When working within education and working with pupils, we must recognise the important relationship between safeguarding concerns and mental health and wellbeing.

To distinguish what actions we must take to support mental health and wellbeing, we must first understand current guidance and see where we are at present.

Within education, we follow Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE). Everyone working within education must understand how KCSiE guidance impacts their responsibilities.

This thought-provoking course explores the relationship between mental and safeguarding and will support you in implementing changes throughout your setting.

Aims and outcomes

• Understand the KCSiE guidance around mental health and safeguarding.
• Identify what staff need to know about indicators of mental health concerns.
• Recognise the risk factors connected with mental health issues.
• Develop effective systems to support pupils and their mental health where there are safeguarding concerns.

Author: Ella Savell-Boss