ACCREDITED AND FULLY FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
If you are a state funded school in England. It takes just 2 minutes to check your eligibility.
Learn the Skills to Thrive as a Senior Mental Health Lead
Transform your school or college’s approach to mental health with our robust programme, with a range of online and face-to-face pathways depending on your past experience and educational setting.
Already booked? Access your course resources here.
Everything You Need to Transform Your School or College's Approach to Mental Health
Our course covers all eight of the DfE's recommended learning outcomes for Senior mental Health Leads. Perfect to give you a complete command of the role. Join us and you'll learn how to...
Lead Mental Health Effectively in Your Setting
Create a Culture that Values Mental Health
Identify Need and Assess the Impact of Interventions
Provide Targetted Support and Refer Appropriately
Upskill Staff and Support Their Own Wellbeing
Promote Mental Health Throughout the Curriculum
Enable Student Voice to Impact Provision
Work Closely with Parents and Carers
Fully Funded by The Department of Education
But hurry... the Last Date for Grant Applications is 31st December 2024!
Our course has been quality assured and accredited by the Department for Education for Senior Mental Health Lead funding.
That means if you’re a state funded school or college in England (including academies) you can apply for a £1,200 DfE grant that completely covers the cost of the course.
There’s a grant available for every school, and every campus for FE colleges. You can even get a second grant if the SMHL that originally benefitted has left the organisation.
When you book with us, if for any reason your grant application is unsuccessful you can receive a full refund – no questions asked.
Learn However You Learn Best
Whether you prefer the flexibility of fully online or a blended approach our Senior Mental Health Lead programmes will help you make a huge difference in your school or college.
Online
Across our 9 month flexible online programme there are 13 30 minute on demand courses to help you build your skills and knowledge at a time that suits you. Plus you can access hundreds of additional learning modules so you can build your own programme.
After our launch webinar to get you started you'll meet 6 times online during the programmes with your coaching circle. Led by an experienced Senior Mental Health Lead coaching circles will give you the opportunity to ask questions, check progress and share successes with colleagues from across the country.
With the support of your coach you'll have the opportunity to audit your current mental health provision, develop and improvement plan and implement new ideas to make a difference for your school or college community.
All of your colleagues will get access to the our mental health toolkit, giving you an opportunity to increase understanding and build a culture that values mental health.
face to face
On two full day face-to-face sessions, all held in convenient city-centre venues a couple of months apart, you'll have the opportunity to dive deep into the skills and knowledge the Senior Mental Health Leads need. Plus you can access hundreds of additional learning modules so you can build your own programme.
In between those two face-to-face sessions you'll have the support of all of the on-demand video training courses on our site, plus access to a coach to help you with any issues or challenges you face.
With the support of your coach you'll have the opportunity to audit your current mental health provision, develop and improvement plan and implement new ideas to make a difference for your school or college community.
All of your colleagues will get access to the our mental health toolkit, giving you an opportunity to increase understanding and build a culture that values mental health.
Learn More About the Course
Complete the short form below and we’ll email you a copy of the programme straight away.
Choose the Most Convenient of our Upcoming Dates for You
Starts 21st January 2025
29th January 2025 and 26th March 2025
30th January 2025 and 27th March 2025
31st January 2025 and 28th March 2025
We have two courses on the Department for Education’s Senior Mental Health Lead Framework. Each course on the framework is given a specific code which you’ll need for your grant application. Our online course is SMHL055 and our face-to-face version is SMHL072. We’ll give you a full summary of the course codes, start and end dates and all the other information you need for your grant application when you book.
Join the Thousands Who've Already Taken Part
When you join us, you'll be in good company. We've already empowered thousands of participants to transform their school or college's approach to mental health across the whole school community.
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Have a Question?
How do I claim the funding?
The cost of the programme is £1,200 + VAT.
Once you book, we will send you a link to the form you can complete to sign up for a DfE grant (grants are currently available for all courses started by 31st March 2025). We will provide you with our specific course code and an invoice that you can use to prove you’ve booked.
Am I eligible for the grant?
All state-funded schools and colleges in England are eligible for the grant.
To find out further details about the precise criteria you can read further details from the DfE here.
Have a question about whether you’re eligible? Call us on 020 8680 4077.
What if the grants run out?
The DfE has made grants available for 1/3 of English schools, and currently there are still plenty left if you claim a grant for training that starts up to 31st March 2025.
Second grants are also available for eligible settings to train a replacement if the mental health lead trained with their first grant left before embedding a WSCA.
I'm not eligible, can I still take part?
Yes, absolutely. If you’re not eligible for a grant you’re still more than welcome to take part. At £1,200 the programme still represents incredible value for you and your school.
Who is the course suitable for?
We’ve designed the course to be suitable for aspiring, new-to-role and intermediate mental health leads from a wide range of phases.
With a large selection of on-demand courses to choose from, you’ll be able to create a peronslaised development pathway that suits the needs of you and your setting.
How long is the course?
The online course is for 2 terms, and is delivered entirely online.
During the programme you will have 6 online meetings lasting 90 minutes with a selection of your peers in your coaching circles. The remainder of your learning will come through on-demand courses and practical tasks that you can fit around your schedule to suit.
We would suggest you set an aside an hour a week to complete the self-study and on demand learning tasks.
The face to face course is run over 2 days a few months apart.
Have another question?
Contact our friendly Team at [email protected]