In an average secondary school with 1000 students, 100 students will suffer from a mental health problem. This would normally include 50 students suffering from depression, 10 students tackling an eating disorder, 20 students coping with obsessive compulsive disorder and in addition 100 students will have self harmed before the age of 16. In 2005 Ofsted reported that most secondary schools are failing these students.

10% of students in your school are currently suffering from clinically defined mental health difficulties. Do you know who these students are? What steps are you taking to ensure that they are fully supported?

Under identification of students with mental health difficulties is a major problem in secondary schools. The Promoting Mental Health in Schools conference is specifically designed to provide you with the tools to recognise students with a mental health difficulty, provide them with the right level of support, and raise awareness of mental health difficulties throughout your school.

Click here to see an overview of this event. You can also see details of the day in our
conference programme.

 

Comments from previous SENCO Update delegates:

“Stimulating and inspirational - given me lots of ideas to take home and unpack”.
C Earnshaw, Home School Support

“Excellent array of speakers and expertise”.
M Harrison, New ollege Worcester

“A wealth of information to use in schools directly, or to disseminate to schools/colleagues”.
Jane Cross, West Sussex Community College

“Very informative and relevant to SENCO’s, will be back next year”.
Jacqui Bradley, Willow Dene School