Resources for Teachers

Below is a list of useful resources on supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing developed for teachers and schools.

Action For Children: The Blues Programme
The Blues Programme is an internationally acclaimed wellbeing programme for young people aged 13-19. Over six weeks, it teaches emotional resilience, and reduces low mood and anxious thoughts. The programme involves a one-hour group session at school each week, plus home tasks. Students learn how to challenge negative thoughts, and talk about different coping strategies.

Anna Freud: Mentally Healthy School
Mental health resources, information and advice for primary schools, including activities and resources to support children to develop life skills and coping strategies, including free LGBTQ+ resources for primary, secondary and FE students.

Barnardo’s Education Community
A hub where educators can access online trauma informed resources with a focus on loss, grief and bereavement to support the children and young people across your settings.

Mental Health First Aid England: Resources for Schools
Free downloadable resources for young people's mental health including a list of helpful organisations, guidance for having a supportive conversation, film clips, an interactive quiz and more.

Make it Count: Guide for teachers
Guide on how to create a classroom and school environment where children can thrive with good mental health

National Children’s Bureau: Schools Wellbeing Partnership
A national network of nearly 50 member organisations from the education, health and wellbeing, and children's sectors. The Partnership works to improve the wellbeing of all children in education.

Nip In The Bud
Nip in the Bud makes short films to help teaching staff, parents and others looking after or working with primary school children spot potential mental health conditions, allowing the conditions to be “nipped in the bud” and not becoming entrenched. Information Films with accompanying fact sheets about ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Conduct Disorder, Depression, PTSD and OCD in children are freely accessible on the website.

Nuffield Foundation: Has the mental health and wellbeing of teachers in England declined over time? New evidence from three datasets
A report by the Nuffield Foundation on the importance of supporting teachers’ mental health

PSHE curriculum (resources) Mental health and emotional wellbeing lesson plans

Place2Be: Mental Health Champions – Foundation programme
This online children’s mental health training course developed from Place2Be's work in schools, enhances professionals’ understanding of children’s mental health and introduces approaches that foster positive wellbeing in schools and communities. This course is suitable for people working with children and young people of any age, including primary and secondary. The course is free to qualified teachers and school-based staff in the UK.

Time To Change  
Mental health resources for teachers on working with young people to create an open, supportive culture around mental health

UK Safer Internet Centre: Resources for Teachers and School Staff
Resources for educators, social workers and other professionals working with children and young people on how to support children to learn about how to stay safe online.

Wise Up: Prioritising Wellbeing in Schools
Young Minds campaign report calling for a change in government policy to ensure that schools have the resources and recognition they need to prioritise wellbeing and mental health