Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 19
19
Not Addressed
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It is vital that the Department rolls out the training for Designated Senior Leads to...
Recommendation
It is vital that the Department rolls out the training for Designated Senior Leads to all schools urgently with a commitment to completing the roll out before the end of the current Parliament. Moreover, given the worrying trends in self-harm and eating difficulties among children and young people, it is essential that this training includes sufficient training specifically for the early identification of self-harm and eating disorders as well as mild to moderate mental health problems generally. We expect a comprehensive update on work towards this ambition by the end of December 2021.
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The government states it is considering the recommendation but then provides an extensive, irrelevant response focused on improving the quality of inpatient care, alternatives to admission, and support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, failing to address training for Designated Senior Leads.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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89. We accept this recommendation in part. 90. Implementation of this recommendation will depend upon the outcome of annual business planning, and the Department for Education will later this spring confirm its position on issuing grants for FY 2022 to 2023. 91. The government has allocated over £9.5 million to fund senior mental health lead training in FY 2021 to 2022 and is making good progress in offering this training to as many schools and colleges as are ready and wish to receive it this financial year. 92. Since applications opened in October 2021, over 8,000 eligible schools and colleges have applied for a senior mental health lead training grant. As of 12 January 2022, over 3,500 senior leads are estimated to have begun their training. 93. The training equips senior leads with the knowledge and skills to implement an effective whole school or college approach to promote wellbeing and mental health. The published learning outcomes for senior lead training are clear in the expectation for all effective senior leads to understand and be able to support their colleagues in identifying early signs of mental ill health such as self-harm and eating disorders.
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