses and e-learning for staff about mental health.
Mind: taking care of your staff

Information and advice, resources and training courses to support staff wellbeing in the workplace.
MindEd Hub

Educational resources on children and young people’s mental health.
One You Kent

One You Kent provides information and guidance for healthy lifestyle choices with a selection of free apps and support offered via telephone.
Pay It Forward grant scheme

Grant opportunity of up to £1000 for a young people led project to support others' wellbeing.
Peer Mentoring Toolkit

Free Toolkit for schools and communities to develop Peer Mentoring within their setting including guidance and resources. Suitable for ages 8 - 18.
Project Salus: staff training

A variety of training opportunities including FRIENDS resilience training, restorative approaches and anti-bullying.
PSHE Association: guidance for teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing

This guidance aims to help schools to prepare to teach about mental health and emotional wellbeing safely and sensitively.
PSHE Association: mental health and emotional wellbeing lesson plans

PSHE Association lesson plans and resources for teaching about mental health and emotional wellbeing from Key Stage 1 – 4.
PSHE Association: programme of study for key stages 1-5

The updated PSHE programme of study for 2020. Topics include Relationships, Health Education, and Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing.
Public Health England document: A Whole School and College Approach

This document sets out key actions that school and college staff can take to embed a whole school approach to promoting emotional health and wellbeing.
Public Health England report: The Link Between Pupil Health and Wellbeing and Attainment

This briefing draws on evidence to highlight how promoting the health and wellbeing of pupils and students within schools and colleges has the potential to improve their educational outcomes and their health and wellbeing outcomes.
Pupils’ Voice Guidance Pack

Pupil voice and participation guidance pack.
Resilience Conversations

There are six areas in our lives where we can promote resilience. Two tools have been developed to assess a young person’s resilience, a Self-Reflection tool and a Resilience Conversation tool.
Rethink: about mental illness

Information and advice about mental illness.
Rise Above: teaching resources

Rise Above for Schools from Public Health England provides free PSHE resources that support secondary school teachers when promoting positive health, wellbeing and resilience among young people aged 11 to 16.
Safe space guidance

Guidance on developing safe spaces for young people in school and community settings.
School mental health and emotional wellbeing policy template

A policy template to support your school to have a collective vision of your whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
School Public Health support for young people

The School Public Health team provide emotional and wellbeing support for young people including a confidential texting service and counselling.
Self-care top tips for young parents and carers

This Anna Freud booklet booklet offers some simple self-care advice for young parents and carers about the importance of self-care and looking after their own mental health and wellbeing whilst raising children.
Stem4: supporting teenage mental health

Teaching resources for secondary PSHE and mental health apps for young people.
Stonewall: celebrating diversity through pupil voice in primary schools

This pupil voice guide is packed full of ideas to help you get your students involved in leading work to celebrate difference in your school.
Stonewall: LGBT support and information

Stonewall can support you to make your school, college or setting LGBT inclusive.
Suicide Prevention and Awareness Training from Mid-Kent Mind

Mid-Kent Mind are offering free Suicide Prevention and Awareness training sessions to anyone in Kent and Medway that wants to learn how to support other people when they are in crisis. These sessions will be delivered online via ZOOM.
Supporting young people who self harm

Guidance for working with young people who self harm
The Diana Award: Anti-Bullying Campaign

Information, resources and peer training opportunities for young people to tackle bullying in school, communities and online.
The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit

The Expect Respect Educational Toolkit consists of one easy to use ‘Core’ lesson for each year group from reception to year 13 and is based on themes that have been found to be effective in tackling domestic abuse.
The importance of using correct pronouns for gender identity

A short and informative PowerPoint presentation from the voices and experiences of young people in Kent, about the importance of understanding and using correct gender pronouns.
The psychology of play to regulate emotions and support wellbeing

The British Psychological Society has produced this video to provide advice for parents and carers on the psychology behind playtime and how it helps children and young people manage their emotions.
The role of play in supporting learning and promoting wellbeing

This short video from the British Psychological Society considers the role of play in supporting learning and promoting children’s wellbeing as they return to a school environment.
Time to Change: about mental health

Information about mental health including videos, advice, campaigns and support.
Time to Change: mental health resources for staff working with young people

Group work, assembly and campaign resources for working with young people about mental health.
Time to Change: workplace resources

Resources and advice on changing attitudes to mental health in the work place.
Whole School Approach and Staff Wellbeing training PowerPoint

A training PowerPoint for staff to use as an introduction to a whole school approach and staff wellbeing.
YoungMinds

Mental health advice, support, resources and training for young people, their families, schools and communities.
Youth Mental Health First Aid via ZOOM

A free two-hour Mental Health Awareness session which looks at what mental health is, and what some of the common mental health problems are.