When hurting helps. Self -injury and self-destructive behaviours can raise a lot of understanding and, indeed, appropriate anxiety among professionals.  As education staff, we are often drawn to wanting to fix and this is difficult when faced with situation where hurting feels helpful. In this short workshop, we will explore some of the psychology of self-injury which can be really containing for us as staff and go on to explore how schools can support young people through whole school systems and processes.

This training has been built on and developed with Pastoral and Safeguarding colleagues and Beyond the Horizon Charity. Grief and loss is a universal experience.  Be it loss through death or loss because of change, the feelings and emotions that sit underneath can be similar. Join us in this workshop to explore how schools can best support young people and staff dealing with bereavement and loss and come away with increased confidence for yourself and practical strategies to take away.

Join us for this short online workshop where we will explore what data tells us about staff wellbeing in schools and share tried and tested strategies that can work across your school and be led by staff in your school. If you are a leader in your school then this workshop will help you support your own team and also your own wellbeing too.

The aim of this session is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the role of the designated governor for wellbeing. Whilst this is not a statutory role, it is recommended as good practice in the Governor Handbook. With the roll out of the DfE’s grant and training for the Senior Mental Health Lead and mental health firmly sitting within the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, the need for a designated wellbeing governor is vital.

This will be a face to face meeting - the venue is to be confirmed.

Network meetings will; include relevant updates on policy and practice related to mental and emotional health; bring together information and learning talks from partners across the mental health landscape in Birmingham and beyond; offer access to CPD resources; give an opportunity to meet with colleagues at face to face meetings; offer sustainability to mental health leadership beyond the life of DfE grant funding.

Join us for this short online workshop where we will explore what data tells us about staff wellbeing in schools and share tried and tested strategies that can work across your school and be led by staff in your school. If you are a leader in your school then this workshop will help you support your own team and also your own wellbeing too.

Leadership of mental health has gained increasing importance in school life. For those stepping in to this role it can be daunting or feel that the role is nebulous with no clear remit.  This, which draws from our more in-depth DfE authorised Senior Mental Health Lead training will equip staff with an understand the role of the Senior Mental Health Lead as defined by the DfE, the 8 areas the Mental Health Leads work across, the role of policy in this area, links to PSHE and SEL and help you to articulate provision in school at both universal and targeted level. This training is not a substitute for the more in-depth Senior Mental Health Leads training.  Delivered by the same team as lead our DfE authorised Senior Mental Health Lead training this session is ideal for those who are relatively new to supporting mental health provision in your setting, part of the wider mental health team in school.  Alternatively where trained staff have moved on, this is an ideal CPD for staff new in to role where your school is not eligible for or has already had a grant from the DfE. 

This session is relevant for both Primary and Secondary. Anxiety belongs in every day life. But sometimes, it can become more constant than we would like. This workshop will help you understand a little more about the psychology of anxiety and how you can support pupils in school who may be feeling more anxiety than others. The session will be led by Anna Robinson, an UKCP accredited Integrative Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and BEP’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead and experienced education leaders Mandy McCrohon and Anna Bateman from BEP’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Team.

This will be a face to face meeting - the venue is to be confirmed.

Network meetings will; include relevant updates on policy and practice related to mental and emotional health; bring together information and learning talks from partners across the mental health landscape in Birmingham and beyond; offer access to CPD resources; give an opportunity to meet with colleagues at face to face meetings; offer sustainability to mental health leadership beyond the life of DfE grant funding.

The aim of this session is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the role of the designated governor for wellbeing. Whilst this is not a statutory role, it is recommended as good practice in the Governor Handbook. With the roll out of the DfE’s grant and training for the Senior Mental Health Lead and mental health firmly sitting within the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, the need for a designated wellbeing governor is vital.

This will be a face to face meeting - the venue is to be confirmed.

Network meetings will; include relevant updates on policy and practice related to mental and emotional health; bring together information and learning talks from partners across the mental health landscape in Birmingham and beyond; offer access to CPD resources; give an opportunity to meet with colleagues at face to face meetings; offer sustainability to mental health leadership beyond the life of DfE grant funding.

When hurting helps. Self -injury and self-destructive behaviours can raise a lot of understanding and, indeed, appropriate anxiety among professionals.  As education staff, we are often drawn to wanting to fix and this is difficult when faced with situation where hurting feels helpful. In this short workshop, we will explore some of the psychology of self-injury which can be really containing for us as staff and go on to explore how schools can support young people through whole school systems and processes.

This training has been built on and developed with Pastoral and Safeguarding colleagues and Beyond the Horizon Charity. Grief and loss is a universal experience.  Be it loss through death or loss because of change, the feelings and emotions that sit underneath can be similar. Join us in this workshop to explore how schools can best support young people and staff dealing with bereavement and loss and come away with increased confidence for yourself and practical strategies to take away.