Supporting schools to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people

BSW Senior Mental Health Lead Training Resources

The majority of schools in B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire were provided with Senior Mental Health Lead training between 2021 and 2023 and are now attending the ongoing SMHL network meetings.

Cohort 4: 15th March 2023 & 18^th May 2023.

Cohort 3: 28^th September 2022 & 23rd March 2023.

Cohort 2: 20th January 2022 & 23rd June 2022.

Cohort 1: 10th November 2021 & 23rd March 2022.

B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire Councils provided this course, that was assessed as meeting the required quality criteria to deliver the DfE grant funded senior mental health lead training for schools and colleges.

How to obtain your grant of £1200

If you have already attended the BSW course, you don't need to apply for another course (using the national DfE course finder), even if prompted when you apply for your grant.

Keep evidence of your booking, which must be supplied on request*

Apply for you grant here - Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access DfE quality assured training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

*Schools that have attended the BSW courses will need to provide proof of booking which will need to quote:

Course code: SMHL001
Provider: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Course Title: Senior Mental Health Leadership in B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire
Price: £160

This will have been sent to you by your contact at B&NES, Swindon or Wiltshire Council following your booking.

Course content

By the end of the course you will have:

Understood the role of the Senior Mental Health Lead
Explored personal attitudes and values and examined local data
Identified those issues pertinent to the pupils in your school and be able to plan to meet these
Gained confidence to embed a whole school approach to mental health in school
Considered services and provisions within the Local Authority

The BSW course was offered at the Intermediate Level and aimed at the following settings: Primary schools; secondary schools; colleges (sixth-form and further education colleges); special schools; alternative provision