Schools and colleges play an important role in promoting good social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing. We know that there are excellent examples across East Sussex of schools supporting and promoting good mental health, in particular where it is done as part of a whole school approach.

East Sussex ISEND services on mental health and emotional wellbeing promote a whole school approach. A Whole School Approach encompasses and mobilises the whole school to promote student and staff wellbeing and address mental health issues. This type of multi-component approach has been shown to be effective in promoting social and emotional wellbeing than those which focus on only one or two parts of school life.

As you complete this theme of your School Health Check Review, you may find there is criteria you have rated as RI or inadequate that you would like to focus on developing and improving.

Under each criteria we have provided some example resource links to support you. The resources listed here are just a few examples, our Health Improvement Team can provide you with support with all areas of the School Health Check.

Please do get in touch with us at kentchft.esschoolhealthservice@nhs.net for the most up to date resources. Please note any resources listed are not necessarily recommendations, just an acknowledgment of their availability.