Leadership and Management resources

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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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.