Young Minds Matter Training

Schools participating in the Your Mind Matters (YMM) programme will benefit from priority access to this course, with half of the available places reserved exclusively for YMM schools until after October half term

The remaining places are available to all schools from now. Any reserved YMM places that remain unfilled after October half term will then be released for general booking. YMM schools are encouraged to take advantage of this priority booking opportunity to secure a place.

This full day course is open to all professionals who work with KS2 -KS5 primary and secondary age young people in Gloucestershire, and further education (FE) including teachers, senior leaders, pastoral managers, tutors, learning support workers and parent support advisors.

These courses are facilitated by Satveer Nijjar BSc (Hons) Psychology, a motivated and inspirational speaker.

Topics covered include:

• defining self-harm
• statistics on self-harm
• what leads to self-harm in young people
• what the functions of self-harm are for the young person
• myths and language use in relation to self-harm
• risk in relation to self-harm
• supporting someone who self-harms, including practical strategies

9.00am Registration     9.30am Start of Training

Mental Health e-learning ‘Train the Trainer’ Course

This has been designed in conjunction with CYPS and is an incredibly accessible tool.

Course Aims

To help all primary and secondary school staff to understand the more common mental health problems children and young people may face.

To recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems

To guide a child or young person towards the right support

To help children and young people cope and manage their lives.

This course is for:

All primary and secondary school staff wishing to develop their knowledge and skills around Mental Health. It is intended that after receiving training, delegates will then ask questions on how to then deliver the package themselves. All participants will need a laptop or tablet and internet access to complete the session, which lasts 90 minutes.

If you would like the trainer to come in to school to deliver this FREE training, to arrange a date, please email us with your name, school name, phone number and possible dates to ghll@Gloucestershire.gov.uk