Health and Wellbeing
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of FE students
Open a conversation with a student you're worried about, and know what not to promise once they start talking.
- 36 minutes
- Recorded webinar
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Spot changes in attendance, engagement or mood that may signal a problem
- Open the conversation with what you've noticed, not what you think is wrong
- Listen with open questions and reflect back what you hear
- Keep professional boundaries and never promise secrecy you can't keep
- Offer hope and refer on to the right help, in or outside college
About this course
Maybe a student has stopped turning up on time, or has gone quiet in a group that used to make them laugh. You're worried, but you don't want to say the wrong thing, so it's tempting to wait and see. Waiting can make things worse, though, and students who've struggled often say they didn't have the words, or didn't want to be a burden. The first move usually has to come from you.
A former NHS mental health nurse shows how to start that conversation. Tell the student what you've noticed rather than guessing at the problem, then ask open questions and listen. Keep clear boundaries. Don't promise to keep something secret that you may have to pass on, and don't promise it will all be fine. Offer hope and a clear next step instead.
The same approach works whether you teach 16-year-olds, adult learners or apprentices.
- For early career teachers, mental health leads and 5 other roles. Post-16.
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