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Leicester – 23rd Feb, 3rd May & 28th June
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Plymouth – 18th Nov 2021, 27th Jan 2022 and 3rd March
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Plymouth – 24th March 2022, 5th May & 9th June
Purbeck – 15th March 2023, 26th April & 17th May
Southampton – 7th Jan 2022, 4th Mar & 5th April
SEMH & APs – Online – 12th Jan 2022, 2nd March & 17th May
Special – Online – 17th March 2022 (am only), 12th May (pm only), 9th June & 7th July
Special – Newcastle – 20th Jan 2022, 24th Mar & online 19th May
St Mary's Bridport – 8th Feb 2022, 22nd Mar & 3rd May
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Ethos and Environment
1 The Mental Health Lead’s role, includes supporting the mental wellbeing of pupils, embedding respect and diversity.
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2 Whilst there may be a Mental Health Lead, all staff understand their role in supporting the needs of other staff and young people.
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3 Staff feel secure and confident enough to address immediate behaviour, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.
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4 Staff feel supported and are able to discuss their own mental health needs.
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5 There is an ethos that values diversity and acts against bullying.
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6 All teaching staff meet their obligations under appropriate equal opportunities legislation, such as differentiated expectations for young people with behavioural difficulties.
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7 The setting plays an active part in supporting the wellbeing of the local community.
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Leadership and Management
8 There is a ‘Mental Health Lead’ and this role is seen as separate to the role of SENDCO, who they work with to meet the needs of those with complex difficulties.
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9 The Mental Health Lead feeds directly into the School Management Team.
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10 There is a whole-school Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy and Action Plan, including ensuring the wellbeing of staff and pupils.
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11 The policy reflects any DfE, Public Health, CAMHS or other relevant strategies.
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12 The policy has been influenced by the local community, in addition to coproduction with parents/carers/pupils, to reflect the cultural community they are based in.
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13 The Governing Body know their role in monitoring the social, emotional and mental health of pupils and staff.
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14 There is a procedure in place for staff, including temporary personnel, parents and pupils to raise concerns relating to social, emotional and mental health.
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15 Concerns raised by staff, parents or pupils are recorded and dealt with accordingly.
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16 Exclusions, where given, can be used to increase effectiveness, for example, staff response or individual plans, are reviewed to avoid or reduce the likelihood of the incident or exclusion happening again.
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Student Voice
17 Pupils are able to talk about the Mental Health and Wellbeing, and the Behaviour Policies.
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18 Pupils are involved in the formulation and implementation of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy and provision.
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19 Pupils who receive sanctions are able to reflect on why they received the sanction.
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Working with Parents, Carers and Families
20 Parents and carers are able to talk about the Mental Health and Wellbeing, and the Behaviour Policies.
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21 Parents and carers are involved in the formulation and implementation of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy and provision.
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22 Provision is in place to support parenting skills, promote resilience and mental wellbeing in the home environment.
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Staff Development
23 The Mental Health Lead has had appropriate training to help them (a) have a good understanding of the risk factors associated with mental health difficulties; (b) to know the signs and symptoms of various mental health conditions; (c) to understand how to identify mental health needs earlier; and (d) apply their knowledge to support pupils.
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24 There is regular staff training for all teaching and non-teaching staff on social, emotional and mental health topics, such as: (a) Disabilities and Medical Conditions (b) Social and Emotional Conditions (c) Mental Health Difficulties (d) Attachment (e) Mental Wellbeing (f) Multi-disciplinary Working.
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25 Staff in high-risk roles receive clinical supervision from someone independent of their line-management.
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26 There is regular training for the Governing Body on their responsibilities for supporting staff and pupils in social, emotional and mental health.
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27 Advice, support and guidance is in place for staff not commonly included in training, for example supply teachers, administrative staff or catering/lunch staff.
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Identifying Needs and Monitoring Impact
28 There is a clear policy(ies) for the identification and development of plans to address social, emotional and mental health difficulties, including SEN processes as relevant.
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29 Social, emotional and mental health problems are identified at an early stage and procedures work to intervene promptly.
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30 Response to behaviour promotes a speedy identification of the underlying needs and appropriate strategies are put in place.
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31 Packages of support for young people experiencing mental health difficulties include opportunities to develop skills for life and meet the expectations of the world around them.
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32 The setting has identified appropriate local mental health services, including voluntary and private offers.
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33 This map has enabled the school to identify ‘gaps’ in local provision and put plans in place.
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34 Behaviour records, attendance data and social and emotional measures, are used to monitor the non-academic progress of pupils with social and emotional problems, and those with relevant mental health difficulties.
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35 Alternatives to exclusion, including any off-site provision, are reviewed against the progress of the young person.
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Targeted Support
36 There is a clear procedure for the commissioning/referral/involvement of external mental health professionals, such as psychologists, therapists or counsellors.
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37 There is a working strategy for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of staff, including appropriate signposting and support for those experiencing difficulties.
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38 Mental health services are engaged/commissioned appropriately, according to the needs.
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39 Partnerships and relationships with local services, such as Mental Health Support Teams, exist and have a positive impact on pupils.
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Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
40 The PSHE Curriculum includes regular opportunities to discuss differences between expectations for different young people.
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41 Lesson plans and individual support plans reflect an approach to help young people with SEMH difficulties to have skills for life and meet the expectations of the world around them.
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42 The PSHE Curriculum includes opportunities for pupils to discuss their social, emotional and mental health needs.
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43 Resources, such as the guidance on Teaching about Wellbeing (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-mental-wellbeing) are used by the PSHE and other subject leads to inform planning.
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44 Other subject areas integrate opportunities to develop social, emotional and mental health skills.
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45 Pupils with social, emotional or mental health difficulties are able to access the curriculum and extra-curricula activities.
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