Guest speaker amy sayer
Auditing Your Whole School Approach To Mental Health
During this session, Amy Sayer will explore the eight aspects of a whole-school approach to mental health and provide an opportunity for you to reflect on the priorities that you need to focus on in your school.
There will be practical tips and ideas to take back to your school and a range of ways to support the mental health of your whole community.
Duration
2 Hours
Format
Live online training
CPD
5 CPD points
Price
£78 + VAT
Designed for
Thrive Practitioners
Auditing your whole school approach CPD
Overview
During this session, Amy Sayer will explore why a whole-school approach to mental health is essential, particularly as more students require support in school.
You’ll be introduced to the eight key aspects of a whole-school approach and given time to reflect on how these apply within your own setting.
The session will help you evaluate your current provision, identify key priorities and consider useful policies, resources and support services. You’ll also leave with practical tips, ideas and the beginnings of an action plan to support the mental health and wellbeing of your whole school community.
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Auditing your whole school approach CPD
What you’ll gain from this CPD
Explore how trauma can affect young people’s behaviour, regulation and relationships, and gain practical strategies to support them with confidence.
- Feel more confident taking a strategic approach to mental health in your school.
- Identify the areas of your current provision that need the most focus.
- Gain practical ideas you can apply across your school community.
- Leave with a clearer sense of next steps for developing whole-school mental health support.
- Feel better equipped to turn reflection into action within your setting.
- Why a whole-school approach to mental health is important.
- The eight key aspects of a whole-school approach.
- How to evaluate your current whole-school mental health provision.
- Which policies can support a consistent, strategic approach.
- Where to find further resources and support services.
- How to begin creating an action plan for your setting.
Our guest speaker
Amy brings practical insight from school leadership, mental health provision and neurodiversity support.
Amy Sayer
Mental Health and Neurodiversity Consultant
Amy has previously been a senior leader and mental health lead in a secondary school in West Sussex. She is now a freelance mental health and neurodiversity consultant for a range of educational settings.
She is the author of the books ‘Supporting staff mental health in your school’ and ‘How to build a meaningful mental health curriculum: a practical guide for schools’. She works as a Lead Associate for Belonging Effect. She also provides wellbeing support for a number of ITT providers and works for West Sussex Mind.
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Our June 2026 start dates
PA10184 - Guest Speaker: Auditing your whole school approach to mental health
Start date: 26th June 2026
End date: 26th June 2026
1 Session
253 Places left
£78 ex VAT
Session dates:
- Fri 26th June 2026 - 9:30am - 11:30am
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Fees & next steps
Course fee: £78 + VATBook your place above to secure your spot on this 2-hour CPD session for Thrive Practitioners.
This session is ideal for Thrive Licensed Practitioners involved in any aspect of mental health strategy, including SMHLs, senior leaders, teachers and governors.
It supports your ongoing CPD requirements to maintain your Thrive Licensed Practitioner status.
