This will be an annual rolling programme to ensure all pastoral staff, members of senior management teams within secondary schools and central education team are trained. Training is valid for 3 years, then needs to be re-done. This training has been put in place to support staff following a Child Protection Learning Review and should be prioritised for staff to attend.
NHS Health Improvement Team are partially funding this two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid for SBC education staff.
12th and 13th May 2026, 8:50am – 5pm
An ASIST trained caregiver, will be better able to:
- Identify people who have thoughts of suicide, reach out and offer support
- Seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide
- Apply a suicide intervention model
- Review current risk and develop a plan to increase safety from suicidal behaviour
- Link people with community resources
Each school has been allocated 3 places and we would be grateful if you could email CLPL@scotborders.gov.uk with attendees for your school now. Attendees will be sent a link from NHS 12 weeks prior to the programme to complete sign up.
If you require more places contact the CLPL team and they will see if this is possible
