This planner provides detailed guidance on what a Designated Mental Health Lead needs to do, when they need to do it, and how they can achieve the best results. It gives a clear focus and checklist for each week, including spaces to add your own to-do list, and encourages reflection on the outcomes and impact of your actions on pupils’ attainment and wellbeing. It also encourages a focus on your own development and self-care, with space to record what you are currently reading or listening to and one thing you are grateful for that week.
In addition to the termly and weekly plans, the book provides short briefs on key aspects of the role, including how to work effectively with teachers, the HR team, the DSL, governors, the pastoral team, Mental Health Support Teams and parents. It is an invaluable resource for all DMHLs tackling the 39 academic weeks.
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Clare Erasmus is the Designated Mental Health Lead Advisor and Head of the Digital Technology & Communication Faculty at Brighton Hill Community School. Clare has worked with a range of mental health experts often sitting as an advisor on behalf of schools. She has given keynotes at many national mental health conferences and is regularly invited to deliver university. Clare has collaborated with staff, students and mental health experts to help create an award winning, bespoke Mental Health and Wellbeing app for her school with PSHE styled podcasts called BHCS My World.