Staff support sessions (Place2Think)
Place2Think is a confidential support service run by a qualified Place2Be clinician available to all staff working in our partner schools.
The service provides a safe, therapeutic space that encourages reflective practice and allows school staff to:
- share challenges they are facing in their roles
- process the emotional impact of working with pupils with mental health issues
- learn the importance of building relationships for emotional wellbeing
- support their own mental health
- reduce isolation by building a peer support network.
Sessions facilitate 6–8 participants. A one-to-one service is also available for staff members who are identified as requiring more targeted support.
Training and CPD
All staff in our partner schools have access to specialist mental health training. Sessions are delivered by one of our School Project Managers. You can visit the Our school community team page to learn more about the roles of School Project Managers.
Our School Project Managers deliver initial training sessions. Sessions may include:
- Introduction to Place2Be and our Clinical Delivery Model
- Introduction to Attachment
- Staff Wellbeing and Self-Care.
As a Place2Be partner school, you will also have access to our:
- Mental Health Champions Foundation Programme — suitable for anyone working with children and young people
- Senior Mental Health Leads programme — available to staff wanting to become a Senior Mental Health Lead (England only).
If your school is located in Scotland, you can gain access to our Senior Mental Health Leads programme (Scotland) for an extra cost.
Guidance and safeguarding support
Our safeguarding team works in partnership with Place2Be partner school's safeguarding link to help keep pupils safe. As a partner school, you will benefit from safeguarding support such as:
- specialist safeguarding training delivered by our safeguarding team
- safeguarding consultations
- assistance with escalating concerns about a child, young person or family in the school community.
To learn more about how we safeguard our service users, visit our Safeguarding policy page.
