Mental Health Lead Training

Our Mental Health Lead training course will enable you to:

  1. Learn why mental health & wellbeing are critical to school success
  2. Accurately identify need, provide support & make referrals
  3. Better understand & respond to the challenges young people face today
  4. Benchmark, develop action plans & evidence your impact

To join the course:

  1. Select your preferred date below and click on the link to book your place
  2. Visit the Department of Education website to secure your grant
  3. Use your grant to pay for Thrive training

Thrive is a DfE quality assured provider of Designated Senior Mental Health Lead training.

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DfE
Funding
Available

Key Information
  • Designed for Designated Senior Mental Health Leads in schools and colleges
  • Delivered over a five-week period with a half-hour pre-course session followed by four 3-hour interactive webinars with e-learning running concurrently
  • Receive a £100 Thrive training voucher on successful completion of the course

What the DfE says about our course -

"...sessions are very clearly underpinned by relevant evidence and theory.”
DfE Quality Assurance feedback, March 2022.

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Course Information

Use the sections below to find out more about this course

Overview

Course overview

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Eligible settings may apply to the DfE to benefit from a £1,200 grant to cover the cost of training for a Senior Mental Health Lead.

All delegates who successfully complete this course will receive a Thrive certificate and a £100 Thrive training voucher*, plus free access to Thrive's Senior Leader Network.

Apply for funding

DfE funding is only available to schools and colleges in England. For more information on how to apply, click here.

The reference code for this course is SMHL068 - you will need this code as part of your grant application.

Please note that when booking this course Thrive will invoice your setting.

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Terms and conditions apply:
*This voucher has an expiry date of 6 months from date of issue.
This voucher will only be issued upon full completion of the Mental Health Lead course.
This voucher can only be used on open access training courses where the training cost exceeds £300.
This voucher has no cash value.
This voucher can only be used once, it will be checked against the Thrive live database and incorrect/expired vouchers will not be accepted.
This voucher can only be used by staff from a setting that has attended the Mental Health Lead course.
Only one voucher can be used against each course booking.

Suitable for

This training is for Senior Mental Health Leads who want to improve wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and attainment by focusing on mental health. It’s a fit for those new to the role as well as those looking to enhance their skills.

Schools and colleges can decide who is best placed to take on the role of Senior Mental Health Lead and undertake the training. Training could be for your:

  • headteacher
  • deputy headteacher
  • member of the senior leadership team (SLT)
  • if not a senior leader, an appropriate member of staff who is empowered to develop and oversee your setting’s whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

"Excellent training from Sue and Jennie and some good interactions from other delegates. The completion of the Planning Tool and Reflection piece will undoubtedly support children, parents and staff in the coming academic years.”

Carl Sutherland. Headteacher, Dunston Hill Community Primary School.
Content

Course content

This course teaches powerful strategies designed to help improve wellbeing, attendance, behaviour and attainment by focusing on mental health.

Unique in its focus on neuroscience, auditing and action planning, the course will enable you to:

  1. Learn why mental health and wellbeing are critical to school success.
  2. Accurately identify need, provide support and make referrals.
  3. Better understand and respond to the challenges young people face today.
  4. Benchmark, develop action plans and evidence your impact.
Structure

Course structure

Quality-assured, interactive training is delivered over 5 weeks:

  • 30 minute pre-course session
  • 4 x live 3-hour webinars
  • Access to all materials via e-learning
  • Personalised guidance and support
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Outcomes

Course outcomes

After 12 hours with our highly experienced trainer, you'll know:

  • Why mental health and wellbeing are critical to school success.
  • How to become a leader in mental health support.
  • What children, young people and adults are facing today.
  • How to build on current practice & evidence your impact.

“The course was very thorough and well-informed. It was practical and realistic, and conversations were facilitated in a meaningful way which left me feeling empowered upon returning to my role in school.”

Joseph Wheatley, Headteacher at St Mary’s RC Primary School, Whickham

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