Mental health in schools and colleges: Free webinars
Mental health and education experts at Anna Freud hold a free webinar every term on a different topic linked to mental health and wellbeing.
The webinars feature a range of experts from many different organisations, including the Early Intervention Foundation, UK Trauma Council and Education Support. Each webinar features a speaker who currently works in a school or college, sharing practical advice and reflecting on their experiences.
Prioritising staff mental wellbeing in schools and colleges webinar
Hear our expert panel discuss the importance of prioritising staff wellbeing as part of a whole-school or college approach and cover techniques and strategies you can use to support your own and your colleagues’ wellbeing.
What we’ve learned from Senior Mental Health Lead training webinar
If you're just beginning your Senior Mental Health Lead journey, it can be difficult to know where to start. Hear our panel discuss what we've learned from this training and which practical changes you can implement in your setting.
How education staff can support students seeking refuge and asylum webinar
Mental health experts and those with lived experience of seeking asylum discuss how education practitioners can improve their understanding of the impact of traumatic events in those affected by war and conflict.
Talking about anxiety in schools and colleges webinar
In this webinar, we were joined by mental health and education experts to discuss what anxiety is, explore the difference between normal anxious feelings and anxiety disorders, and share practical advice on supporting pupils who are experiencing anxiety at school.
Healthy coping strategies for young people webinar
This webinar looks at healthy coping strategies that young people can use to deal with difficult emotions, and embedding a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Understanding emotionally-based school avoidance webinar
This webinar explores the topic of emotionally-based school avoidance and how schools, parents and professionals can best support young people who are affected.
Supporting students’ mental health through everyday interactions in school settings webinar
A webinar discussing a new toolkit from the Anna Freud Centre and the Early Intervention Foundation which provides guidance on practical steps school staff can take to promote and support mental health through their everyday interactions with students.
Building a whole-school approach to anti-racism webinar
The Honourable Stuart Lawrence, former Teacher, Campaigner and Author, Rosan McCall, Schools Outreach Therapist and Wonu Salau, Assistant Headteacher join Jaime Smith, Director of the Schools Division at the Anna Freud Centre to discuss anti-racism and mental health in schools.
An introduction to traumatic bereavement webinar
This webinar focuses on supporting staff, pupils and their families in dealing with bereavement; and in particular traumatic bereavement. The seminar, chaired by Schools Division Director Jaime Smith, hosted our colleagues from the UK Trauma Council (UKTC).
5 Steps webinar: Promoting Wellbeing
Chaired by our CEO Professor Peter Fonagy, the webinar explores how schools and FE colleges can integrate mental health and wellbeing across the whole curriculum.
5 Steps webinar: Understanding Need
This webinar explores how schools and colleges can use measurement tools to better to understand the mental health needs of their pupils. It includes presentations and slides from Professor Jess Deighton, Nick Tait and Dr Rebecca Somerfield.
5 Steps webinar: Leading Change
The first in our series of 5 Steps webinars, exploring the links between school leadership and mental health, and includes presentations and slides from Dr David Frost, Jaime Smith and Dr Julie Greer.