Schools can address issues of mental health by training non-teaching staff to provide support, the RSA has recommended.
In a report published on Monday (October 8), the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) reports on the impact of providing mental health support training to both teaching and non-teaching staff in seven schools.
Evaluation of the programme, undertaken by the Anna Freud Centre, found that the training gave staff greater awareness and literacy around pupil mental health and more confidence in talking about and respond to problems.
It says that a whole-school approach could include non-teaching staff such as lunchtime assistants, “who can often spot what is going on outside the classroom”.
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