Leeds Mental Health in Education Show.

11am

£15 +VAT

There is growing emphasis for education settings to promote wellbeing and school provision is a recognised avenue for achieving this. This talk will first explore work understanding both the need for and the perspective of children and young people on what school provision for supporting social and emotional mental wellbeing should look like. Second, it will dive into an exploration of the need for this provision to be whole school through the “Well Schools” whole school approach. This is a framework that places emphasis on the wellbeing of staff and pupils to improve education outcomes.  

12pm

£15 +VAT

Neil Johnson from Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College talks about the development of an online hub for students, staff and parents. 

1pm

£15 +VAT

Panel discussion from our speakers 

2pm

£15 +VAT

This seminar reports on research with adults about their mental health experiences at secondary school, data about the impact of secondary-based mental health interventions, and explores a new student resilience-building intervention. Grace joins us from the University of Birmingham to share research findings that have an implication on the provision being offered in schools.

3pm

£20.00

Anne Fine explores how fiction can contribute to a child’s wellbeing in a difficult world. A talk from this year’s Keynote speaker.

Anne is a former Children’s Laureate and multi-award winning author of books, such as Goggle-Eyes, Madame Doubtfire (adapted for stage and screen as Mrs Doubtfire), Bill’s New Frock, and Tulip Touch. She also founded the Home Library (free downloadable modern bookplates).

This will be followed by the presentation of this years SEND Awards.

10.15am

Free

Discovering learners are struggling with sensory processing difficulties can sometimes be the missing piece of the jigsaw in gaining an understanding of learners’ social, emotional, and mental health difficulties.

This workshop will explore how sensory processing difficulties are sometimes overlooked and how we can make a difference by integrating short simple strategies throughout the day. 

11.15am

Free

The workshop will take you through the Japanese techniques of forest bathing, including the peer reviewed and data driven results. Learn how implementing a structured nature intervention has a wide variety of mental and physical health benefits for all ages. We will use Q&A and group discussion to work out how this would look in your setting and anticipate any barriers to use. 

12.15pm

Free

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is quickly becoming part of mainstream mental health intervention services, and a developmentally appropriate version of ACT (called DNAv) is gathering momentum in clinical and educational contexts. The purpose of this talk is to introduce audience members to the basics of this approach, how those basics make this approach a fundamentally new one relative to other mainstream interventions, some applications of this approach in education and the state of the research. 

1.15pm

Free

Youth Cancer Trust provide FREE therapeutic wellbeing holidays and secure online support for teenagers and young adults (age 14-30) living with and beyond cancer. This workshop uses their work to explore Young People’s Voices – their experience of mental health during and after cancer treatment and what changes our young people would like to see in mental health and education to support young cancer patients.

2.15pm

Free

An opportunity to meet with Leads from your own phases.