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In this course, Gemma Fieldsend, Mental Health Trainer will guide you through the essential elements of auditing your college’s mental health provision. We will consider the purpose of auditing and how it can support with decision making processes as well as for the purpose of continuous improvement. Gemma maps each are to the 8 learning outcomes set out by the Department for Education for Senior Mental Health Leads but this course will also support those working in other aspects of mental health provision.

Gemma provides a comprehensive explanation of ‘who, why, when and how’ when it comes to making referrals in Further Education so that individuals can receive mental health support. We will explore what to include in referrals forms to increase the likelihood of a successful referral, where we can refer to and also the very essence of collaborative working.

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This session will focus on why and how school leaders should model good wellbeing practices. The whole school culture and positive practices, tips and advice for school leaders to use in the workplace will be explored.

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Student voice and how we enable it is very powerful when it comes to how effective our attempts at taking a meaningful whole college approach to mental health is. Throughout her presentation, Gemma will provide you with plenty of reflective opportunities to consider the current student voice model and what we can do going forward to enhance this further.  

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In this highly practical course, Gemma helps us to understand the context of distressed students, what to do and what to try to avoid as well how we might notice a student is struggling. By the end of the course, you will leave with some simple but effective strategies which anyone working in Further Education can use to support distressed students. 

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