Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Interest in SEMH in schools is growing by the day and Mental Health First Aid Youth is the latest government scheme designed to put a “champion” in every school. But what does it actually look like? Having just completed it, I feel obliged to blog my review. Mental Health First Aid Youth is a two
Over the last few months Derbyshire County Council has been working very hard on a new SEMH resource. Thanks to their endeavor we now have this guide. It includes a stage by stage approach to Social, Emotional and Mental Health and well being within school. Under the categories of Introduction, Promote, Identify, Assess, Provide, Review and
It's a challenge most teachers face on a weekly basis - what do we say to support a student who is suffering with a mental health problem? How do we begin that supportive conversation? It's a scary moment. We aren't counsellors but we have been confided in. We can't say nothing - that will seem uncaring.
10 SEMH Provision Strategies Supporting students with SEMH needs can be a real challenge. Not only are teachers not trained mental health practitioners, access to the kinds of support some students need is restricted both by overwhelming demand and funding cuts. Higher tier services have had to raise the severity of cases to be
Marking - it doesn't stand out as the most opportune moment to support a student's emotional and mental wellbeing and improve self esteem. But don't let that deter you. Adults who work with young people in a variety of roles never seem to quite fathom the impact every word (written or spoken) has on
Finally it is being accepted widely - we are facing a huge mental health crisis in UK schools right now. However, what is yet to be fully understood is the scale to which teachers across the UK are scrambling to improve their own mental health against a backdrop of ever increasing demands and ever decreasing
What is emotional coaching? Emotional coaching is a method used to help soothe and calm a young person who is in an emotionally vulnerable state. Often children that have experienced trauma and/or have poor emotional coping skills. They may be unable to deal with the day to day ups and downs experienced by other children
This document has been updated and the latest Wellbeing Toolkit can be found here. If I could select one training course in the last 18 months I have attended that has provided me with the most useful guidance for supporting students with SEMH needs, the Wellbeing Toolkit Training provided by Dr Tina Rae would be
This video was created to highlight the growing problem in our schools and the recognition of its scale beginning to catch up with mainstream news outlets. This resource may be useful in creating awareness and reducing stigma in discussing this subject. The news articles over 2014 - March 2016 and the voice is provided by
In terms of the emerging crisis of children’s mental health, schools who believe they have seen the tip of the iceberg have only really just noticed its getting a little chilly. As more and more headlines herald the crisis and teachers scramble to be more roles to more students than ever before, the truth is
