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School Wellbeing in Stockport

Catherine Johnson – Children’s Public Health Lead Alex Hutchings – School Pastoral Manager

Welcome to Stockport…

Total population – 287,000 Under 18s population – 61,900

85 primary schools 14 high schools 6 special schools 3 PRUs 10 independent schools 9 independent special schools

14% of population live in nationally ranked 20% most deprived areas. Approximately 250 Stockport LAC and 400 OOA LAC living here. 58% 16 YO get 5 good GCSE passes – this falls to less than 10% for children in the most deprived areas.

Key issues for Stockport: Rising number of CAMHS referrals – just over 1000 during 2010/11, to over 2000 in 2014/15 – now around 3000 referrals per year Disparity between health and attainment levels from most affluent to most deprived areas of the borough Increasing numbers of OOA LAC Anxiety and school avoidance becoming a major issue

In our schools… Concerns around staff wellbeing, pupil wellbeing and parent / carer wellbeing Some confusion over which agencies can help with what / how to refer / who to refer to… A need for a coordinated approach to improving wellbeing for all

Before the School Link Programme, we: ▪ Received funding from our CCG / CAMHS partnership to develop work on early intervention in schools. ▪ Used funding to pay for our EP team to roll out Living Life to the Full training in schools. ▪ Ran a pilot Taekwondo project on improving wellbeing for targeted groups of children. ▪ Funded training for primary schools on using the Nurture Group’s Emotional Wellbeing Toolkit. ▪ Developed and launched a whole school wellbeing strategy + related documents.

21 primary schools took part in the link programme pilot (a quarter of the primary schools in the borough) 7 high schools took part in the link programme pilot (half of the high schools in the borough) 2 special schools 2 pupil referral units 2 independent schools and 1 independent special school participated

The Anna Freud Mental Health Link Programme May – June 2018

The Anna Freud Mental Health Link Programme

Healthy Young Minds

(CAMHS)

School based mental health services Voluntary sector School Nursing School Age Plus team Health services – Therapy, Drugs & Alcohol

Benefits of the Programme

▪ Greater awareness of the issues of CYP in the borough ▪ Greater understanding of key mental health difficulties and greater understanding of challenges around treatment ▪ For schools, greater awareness of the roles of different agencies in Stockport ▪ For services, greater awareness of the issues teachers are experiencing ▪ For all, increased knowledge around outcome measures and evidence-based interventions ▪ For all, increased knowledge of available training in the borough and on MindEd ▪ From a commissioning perspective, useful knowledge of where people are at, rather than where we think they might be….

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework Clarity on roles, remit and

responsibilities of partners* involved in supporting CYP mental health

Agreed point of contact

and role in schools and CYP mental health services

Structures to support

shared planning and collaborative working

Common approach to

• utcome measures for

young people

Ability to continue to

learn and draw on best practice

Development of

integrated working to promote rapid and better access to support

Evidence based

approach to intervention

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Major Challenge

Good Elements

• f

Practice Widespread Good Practice Gold Standard

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Major Challenge

Good Elements

• f

Practice

Widespread

Good Practice Gold Standard ▪ Clarity on roles & remits etc. ▪ Structures to support planning ▪ Ability to learn ▪ Development of integrated working ▪ Agreed point

• f contact

▪ Common approach to

• utcome

measures ▪ Evidence based approach to intervention

So, what are we doing about it?

Clarity on roles, remit

and responsibilities of partners involved in supporting CYP mental health

• Both cohorts moved their rating from

good elements of practice to widespread good practice from the 1st to the 2nd workshop – we hope that those who took part will share their knowledge with colleagues.

• We are working with high schools to

provide supervision and support, which is raising their knowledge of services.

• Our work on the i-Thrive framework

and on our wellbeing strategy is contributing to increased knowledge and clarity.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Agreed point of contact and role in schools and CYP mental health services

Structures to support

shared planning and collaborative working

• Both cohorts rated Stockport as

having good elements of practice in this area.

• We are working with our schools

to develop named wellbeing leads in high schools and wellbeing teams in primary schools.

• Our high schools have a named

link worker from Healthy Young Minds.

• Our CAMHS Partnership has a

mental health in schools sub- group to lead on this work area.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Common approach

to outcome measures for young people

• Both cohorts rated Stockport as

having good elements of practice in this area.

• A group of our primary schools are

working together with School Improvement, Public Health and the Behaviour Support Service to develop a shared system for measuring emotional wellbeing and readiness to learn. This is being piloted during the current academic year, with plans to expand it for next year if the pilot proves successful.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Ability to continue to learn

and draw on best practice

Development of integrated

working to promote rapid and better access to support

Evidence based approach

to intervention

• Both cohorts changed their

rating from the first to the second workshop - from having good elements of practice to having widespread good practice.

• We have continued to

promote the MindEd website,

• ffer training and promote

GM opportunities around training and ways of working.

Stockport Projects

Checkpoint School Link Workers Wellbeing Strategy & Self Assessment Wellbeing Measurement Pilot i-Thrive Framework School networks and training

We are planning a ‘1 year

• n’ event to map progress

73 schools attended the launch of our wellbeing strategy PSHE Network, Governor Training Staff wellbeing events HYMS, Primary & Secondary Jigsaw & schools meeting together regularly

Improving Emotional Wellbeing

a strategy for Education Settings in Stockport

Emotional wellbeing – the challenge of implementing positive change in a school setting

ALEX HUTCHINGS – PASTORAL MANAGER

Schools link programme

 Anna Freud Centre pilot scheme  Networking opportunities - good to meet other teaching/support

staff and agencies

 What works well?

 Clear pastoral structure  Checkpoint meetings  Linked school HYMs worker  Team Around the School (TAS)  Links with School Age Plus workers  School nurse support  Mosaic

What has changed in school?

 Proposal for Counselling options to support students with wellbeing  “Positive Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy for Students” – now

ratified and live

 Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead appointed  Lead members of staff (including SLT) with responsibility to promote

mental health of students

 Possibility of a staff wellbeing committee  Link with CPSHE Co-ordinator to look at promoting mental health

wellbeing in CPSHE/assemblies

 “We all have mental health” Anna Freud resources – went down well

Beacon ‘Stamp Out Stigma’ (SOS) Group -

 Young people age 13-25 who meet to challenge misconceptions

and stigma around mental health

 Aim – to improve awareness and understanding of mental health

and wellbeing, and consider support strategies for young people

 Presentation to school council from Beacon team – now have pupils

who attend these meetings and feedback to school/peers

 ‘Time for Answers’ – Thurs 16th May 2019 – public forum ‘Question

Time’ panel with Mayor of Greater Manchester

 Contact for further info – Beacon Counselling, tel 0161 285 1827

Useful resources

 www.annafreud.org ‘Schools in Mind’ network –

useful resources

 www.inourhands.com / www.pookyknightsmith.com  Local counselling options (Stockport area) – e.g.

Beacon Counselling / Beechwood / Central Youth etc

 National services – www.mind.org.uk,

www.place2be.org.uk, www.youngminds.org.uk, www.cwmt.org.uk

 DfE guidance -

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prom

• ting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-

health-and-wellbeing

Future aims?

 Continue working towards AcSEED accredition – recognising schools

providing high quality emotional support for young people www.acseed.org

 Roll out of positive mental health programme for staff as well as

pupils

 In set/training for staff  School Counsellor  Workshops for parents re mental health  Promote through CPSHE – embrace initiatives such as anti-bullying

week/mental health awareness week etc