In this practical session, Hannah Wilson will consider the key principles of effective whole-school mental health & wellbeing and offer some ideas, suggestions, and tweaks to practice that could help your school to become a mentally healthier place to be. She will look at how schools can create a culture of wellbeing, supporting both staff and pupils. She will consider both reactive and preventative interventions, your mental health processes and services, and breaking down barriers to mental health.

Hannah will also look at how this work goes hand-in-hand with equality and inclusion. A significant risk factor for a mental health problem manifesting is the experience of race, religion or sexuality. What can your school do about this? Are your wellbeing practices accessible for your Black and minority ethnic groups or LGBT+ students? How culturally sensitive are your mental health processes and services?

Ultimately, Hannah will offer pause for reflection about your school's wellbeing and inclusive practices, including behaviour management practice, the structure of the school day, and how wellbeing is promoted overtly and covertly throughout the school.