Mental Health First Aid Training

Staff from partner schools are invited to attend a two-day Mental Health First Aid training session alongside Headington staff. Courses are delivered by Headington staff and places for partner schools are offered free of charge.

Aims

Mental Health First Aid training is increasingly important for staff in both Primary and Secondary education.  It is hoped that by offering free places to partner schools the quality of Mental Health First Aid training among local teachers will increase, with direct benefits for young people in Oxford.

Background

Headington has ongoing partnership activity with both partner schools. Headington staff have recently been trained to deliver MHFA courses in house, and the first shared training session will take place in June 2019.

Resources

Headington staff are trained to deliver the course.  The course will be delivered in Headington facilities and will last for two days.  It is expected that courses will run at regular intervals throughout the year.  Places on this course are normally valued at £300 per person.

Impact

For the first course, one member of staff from St Andrew's CofE Primary will attend, and three members of staff from Cheney School will attend.  

Pupil Involvement

n/a

Frequency

On-going.  Regular courses are planned throughout the year.