Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes for busy teachers and schools

Mentally Well Schools

Need evidence-informed programmes to improve student and staff mental health? You’re in the right place.

"I wholeheartedly recommend Ava and her team at Mentally Well Schools." Cori Bateman, Executive Headteacher/CEO, Pioneer Learning Trust, England

We advocate a whole-school approach to improving mental health. Benefit from a Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme written using evidence-based approaches by a Psychotherapist and an experienced SENDCo. Our 15-lesson COVID Worry & Wellbeing Programme was written in response to the pandemic, to alleviate anxiety in children and adolescents. Our flagship Ages 7-13 Mental Health Skills Programme teaches evidence-based skills to manage a range of emotions.

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Evidence-informed mental health solutions for busy schools & educators

Access a growing library of mental health skills programmes written using evidence-based approaches, by a Psychotherapist specialising in adolescent and adult mental health, and a former SENDCo with expertise in mental health. Our fully planned programmes are written using proven psychotherapeutic methods: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) and Mindfulness. Read more about our Library of Programmes. We can also provide Workshops for staff.

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STAFF MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAMME PUBLISHED JANUARY 2021

"Education professionals in the U.K. displayed much higher levels of depression (32%) than the general population (19%). They also reported higher levels of symptoms such as: difficulty concentrating, insomnia, tearfulness. 52% of education professionals (and 59% of senior leaders) had considered leaving the profession due to pressures on their health and wellbeing."

(2020 Education Support Network Teacher Wellbeing Index)

Need a comprehensive programme to support your school staff through the current crisis and beyond? See a sample from our 15 module Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme written using CBT, DBT and Mindfulness (evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches).

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Free Resources

Our free resources include a 'Lockdown Resource Pack', as well as a 'Sleep, Exercise and Healthy Balanced Diet' Poster Pack. Browse our growing library of free created and curated mental health resources to benefit the mental health and wellbeing of your students and your staff.

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Library of Programmes

We've recently published our 15-module "Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme". In 2020, we published our 15-lesson "COVID Worry & Wellbeing Programme". Prior to this, we launched with our flagship 18-week "Ages 7-13 Mental Health Skills Programme". We are busy writing more programmes using evidence-based approaches.

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Online Community Forum

Gain support for your school's mental health and wellbeing through our online community forum. It's a place to share ideas about mental health, and troubleshoot with teachers from other British schools. Our team is also regularly in the forum to answer your questions and offer guidance.

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Workshops

We offer workshops for school staff, enabling them to better support the mental health and wellbeing of primary and secondary school students. We can also lead workshops to help improve staff mental health and wellbeing.

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Coaching

We can provide bespoke phone, email and/or Skype coaching in order to support the implementation of our programmes in your school setting, providing expert guidance to improve the wellbeing of your students and staff.

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Flexible Plans

Choose from a range of price plans for our paid mental health skills programmes, including individual subscriptions and plans designed for schools. Pay monthly or annually. Purchase Orders are also catered for.

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Testimonials

 

Cori Bateman

EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER & CEO, Pioneer Learning Trust, England

"I wholeheartedly recommend Ava and her team at Mentally Well Schools. In our preparation for the return of the rest of our pupils we had an excellent workshop for our team, supporting them in recognising and addressing signs of poor mental health in our children and in ourselves... The workshop was fantastic. I've had so many staff contact me to thank me for training... Definitely fewer staff burn outs in the future I think! "
 

Jen Lloyd

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER, Luton, England

"The training we received was very well delivered by presenters who are credible and experienced. The resources provided were both high quality and more importantly, useful! I would urge anyone, in any setting to explore the Mentally Well Schools offer for training, resources and support."

 

 

E. Lee

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER, International School, Brunei

"I have found the resources to be pitched perfectly for the age groups intended. Clear, eye-catching and well-designed worksheets and the teacher support is wonderful. I am happy to have found such great resources for both students and staff alike. Keep up the great work Mentally Well Schools!"
 

Lois Dignan

TEACHER, Benenden, England

"I have used these extensively with my students to help support their well being back in school. The resources are well thought out and easy to access and use and perfect for busy school life. Thank you for taking care to build on these in a cohesive way."

 

 

Karen Ruddy

COUNSELLOR, London

"Great resources, super customer service and a compassionate team."
 

R. Thompson

SENCO, British curriculum school, Thailand

"A time-saver for busy SENCOs such as myself. The audio instruction on the PowerPoints is particularly helpful and the online forum is a useful feature to get ongoing advice from the programme's authors and connect with schools globally about the topic of mental health... the downloadable resources and forum will be especially valuable for us."

FAQs

Are your programmes designed for whole class use or for interventions?

Our programmes are versatile. They are skills-based and are designed for use either as small group interventions or for whole class sessions. With minimal adaptation, they can also be used for individual one-to-one interventions ("Talking Partners" are regularly mentioned - however, the student can just as easily discuss their thoughts with the adult delivering the programme). For maximal impact and efficacy for your entire school community, our programmes would ideally be implemented for the whole class and for multiple year groups across your school setting.

What types of content / media do your programmes include?

Our programmes for students include comprehensive PowerPoints with audio instruction, as well as PDFs of lesson plans, posters, worksheets and homework. Some of the PowerPoint presentations incorporate brief animated video/GIF content.

Our Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme is mostly video based, with accompanying PDF handouts.

Which psychotherapeutic approaches are your programmes based on?

Our programmes are written using the following evidence-based approaches: Mindfulness, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy).

How are your programmes differentiated?

Our programmes for students feature a combination of differentiation by task, support, outcome and extension. Some of the homework is differentiated by task.

Do you offer in-person or virtual training sessions?

Yes, we do! On request, we can provide training sessions for school staff about pupil and staff mental health and wellbeing. For example, we recently led an online workshop about child and staff mental health for an academy trust in England, including background information and a range of practical strategies and resources:

"I wholeheartedly recommend Ava Shabnum Hasan and her team at Mentally Well Schools. In our preparation for the return of the rest of our pupils we had an excellent workshop for our team, supporting them in recognising and addressing signs of poor mental health in our children and in ourselves.” Cori Bateman (CEO/Executive Headteacher/NLE/NPQEL, Pioneer Learning Trust)

Darryl also holds DBT STEPS-A (Skills Training for Emotional Problem Solving for Adolescents) training sessions for teachers, certifying them to deliver this evidence-based mental health skills programme to primary and secondary age students. See our Training and Consultancy page.

Our overarching aim has always been to write and offer as much online/virtual content as possible in the form of our online programmes, so that we can positively impact the mental health of school communities as far and wide as possible without travel being a limitation. 🙂

Can I get a sample?

You sure can! Follow the links below to receive a FREE sample of several lessons from each of our current programmes: Claim your Free sample of 3 lessons from our Ages 7-13 Mental Health Skills Programme &/or your Free sample of 2 lessons from our COVID Worry & Wellbeing Programme (ages 6-12 approx.).  You can also view a sample of our Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme. You'll receive an emailed download link to claim your sample programme content.

Will I get immediate access to all programme content when I subscribe?

Our content is drip-fed. Upon purchasing your subscription you will receive access to the first few weeks of each available programme. After 30 days, you'll receive access to the remaining weeks of content within each programme.

Which member(s) of staff should deliver your programmes?

We recommend that our programmes are delivered either by a teacher (class teacher, SEN/intervention teacher or SENDCo) or an HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) ideally with some training in mental health. It's important that whoever delivers the programmes follows the guidelines we provide (all our programmes have comprehensive lesson plans and all resources are provided) and that they are able to maintain a non-judgmental approach during the sessions they deliver. Rest assured, we will be here to support your staff with the implementation of our programmes. If they have any questions, they can ask in our Online Community Forum, where our team is regularly on hand to offer advice and guidance about our programme content.

What if I have a question while teaching a programme?

If you have a question, you can post in our Online Community Forum, which is where questions can get answered by members of our team, as well as by other community members. We are regularly in the Online Community Forum to answer questions and offer advice. Rest assured, we're here to support you with the implementation of our programmes in your setting 🙂

Do you offer Free Resources?

Yes, we do! Please check out our Free Resources page 🙂 Most of our free resources are taken from our fully planned paid programmes which we have written ourselves based on proven psychotherapeutic approaches. A few of our free resources are curated from elsewhere.

Are your resources / programmes a substitute for face to face counselling or psychotherapy sessions?

No. Our resources and programmes are designed to help teach children, young people and staff in schools a range of evidence-based psychotherapeutic skills which have been shown in numerous studies to benefit mental health and wellbeing outcomes. Our materials are designed as a more general PSHE type resource or for targeted interventions with children about whom you have SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) concerns. However, the resources, programmes and service we offer are not intended as a substitute for counselling / psychotherapy sessions, nor for an assessment with an Educational Psychologist; nor are they a substitute for any other individual interventions by a trained mental health professional.