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Mental health support for young people after pandemic: Preventative and early-intervention strategies needed in schools and colleges

Posted February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

The Education Policy Institute has examined aspects of mental health among secondary age children and linked these to social, demographic […]

Case study: Our MA has helped Headteacher Kerry Hill to promote and champion positive mental health amongst her pupils, staff and the school community

Posted February 9, 2021February 15, 2021 Minds AheadPosted in Case study

“(…) I don’t want robots in my building, I want people who care, who feel and love what they are […]

Ways to get online mental health support for teachers and students

Posted January 14, 2021January 18, 2021 Antonietta GonzalezPosted in News

We have put together a list of some of the online mental health resources that are available in the UK […]

The mental health of children and young people during the coronavirus pandemic: Insights on recent research

Posted December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

This report is part of a series developed in partnership with the Child Outcomes Research Consortium. This paper looks at […]

Mental health in schools: Belonging is essential for well-being

Posted December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

There is a robust link between having a sense of safety, belonging and well-being and the student’s engagement and performance in education.  Research […]

Teachers’ mental health and wellbeing: Recent report reveals that we must act now

Posted December 10, 2020January 12, 2021 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

 “It is time to start taking the mental health of our teachers and educators seriously.” – Education Support  The latest […]

Mental health support for parents and children in the UK: Parental judgement is harming mental health

Posted December 7, 2020December 10, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

A large scale research project by the Royal Foundation exploring the early years (0-5) has found that parental judgements are […]

Mental health facts in the UK: Mental health is created in communities

Posted December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

The final report by the Centre for Mental Health, The Commission for Mental Health Equality, is a key reading for […]

Summary of Mental Health & Wellbeing of England’s Children & Young People, 2020

Posted November 6, 2020February 4, 2021 Dean JohnstonePosted in News

In this video we present an infographic on the key points from two key government reports: DfE State of the […]

How happy are children and young people in Britain? – 2020 Good Childhood Report key findings

Posted October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 Bob CraigPosted in News

The Good Childhood Report (Oct 2020) undertaken by the Children’s Society, reports on the level of ‘subjective wellbeing’ and happiness […]

Minds Ahead contributed to and is quoted in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition Annual Report 2020

Posted September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in Uncategorized

We highlight parts of the report and our response to these key elements:  The report calls for a continued investment and commitment […]

Black lives matter: the steps we have taken

Posted July 23, 2020July 29, 2020 Dean JohnstonePosted in Uncategorized

Over the past months we’ve seen demonstrations globally in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of […]

Development of the new Post Graduate ‘School Mental Health Specialist’ course that launches in September 2021.

Posted April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

This innovative course is for the key colleagues working in schools and colleges providing mental health support to children and […]

Staying at home – Ways to wellbeing #coronatimes

Posted March 25, 2020May 18, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

We realise there is a lot of information online at the moment to support yourself and your family through these […]

Minds Ahead speaks to LBC news

Posted March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

On the 19th of March at 8.40am Shelly spoke with Liza Aziz on what Minds Ahead think the DfE should […]

Department for Education fails to integrate Mental Health into Safeguarding Policy

Posted February 26, 2020October 7, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

The Department for Education are consulting on changes to the main safeguarding policy used by schools and colleges, ‘Keeping Children […]

Key findings from the longest running health behaviour study of young people

Posted February 17, 2020February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

A national survey of the health of secondary aged pupils was published in January 2020. The data was collected in […]

Developing the evidence-base: public mental health

Posted February 3, 2020February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

Public mental health takes a population approach to mental health. This improves the coverage, outcomes and coordination of the prevention of […]

PISA Wellbeing data – what should a school leader take away from it?

Posted January 6, 2020February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

The PISA Wellbeing data was released late December, by which time most people were winding down and getting ready for […]

Key take aways from the Teacher Wellbeing Survey

Posted November 15, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

Tackling stress in our schools Almost three quarters of staff working in schools and colleges describe themselves as stressed, a […]

Three take aways from ‘Psychological health in teenage girls’ Chapter 4 of the first ‘State of the Nation’ report

Posted October 29, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

Chapter 4 of the first ‘State of the Nation’ report on wellbeing was a deeper dive into the psychological health […]

6 questions for schools to consider following the State of the Nation report on wellbeing

Posted October 18, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

The Department for Education released their first ‘State of the Nation’ report into children and young people’s wellbeing.  There is […]

International representation at the School Mental Health Specialist Design Group

Posted October 15, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

I was privileged to attend a round table discussion at the House of Commons on the 9th October on the […]

Heather Madsen, Headteacher of Red Oak Primary school, Lowestoft, reflects on the first meeting of the School Mental Health Specialist Design Group

Posted October 11, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

A gathering of professionals from a range of backgrounds across Educational settings and specialists in Mental Health attended Parliament on […]

Four proactive strategies for mental health in schools

Posted September 3, 2019February 27, 2020 Shelly MastersPosted in Uncategorized

The Department for Health and Social Care are consulting on a new strategy focused on ‘proactive, predictive and personalised care’ […]

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