Aims
   •For all staff to have a clear understanding of the 
   current context surrounding Mental Health and 
   Wellbeing of young people
   •For all staff to have a good understanding of the tools 
   available to them to support students with Mental 
   Health 
   Mental Health and Wellbeing: 
   The Current Landscape
   • Keeping Children Safe in Education 
    (Sept. 2020)
   • Preventing impairment of children's 
    mental and physical health or 
    development
   • “culture of vigilance”
   • “welfare is promoted”
   • “Timely and appropriate safeguarding 
    action is taken” 
     Mental health and Wellbeing: The Current Landscape
   • Mental health and behaviour in 
    schools (Nov 2018)
   • Inspecting safeguarding in early years, 
    education and skill settings (Aug 2021)
   • SEND Code of Practice (2015)
   • The CYP Mental Health green paper 
   • COVID/Pandemic
   Clarifying the language around Mental Health 
   • Mental Health is defined as a state of well-being in which 
   every individual realises their own potential, can cope with 
   the normal stresses of life, can work productively and 
   fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to their 
   community. 
   • Mental Illness is a condition which causes a serious disorder 
   in a person’s behaviour or thinking. 
                  The Mental Health Continuum 
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