Safeguarding, SEND and HR: Supporting the Mental Health of Everyone Within School

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities published guidance on the 8 key principles of a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

These included leadership and management that supports and champions efforts to promote emotional health and wellbeing as well as staff development to support their own wellbeing and that of pupils and learners.

Mental health support has become a clear focus for school and trust leaders, particularly since the pandemic. In this sofa we bring together our Safeguarding, SEND and HR experts to look at a whole-school approach to mental health.

During the session we will be discussing the following:

• • • Supporting staff to understand the importance of mental health
    • Safeguarding pupils with mental health concerns
    • Tips to support the mental health of your staff

Let us introduce you to this week's professional speakers

Helen King

Helen qualified as a teacher via the Teach First Leadership Development Programme and has held a leadership role in schools over the last decade. As a previous DSL and Deputy Head, Helen has a strong grasp of the safeguarding challenges within schools. She enjoys leading a range of training and is always keen to support others. In her spare time, Helen enjoys football, travelling and a good book!

Jenny Salero

Jenny qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and joined Judicium as a consultant following her qualification. Her grasp of complex HR queries such as restructuring MATs to operate as efficiently as possible has enabled her rise from a consultant to Team Leader of the HR Advisory Team. Her responsibilities still include dealing with the variety of queries in schools' HR as well as supporting the team on a daily basis. Jenny is also an experienced trainer. She runs training sessions for the NAHT’s HR Essentials Course. In her spare time she likes to participate in park runs as well as get creative with crafts and baking cupcakes.