The Scottish Government have just launched their Children and Young People’s Mental Health – Professional Learning Resource.  The resource takes a whole school approach centred around prevention and early intervention to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone in the school community.  It aims to provide school staff with knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing in schools and a range of opportunities to learn about experiences and advice from practitioners and young people.

There are four main sections split into bitesize topics.  The core content should take around 6-7 hours to complete and there are suggestions for further learning.  Learners can move through topics at their own time and pace in any order.

It has also been added to the following areas of the Education Scotland website.

• Mental health & wellbeing : supports for practitioners, parents, carers & young people
• Support for the education workforce | National Improvement Hub

Please note, this resource replaces Scottish Mental Health First Aid Training for education staff.

If you would like support to use this resource within your setting, please contact Fiona White at fiona.hewitt@renfrewshire.gov.uk