Two recent reports from the Department for Education (August 2017) have suggested that four cornerstones are important for successful in-school mental health and character education provision.
These are leadership, accountability, direction, and opportunity.
In my last article for SecEd (see further information), I focused on the cornerstone of leadership. In this article, the second in a series of four, I explore various elements of in-school provision that lead to effective accountability, enhancing both mental health and character education.
It is this connection, between accountability and enhancement, that is crucial. No-one ought to be saying we solely need accountability for Ofsted. Nor for appraisal, managing performance, or any of the multitude of measures the DfE seems fond of. Instead we need accountability to ensure our young people, and those who work with them, flourish in what many see as increasingly turbulent times.
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