School Wellbeing in Stockport

Catherine Johnson – Children’s Public Health LeadAlex Hutchings – School Pastoral Manager

Welcome to Stockport…

Total population – 287,000 Under 18s population – 61,900

85 primary schools14 high schools6 special schools3 PRUs10 independent schools9 independent special schools

14% of population live in nationally ranked 20% most deprived areas.

Approximately 250 Stockport LAC and 400 OOA LAC living here. 58% 16 YO get 5 good GCSE passes –

this falls to less than 10% for children in the most deprived areas.

Key issues for Stockport:

Rising number of CAMHS referrals – just over 1000 during 2010/11, to over 2000 in 2014/15 – now around 3000 referrals per year

Disparity between health and attainment levels from most affluent to most deprived areas of the borough

Increasing numbers of OOA LAC

Anxiety and school avoidance becoming a major issue

In our schools…

Concerns around staff wellbeing, pupil wellbeing and parent / carer wellbeing

Some confusion over which agencies can help with what / how to refer / who to refer to…

A need for a coordinated approach to improving wellbeing for all

Before the School Link Programme, we:

▪ Received funding from our CCG / CAMHS partnership to develop work on early intervention in schools.

▪ Used funding to pay for our EP team to roll out Living Life to the Full training in schools.

▪ Ran a pilot Taekwondo project on improving wellbeing for targeted groups of children.

▪ Funded training for primary schools on using the Nurture Group’s Emotional Wellbeing Toolkit.

▪ Developed and launched a whole school wellbeing strategy + related documents.

21

primary schools took part in the link

programme pilot

(a quarter of the primary schools in

the borough)

7

high schools took part in the link

programme pilot

(half of the high schools in the

borough)

2 special schools

2 pupil referral units

2 independent schools and

1 independent special school participated

The Anna Freud Mental Health Link Programme

May – June 2018

The Anna Freud Mental Health Link Programme

Healthy Young Minds

(CAMHS)School based mental health

services

Voluntary sector

School Nursing

School Age Plus

team

Health services –Therapy, Drugs & Alcohol

Benefits of the Programme

▪ Greater awareness of the issues of CYP in the borough▪ Greater understanding of key mental health difficulties and

greater understanding of challenges around treatment▪ For schools, greater awareness of the roles of different

agencies in Stockport▪ For services, greater awareness of the issues teachers are

experiencing▪ For all, increased knowledge around outcome measures and

evidence-based interventions▪ For all, increased knowledge of available training in the

borough and on MindEd▪ From a commissioning perspective, useful knowledge of where

people are at, rather than where we think they might be….

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Clarity on roles, remit and

responsibilities of partners* involved in supporting CYP

mental health

Agreed point of contact

and role in schools and CYP mental health

services

Structures to support

shared planning and collaborative working

Common approach to

outcome measures for young people

Ability to continue to

learn and draw on best practice

Development of

integrated working to promote rapid and

better access to support

Evidence based

approach to intervention

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Major Challenge

Good Elements

of Practice

Widespread Good

Practice

Gold Standard

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Major Challenge

Good Elements

of Practice

Widespread

Good Practice

Gold Standard

▪ Clarity on roles & remits etc.

▪ Structures to support planning

▪ Ability to learn▪ Development of

integrated working

▪ Agreed point of contact

▪ Common approach to

outcome measures

▪ Evidence based

approach to intervention

So, what are we doing about it?

Clarity on roles, remit

and responsibilities of partners involved in

supporting CYP mental health

• Both cohorts moved their rating from good elements of practice to widespread good practice from the 1st

to the 2nd workshop – we hope that those who took part will share their knowledge with colleagues.

• We are working with high schools to provide supervision and support, which is raising their knowledge of services.

• Our work on the i-Thrive framework and on our wellbeing strategy is contributing to increased knowledge and clarity.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Agreed point of contact and role in

schools and CYP mental health

services

Structures to support shared planning and

collaborative working

• Both cohorts rated Stockport as having good elements of practice in this area.

• We are working with our schools to develop named wellbeing leads in high schools and wellbeing teams in primary schools.

• Our high schools have a named link worker from Healthy Young Minds.

• Our CAMHS Partnership has a mental health in schools sub-group to lead on this work area.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Common approach to outcome

measures for young people

• Both cohorts rated Stockport as having good elements of practice in this area.

• A group of our primary schools are working together with School Improvement, Public Health and the Behaviour Support Service to develop a shared system for measuring emotional wellbeing and readiness to learn. This is being piloted during the current academic year, with plans to expand it for next year if the pilot proves successful.

The Anna Freud CASCADE Framework

Ability to continue to learn and draw on best practice

Development of integrated working to promote rapid

and better access to support

Evidence based approach to intervention

• Both cohorts changed their rating from the first to the second workshop - from having good elements of practice to having widespread good practice.

• We have continued to promote the MindEd website, offer training and promote GM opportunities around training and ways of working.

Stockport Projects

Checkpoint

School Link

Workers

Wellbeing Strategy &

Self Assessment

Wellbeing Measurement

Pilot

i-Thrive Framework

School networks

and training

We are planning a ‘1 year on’ event to map progress

73 schools attended the launch of our wellbeing strategy

PSHE Network, Governor TrainingStaff wellbeing events

HYMS, Primary & Secondary Jigsaw & schools meeting together regularly

Improving

Emotional

Wellbeinga strategy for

Education Settings

in

Stockport

Emotional wellbeing

–

the challenge of

implementing

positive change in a

school setting

ALEX HUTCHINGS – PASTORAL MANAGER

Schools link programme

Anna Freud Centre pilot scheme

Networking opportunities - good to meet other teaching/support staff and agencies

What works well?

Clear pastoral structure

Checkpoint meetings

Linked school HYMs worker

Team Around the School (TAS)

Links with School Age Plus workers

School nurse support

Mosaic

What has changed in school?

Proposal for Counselling options to support students with wellbeing

“Positive Mental Health & Wellbeing Policy for Students” – now ratified and live

Mental Health & Wellbeing Lead appointed

Lead members of staff (including SLT) with responsibility to promote

mental health of students

Possibility of a staff wellbeing committee

Link with CPSHE Co-ordinator to look at promoting mental health

wellbeing in CPSHE/assemblies

“We all have mental health” Anna Freud resources – went down well

Beacon ‘Stamp Out Stigma’ (SOS)

Group -

Young people age 13-25 who meet to challenge misconceptions

and stigma around mental health

Aim – to improve awareness and understanding of mental health

and wellbeing, and consider support strategies for young people

Presentation to school council from Beacon team – now have pupils

who attend these meetings and feedback to school/peers

‘Time for Answers’ – Thurs 16th May 2019 – public forum ‘Question

Time’ panel with Mayor of Greater Manchester

Contact for further info – Beacon Counselling, tel 0161 285 1827

Useful resources www.annafreud.org ‘Schools in Mind’ network –

useful resources

www.inourhands.com / www.pookyknightsmith.com

Local counselling options (Stockport area) – e.g. Beacon Counselling / Beechwood / Central Youth etc

National services – www.mind.org.uk, www.place2be.org.uk, www.youngminds.org.uk, www.cwmt.org.uk

DfE guidance -https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-children-and-young-peoples-emotional-health-and-wellbeing

Future aims?

Continue working towards AcSEED accredition – recognising schools

providing high quality emotional support for young people

www.acseed.org

Roll out of positive mental health programme for staff as well as

pupils

In set/training for staff

School Counsellor

Workshops for parents re mental health

Promote through CPSHE – embrace initiatives such as anti-bullying week/mental health awareness week etc