Wellbeing for Education Return and Recovery

The Wellbeing for Education Return project aims to provide tools and support to enable education staff to protect and strengthen their whole school or colleges resilience to the wellbeing and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Plymouth Educational Psychologists work closely with local primary and secondary schools, to offer a range of training courses and guidance for school staff. The following training offers and resources are part of, and support The Wellbeing for Education Return and Recovery project, and are developed and lead by The Educational Psychology Service:

Contents

Young people's mental health resource pack

Helpful resources for young people

Address your stress (PDF) [268KB] (from The Zone)

What is Anxiety (PDF) [371KB] (from The Zone)

Essential information for schools

CAMHS Community Team

CAMHS Community Team Duty Advice Line for Families and Professionals has extended its opening hours in response to COVID-19. The phone line is now open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Please contact the team on 01752 431613 to seek advice, discuss whether a referral to CAMHS may be appropriate, and access support for families who are currently awaiting input from the CAMHS Community Team.

Mental Health Support Team

Livewell Southwest has successfully secured funding to establish a mental health support team. This is a pilot scheme with identified schools to evaluate the effectiveness of school-based interventions to support children, young people, families, and professionals to promote emotional health and wellbeing. The team will be offering a range of support, including working with anxiety, low mood, behavioural concerns, peer mentoring, and parenting interventions. Requests for training and consultation can be made directly to the team.

Call 01752 435401 or email livewell.mhst@nhs.net

The following schools are currently involved in the pilot:.

Austin Farm Academy
Ford Primary School
High Street Primary
Knowle Primary School
Leigham Primary School
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Lipson Valley Primary School
Marlborough Primary School
Morice Town Primary Academy
Mount Street Primary School
Mount Wise Community Primary School
Plympton Academy
Shakespeare Primary School
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
St George's Church of England Primary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Church of England Primary
Stoke Damerel Community College
The Cathedral School of St Mary
Tor Bridge High
Whitleigh Community Primary School
Woodfield Primary School

Webinar recordings

Mental Health and Wellbeing Training: Learning from the Pandemic, Webinar 1

Mental Health and Wellbeing Training: Learning from the Pandemic, Webinar 2

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