Mental health emotional wellbeing in schools and colleges

Mental health & emotional wellbeing in schools and colleges Judy Perraton - Schools/Colleges MHEW Adviser January 2021 judy. perraton@eastsussex. gov. uk Tel: 07850 882219

Top wellbeing tips for cyp 1. Be kind to yourself and others. Smile, try and say something nice to others to brighten up their day too 2. Try not to watch too much negative TV. Watch funny programmes instead to make you laugh 3. Talk to your family and friends if you have any worries. Keep in touch with other relatives via phone, Whats. App, texts, social media 4. It’s okay to feel sad, stressed angry during a crisis. Make time for a brain break to do something that makes you feel good 5. Eating regular meals is really important to help with your energy levels. Drink lots of water too to help keep the brain active. 6. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables throughout the day. 7. Get some fresh air. Walking is a really good way of exercising. 8. Structure your day with things you can realistically achieve. Don’t be over ambitious. 9. Get into a good bedtime routine – wind down, ‘off screen time’, bath, reading, something creative, sorting. 10. If you’re feeling stressed, think back to a time you have overcome stress before. What helped then? Can you use those things again?

Wellbeing habits to encourage in parents and carers Children’s wellbeing is directly related to parental wellbeing 1. Share worries and seek out support from friends and family 2. Eat well, get some exercise, have fun and get enough sleep 3. Stay well informed by finding out more about topics that concern children 4. Continue to listen and talk to their child through good times and bad 5. Offer opportunities to earn pocket money and encourage children to save some of it 6. Avoid adverts for consumer goods 7. Help children to identify what really matters in their lives 8. Help parents/carers to understand their own stressors, and where to seek help if necessary 9. Offer opportunities and information about positivity and get parents involved in school life where possible.

Top wellbeing tips for school/college staff Individual • Effective line management • Autonomy/control • Support for emotional content of work – supervision opportunities • Wellbeing action plan – for self or to share with line manager/team Workplace • Strategy and success measures; normalising wellbeing conversations – using scaling 1 -10 , wellbeing on agendas • How and where to seek help – staff drop-ins; external support • Opportunities to come together – buddy systems, team activities • Participation in decision-making • CPD • Wellbeing boxes

Small group virtual supervision for MH Leads Up to 6 school/college staff can attend to discuss MHEW challenges and share practice. These sessions run from 3. 30 -5 pm and are facilitated by ISEND MHEW Adviser and Nurture Lead, as follows: • • Tuesday 28 January – burnout and self-care Tuesday 23 February Tuesday 23 March Thursday 29 April Tuesday 25 May Thursday 24 June Tuesday 20 July Please book via: ISEND. Interventionand. Support@eastsussex. gov. uk 100% positive impact on staff practice: • Introduced new wellbeing work with staff & students • Implemented additional support for key staff • Fed ideas up to SLT for implementing school-wide • Reassurance: enhanced confidence and understanding

MH Leads’ Programme 4 webinars to explore the role and expectations of the MH Lead. The content will be made available in recorded format via You Tube in short sections. Each webinar will be followed by a virtual discussion group to review progress and provide further support. Live webinars – all 9. 30 -10. 30 am: Thurs 4 th February Thurs 4 th March Thurs 22 nd April Thurs 17 th June Pls. book a place via the Learning Portal Live discussion groups – all 3. 45 -4. 45 pm: Mon 1 st March Tues 30 th March Tues 18 th May Tues 6 th July Pls. book a place via the Learning Portal

MH Link Governors MH training sessions: Networking sessions: 9 th February 2 nd March 2 nd February 31 st March 14 th May 8 th July 25 th January – for small schools Key content: • Resources to help governors to support school MHEW strategy • Target setting and outcome measures for governors re MHEW • Supporting senior leaders’ wellbeing • Governor wellbeing Now booking on ES Learning Portal

Updates Df. E Wellbeing for Education Return programme Sept 20 – Mar 21 2 webinars delivered in terms 1 and 2, plus 2 webinars specially for Early Years, featuring recommended practice and resources on: • Whole school thinking • Basic principles of resilience building & neuroscience • Staff wellbeing • Managing anxiety • Bereavement and loss • Trauma All sessions have been recorded in individual sections and will be shared on You Tube along with resources on czone. Key focus for further support: • Peer support programmes – Schools’/Colleges’ MH Network • Staff supervision: ‘Train the Trainer’ model and sessions for senior leaders • Parent/carer support - EPS helpline

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) funded by Public Health & ISEND Aim of project: to improve educational outcomes of cyp identified as displaying EBSA • Development of training package and materials for parents, children and young people, incorporating impact of COVID-19 • Emotionally Based School Avoidance ‘Good Practice Guidance’ and toolkit for ISEND services to support schools • Training programme and toolkit for schools and colleges Online questionnaire for parents/carers: Pls. feel free to share the link: https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/FK 76 LPS Survey deadline is 29 th January 2021.

Self-harm support • New A&E schools’ notification protocol starting February 2021 • Pan-Sussex programme delayed – likely start date now May 2021 • Self-harm toolkit in development • Dr. Pooky Knightsmith will provide 3 webinars to support staff: 1. Mon 1 st Feb – What to say and do if a cyp is self-harming 2. Thurs 25 th Feb – Working with parents/carers to support a cyp who is self-harming 3. Thurs 11 th Mar – Tolerating distress: simple skills for managing crisis moments All sessions from 4. 00 -5. 30 pm, free of charge. Book via Learning Portal, search self-harm.

References Staff support • Mind - Employers’ guide to MH in the workplace • Education Support Partnership – range of support for education staff • Anna Freud Centre – resources and Schools in Mind network • ESCC general guidance and resources for whole school approach to MHEW • ESCC staff wellbeing resources • ESCC coronavirus-related MHEW guidance and resources • Call MHEW Adviser or MHST contact for support with MHEW in practice Parents/carers • ESCC support via Open for Parents • Young Minds parent/carer support – toolkit and helpline Children and young people • ESCC support via C 360 • Childline (NSPCC) – resources and helpline for cyp • Young Minds – resources and support for older yp