Improving learning and skills provision for people who experience mental health difficulties

Promoting access to and success in learning and skills provision for people who experience mental health difficulties is dependant upon the skills, and capabilities of staff in the learning and skills sector.  It could also be argued that good learning and skills provision is dependant upon the positive mental well-being of staff in the learning and skills sector.

This area of work is about promoting skills, capabilities and well-being for staff who work in the learning and skills sector.

By focusing on projects and activities that relate to this strand of work.

This includes projects and activities such as:

• Regional Mental Health Partnership Programme networks
• Involving learners and service users
• Mental Health Matters for Teachers - Workforce development
• Mental Health First Aid - Instructor training for work-based learning providers (South West)
• Leadership and Impact
• Working Well - Promoting mental health and wellbeing for staff in Post-16 education and training
• Workforce Equality in FE - Recruitment of staff with mental health difficulties in North East England
• Development of resources, a newsletter and training events

Anyone who is interested in improving services in learning and skills for people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Much of this work has been about raising awareness of the issues of staff mental health and well-being.  By providing training packs such as Working Well, Mental Health Matters and Mental Health First Aid we also aim to provide practical activities and support to staff in the sector.