Resources

Main drivers: Improving children and young people’s mental health

Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care

Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper (2017)

A Senior Mental Health Lead in every school and college: Every school and college should have a Senior Mental Health lead in mental health by 2025 who is responsible for the school’s approach to mental health.

Mental Health Support Teams

NHS Long Term Plan (2019):

Over the next five years, the NHS will invest in expanding access to community-based mental health services to meet the needs of more children and young people. By 2023/24, at least an additional 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 will be able to access support through NHS-funded mental health services and school or college-based Mental Health Support Teams.

Ofsted

Ofsted Framework

The Ofsted framework requires Ofsted inspectors to routinely assess and report on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing under the key judgment area of personal development. This includes aspects such as resilience, confidence, independence, and strategies for maintaining mental health.

Additional drivers

Public Health England (2021) Promoting Children and Young People’s Mental Health and wellbeing: A whole school or college approach.

Future in Mind (2015) Department of Health Promoting, protecting and improving our children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

Local Transformation Plans (2015 onwards) They set out how local services will invest resources to improve children and young people’s mental health across the “whole system.” These plans are living documents, and local areas are asked to refresh and republish them on CCG websites every year.

Keeping Children Safe in Education (2015 – onwards) Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

SEND Code of Practice 0 – 25 years old (2014 – onwards). Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.