This bitesize CPD collection is part of a series of online micro learning units for teachers and school leaders on supporting pupil mental health and wellbeing in practice. The units offer insights into best practice in supporting children and young people, building on the latest evidence base. They are designed to develop knowledge around a range of topics that now form part of the statutory Relationship, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum, supporting teachers to consider how they might most effectively deliver these topics as part of the curriculum. Specifically, topics covered include:
These online micro learning units incorporate a range of content types to support professional learning and reflective practice, including:
This online learning is being supported by the Bupa Foundation and the Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH).
This webinar brought together teachers from a range of settings to consider how they are supporting pupils to understand trauma, featuring a presentation by Amy Sayer (FCCT) and a panel discussion with Jayne Edwards (Specialist Leader in Education for SEND and Early Years SEND Specialist, Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School), Beth Khan (MCCT) (Teacher of English, Invictus Education Trust), Jan Forshaw (Head of Education, Coram Life Education) and Jonathan Baggaley (CEO, PSHE Association). Further details can be found on the event page on our Video Hub.
Ideas and resources were shared during the webinar on this Padlet
Hear about approaches to understanding and responding to trauma to support pupil mental health. We invite you to make notes on the approaches and research reported on in these articles to inform your own next steps and consider how you might apply some of these insights in your own setting.
The first research review outlines how to support students experiencing trauma in the classroom. The second discusses approaches to supporting children who are looked after by the state who may have experienced trauma.
