In this 12-page guide, we consider how the lockdown will have affected young people’s wellbeing and mental health, what challenges we expect to see as more pupils return, and how schools must respond...

Our free Back to School guides offer advice ahead of September and the wider opening of schools.

This free 12-page download features a range of contributions from experts in mental health, wellbeing, safeguarding, SEND and other relevant areas – all offering practical advice and ideas for how we can support students returning to school post-lockdown.

Articles include:

  • Spotting the signs: 10 mental health challenges to look-out for
  • Safeguarding: Domestic violence incidents
  • Safeguarding: What signs to look-out for
  • Planning for September: What will school ‘feel like’?
  • SEN students and masking behaviours
  • A case study: Prioritising relationships with pupils – and families
  • The psychological impact on older students
  • Trauma-informed schools: Opportunities to talk
  • Behaviour: Preparing our responses

Back to School Guide: Supporting student wellbeing: Click here to download.

 

There are four guides in this Back to School series published by Headteacher Update and our sister magazine SecEd.

  • The first guide published on July 1 and focused on students wellbeing and mental health. Click here.
  • The second guide published on July 8 and focused on staff support and wellbeing. Click here.
  • The third guide published on July 15 and focused on teaching and learning. Click here.
  • The fourth guide published on September 2 and focused on technology & remote learning. Click here.