Wellbeing Workshops & Countywide Learning Events
Wellbeing Workshops
The Wellbeing Workshops bring together Kent education settings and partner agencies that support children and young people’s wellbeing, with topics chosen to meet local needs. They aim to:
- build confidence,
- share specialist, evidence-based knowledge and practical resources from expert speakers
- explore wellbeing topics that are impacting on your community
- strengthen collaboration between schools and services, and provide networking opportunities
See below for upcoming events.
Sevenoaks Wellbeing Workshop – Anxiety
2oth October 2026, 9.30-11.30
Hextable Primary School, Rowhill Road, Heaxtable, BR8 7RL
Join this workshop where we will hear from the Emotional Wellbeing Team on the topic of Anxiety. It is an opportunity to learn about anxiety, access to resources and ask questions to enable you to be support children and young people in your community. Sign up here.
Gravesham Wellbeing Workshop – The mind, the body and you – Eating Disorder Awareness and Prevention
17th November, 16:00-18:00
St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School, Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Dr Katie Gulliver, Consultant Clinical Psychologist from the Emotional Wellbeing Teams will share updates from a recent pilot promoting awareness of Eating Disorders in schools, focusing on early intervention and prevention. Sign up here.
Swale Wellbeing Workshop – The mind, the body and you – Eating Disorder Awareness and Prevention 
17th November, 9.30am -12pm
The Sittingbourne School, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Dr Katie Gulliver, Consultant Clinical Psychologist from the Emotional Wellbeing Teams will share updates from a recent pilot promoting awareness of Eating Disorders in schools, focusing on early intervention and prevention. Sign up here.
Folkestone and Hythe Wellbeing Workshop – Welcoming Refugee Families: Building Understanding, Inclusion and
Stronger School Communities
24th November, 9.30am-12pm
The Beacon Folkestone, Park Farm Road, Folkestone CT19 5DN
This practical workshop supports staff to develop confidence in welcoming and supporting refugee children, young people and their families. Through discussion, activities and lived-experience insights, participants will explore common challenges and strengths, consider how assumptions can affect practice, and identify practical approaches that promote inclusion, belonging and positive partnerships with families. Sign up here.
We have set the dates for further workshops but we are still confirming all details so please check back later:
Dartford 26/11/2026
Tunbridge Wells 01/12/2026
Ashford 09/12/2026 -Staff Wellbeing – Details to follow
Canterbury 08/12/2026
Folkestone & Hythe 09/02/2027
Gravesham 02/03/2027
Swale 02/03/2027
Dover 03/03/2027
Dover 08/06/2027
Folkestone & Hythe 15/06/2027
Gravesham, 15/06/2027
Swale, 29/06/2027
Countywide Learning Events
Countywide Learning Events are virtual sessions for Kent and Medway education settings only. They explore emerging trends and popular topics identified through the district workshops and include a Q&A.
These events are recorded and made available to watch afterwards. You can view the most recent Countywide Learning Event ‘It’s Time to Engage Boys in Their Wellbeing – What’s Stopping Us?’ and other recent recordings here.
The Wellbeing Workshops and Countywide Learning Events are organised by Kent County Council (KCC) in partnership with NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Wellbeing for Schools Mailing List
You can keep up to date with upcoming events by signing up to our mailing list. You will also receive:
- half termly bulletins
- seasonal newsletters such as winter wellbeing and exam support
- updates on local services
- information and resources to help support your school community with mental health and wellbeing.