Does your school have Mental Health Fitness?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Do you have a link Governor for Mental Health?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 2.
  Do you have management oversight for a member of SMT?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 3.
  Do you have a staff Lead for Mental Health and/or Emotional Well-Being?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 4.
  Do you have Mental Health as ‘everybody’s business’ in job descriptions?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 5.
  Do you have a Mental Health policy reflecting national and local objectives?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 6.
  Do you have a reference to Mental Health needs in policies such as Equal Opportunities. Inclusion, etc.?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 7.
  Do you have a reference to Mental Health in policies for additional needs e.g. Pupil Premium, Looked after Children, SEND, Gifted and Talented, etc.?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 8.
  Do you have a Behaviour policy with clear boundaries or other policies for Attendance, Exclusions?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 9.
  Do you have planned curriculum opportunities for pupils to discuss feelings?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 10.
  Do you have opportunities for early intervention with Teaching Assistants?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 11.
  Do you have direct interventions for pupils with specific learning difficulties?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 12.
  Do you have a marking strategy appropriate to vulnerable learners?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 13.
  Do you conduct a Mental Health audit each year?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 14.
  Do you have a programme overcoming barriers to learning?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 15.
  Do you have a common staff approach to critical incidents?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 16.
  Do you have consultation with parents and pupils on wellness issues?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 17.
  Do you have a staged CPD programme from Mental Health awareness to mastery in identification and intervention strategies?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 18.
  Do you have a distributed responsibility for targeted groups or aspects of teaching and learning?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 19.
  Do you have joint planning with agencies?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 20.
  Do you have a staff programme for their own Mental Health?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 21.
  Do you adopt restorative justice approaches?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 22.
  Do you deliver targets in the proposed Ofsted new framework- positive attitude, respect and personal development?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 23.
  Do you involve pupils in supporting others e.g. buddy schemes, caring cadets?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 24.
  Do you have self-referral opportunities for pupils?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You're in a good starting place...

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  Here is some startling information: Currently, 1 in 10 pupils in any class are likely to have a clinical disorder that needs additional help from an external source 12 pupils in a class of 30 pupils are likely to have vulnerable mental health that needs support from within the school poverty is the biggest contributing factor to poor mental wellness? What does this mean for your school and your catchment area? Has this quiz given you ideas on how to improve? Read our tips on how to improve your score.
• 2.
  Well done you are making progress!

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  You are in a good place to build on your current provision for pupils with emotional and learning vulnerability. You probably have good pastoral arrangements and EHWB provision - maybe even a nurture group. Mental Health, however, is about neuro-diversity. It is about teaching to overcome the anxiety and lack of ‘bounce-back’ that are the result of incoherent early years. What arrangements do you have for overcoming limited learning patterns so that the middle group make attainment target progress? Has this test given you ideas on what else you could do? Read our tips on how to improve your score.
• 3.
  Great! Your school is well on the way!

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  You are in a very good place to build on your current provision for pupils with emotional and learning vulnerability. You probably have all the structures and systems to take your school towards excellence. Congratulations! If you would like your school to go to the next level, you may need to move your focus from emotional well-being to neuro-diversity. This is where your school values, mental wealth and building community come together. Mental Health vulnerability is an Inclusion issue. As educators, we can make a difference and create legacy for our children’s children. Has this test given you ideas on what else you could do? Want to learn other ways to keep that score improving? Read our tips.