If there is one thing that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted it is that schools are about so much more than educating students; schools are the hub of a community, representing a microcosm of the areas they serve.
Over the past decade, with the growing incidence of mental health issues among children and young people, there has been increasing emphasis on the important role which schools play in improving mental health.
The government now expects schools to have a designated mental health lead in place by 2025, to have a whole-school approach to mental health, and to work in a joined-up way with community mental health professionals (Headteacher Update, 2021).
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