Whole Setting Approach

Working with young people > Whole Setting Approach

Settings have a huge opportunity to make an impact on the emotional growth and resilience of young people that they work with.

Taking a whole setting approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health involves considering all interactions with young people, as well as considering the wellbeing of families, staff and the wider community.

This whole setting approach, uses the eight principles of the Public Health England’s ‘Promoting Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing – a Whole School and College Approach‘. There are tools available for schools and settings to support with the whole setting approach.

School Resilience Toolkit

Here is the free School Resilience Toolkit that will take schools through the steps to develop a whole school approach.
The Kent Youth Charter

The Youth Charter has been developed as part of a commitment by KCC, and sets out six principles of how young people want staff to engage and work with them.