Schools Perspective
Virtual Mental Wealth Hub Toolkit
‘Now is the time to address the damage of loss and trauma, so that it does not rob our children of their lifelong opportunities. Now is the time to ensure that we restore mental wealth in our children, so that their aspirations for their future, can be a vision that becomes, one day, a reality.’ (Barry Carpenter, 2020)
Loss of Opportunity - helping children who have missed out
Loss of friendship and social interaction
Loss of opportunity - motivation and engagement
Relationships - within the classroom and the school community, anxieties around returning to school
Belonging, creating a positive, welcoming environment
Communication and engagement with parents
Protecting staff and their wellbeing
Pupil Wellbeing
How will you acknowledge that things are not the same?
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Wellbeing Questionnaire for Pupils Returning to School The School Bus
This questionnaire is designed to gauge the wellbeing of pupils returning to school after closures due to COVID-19.
Bereavement
How will you address loss?
Supporting children through coronavirus bereavement Winston's Wish
Information, advice and guidance on supporting bereaved children and young people during the coronavirus outbreak.
Supporting a bereaved child in an Early Years setting Child Bereavement UK
Guidance for supporting a bereaved child in early years settings.
www.youngminds.org.uk
Guidance on the support available for mental health during COVID-19 pandemic, including support for those who have lost loved ones.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Support, advice and information for children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Helping children to process loss Place2Be
Coronavirus: helping children to process loss.
Grief Recovery Method UK | Help with Loss and Bereavement
10 steps to address grief in the workplace after lockdown.
Child Bereavement UK
Books and resources to help children experiencing loss - KS1 / P1-2 / 5-7yrs.
Child Bereavement UK
Books and resources to help children experiencing loss - Key Stage 2.
A Whole School Approach to Supporting Loss and Bereavement - Glasgow City Council
This resource has been developed to support school staff who wish to increase their understanding about bereavement.
Support for the bereaved Gov.UK
What to do when someone dies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Different languages available.
www.Shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk GM Suicide Bereavement information service
A confidential information service for young people bereaved or affected by suicide.
https://papyrus-uk.org/hopelineuk/ Debrief Service
Working with teachers and professionals who have recently had an encounter with suicide and want to talk it through with a trained professional.
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to-support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-grief-and-loss/
Supporting Your Child with Grief and Loss
https://youngminds.org.uk/media/3137/talking-with-your-child-about-a-death-or-loss-pdf.pdf
Conversation starters for parents
https://www.hopeagain.org.uk/
Support for children & young people affected by the death of someone close. This is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where young people can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
www.greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk
For bereavement support or advice
https://www.onceuponasmile.org.uk/
Offers support to bereaved children 1:1 or in groups.
Loss of Structure / Routine
How will you establish simple, easy to follow routines and learning habits?
COVID-19: How teachers can help students transition back to school Teacher Magazine:
Tips to support school communities in managing the transition back to school, particularly those pupils with additional needs.
School reopening: how to re-establish routines and expectations The Key for school leaders
Tips on settling pupils into their 'new normal' school routines so they feel safe and can successfully re-adjust to school life.
The many problems of returning to school SEA Inclusion and safeguarding
Ideas to consider for supporting children back into school.
How will you ensure children know what they are doing now and what will come next - to minimise anxiety?
7 tips to help kids feeling anxious about going back to school The conversation
Useful tips for children to overcome anxiety as they return to school.
https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-free-information-book-explaining-coronavirus-children-illustrated-gruffalo-illustrator-axel-scheffler/ Nosy Crow
A free information book explaining the coronavirus to children. The book answers key questions in simple language. This resource is appropriate for 5- to 9-year olds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mBWE--T9yQ YouTube
To celebrate the launch of “My Hero is You, how kids can fight COVID-19!”, Howard Donald, gives the first public reading.
Animation & Story Book Explains the Coronavirus to Children – Ineqe Safeguarding Group INEQE Group
A short animation, a story book and an activity that helps younger children understand the coronavirus. Aims to reduce heightened levels of anxiety.
Returning to school after the coronavirus lockdown Mental Health Foundation
This short guide aims to outline the scale of the challenge that schools are facing and provide practical advice and support for teachers supporting pupils as they return to school.
Loss of Opportunity
How will you help children who have missed out (year 6, 11, 13 etc.) to have closure?
Supporting the primary to secondary school transition with Tips for Supporting Transition during School Closures Leicestershire Council
Tips for supporting the transition of Y6 pupils into Y7 during school closure.
Endings and Lost transitions Oxfordshire City Council
This resource is particularly relevant for Year 6, Year 11 and Year 13 students during the school closure period.
A Roundtable Conversation: Transition @Ed Roundtables
A summary of two roundtable conversations discussing some of the issues around transition in schools.
Coronavirus: 4 ways teachers can help pupils during school closures Tes
Article that discusses some of the ways in which teachers can help Y11 pupils.
Support for secondary pupils and school leavers My World of Work
Whether pupils are waiting on exam results or have no idea where to start or what to do next. Advisers available to help.
How to Support School-Leavers Amid COVID-19 ToucanTech
Blog illustrating some examples of how schools are supporting school leavers currently.
Coping with coronavirus: a guide for young people Mental Health Foundation
Some suggestions for managing as a student or school leaver.
Your career and COVID-19 Prospects
Some suggestions for school leavers to make sure they’re prepared for their next move.
Loss of friendship and social interaction
Have you identified children for whom loss of friendship has triggered a bereavement response?
Screening tool for transition following COVID-19 school closures Oxfordshire County Council
Staff can use this screening tool to consider pupils’ specific circumstances and identify any pupils who might need increased support.
Mental Health Foundation
A research briefing that discusses the benefits of kindness for mental health.
Supporting the most vulnerable children and young people Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
A guide to supporting vulnerable pupils and students during periods of disruption.
Zippy’s Friends for 5-7-year olds Partnership for Children
Resources to improve children’s coping skills, social skills, emotional literacy, improve the class climate and reduce bullying.
How will you support children in re-building self-image, self-esteem and self-concept?
7 Ways to Help Your Child Develop Positive Self-Esteem Understood
Specific ways that parents can help their child develop positive self-esteem.
Teaching about mental wellbeing Gov.uk
Practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff about teaching mental wellbeing.
Promoting Positive Transitions during and after the COVID-19 crisis Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Service
Guidance on supporting children and young people to start or return to school.
How will you address children’s sensory needs?
Back to school – a guide for teachers - National Autistic Society National Autistic Society
Suggestions for school leaders and staff to help manage the transition back to school.
COVID-19 and How It May Impact Our Sensory Systems OT Plan
This article provides insight on how this pandemic may affect our children’s sensory systems and strategies to address this topic.
SensoryScience: Activities for Lockdown and Beyond Send Gateway
Science experiments developed for use in SEND settings and at home during lockdown.
Help children with SEND continue their education during coronavirus (COVID-19) Gov.UK
Advice for parents and carers looking after children with SEND.
How will you support children who are anxious about returning to school and being near to their peers?
Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting From COVID-19 NASPO
Tips to help children to cope with the changes resulting from COVID-19.
Calm zone Childline
Activities and tools to help children feel better when they’re feeling anxious, scared or sad.
Loss of opportunity - motivation and engagement
With the cancellation of exams this year how will you help children to become motivated again and reshape ambition?
Keeping pupils motivated and engaged - GOV.UK Gov.UK
The DfE has developed this series, based on the current experiences and practices of teachers and school leaders.
6 ways to keep your students motivated if exams have been postponed English.com
6 ways to keep your students motivated if their exams have been postponed
How will you re-engage dis-engaged pupils?
6 books to help your children get through the coronavirus pandemic World Economic Forum
Reads to help kids overcome the tedium, insecurity and emotional frustration of life under lockdown.
How will you plan for holistic recovery?
SSAT
Blog acknowledging the potential negative impact of this crisis on well-being and why some believe a recovery curriculum is necessary to successfully transition children back to school.
Education in times of crisis: The potential implications of school closures for teachers and students. Chartered College
A review of research evidence on school closures and international approaches to education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Secure positive development of children
Have you identified children who may have been excluded from the learning process? What will be the impact of this?
Barry Carpenter
Rationale for the happiness box.
How will you address differences in learning experiences during COVID-19?
Identifying and addressing gaps in pupils’ understanding Gov.UK
How schools can find out how much pupils know, and do not know, after a long period of remote education due the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Billion-pound Covid catch-up plan to tackle impact of lost teaching time Gov.UK
Press release. New measures to help primary schools and secondary schools catch up.
Have you considered how to overcome the anxieties of parents/staff/pupils with medical needs to ensure that they feel safe in school?
Coping after a disaster CDC
Activity book for 3 to 10-year olds to offer parents and educators an interactive way to talk to pupils about how to cope after a disaster.
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit Ariadne Labs
A COVID-19 response toolkit to help patients have these important conversations with people they trust within their support networks.
Keeping children safe at school NSPCC
School can feel like a scary place whatever age you are. And even more so now during the coronavirus (COVID-19). We’ve got advice to help.
Have you considered the various response to trauma according to age (regression, aggression, re-experiencing, avoidance, hyper-arousal)?
Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events Help Guide
Help to spot the signs and symptoms of traumatic stress in kids and teens.
Helping a Child Manage Fears After a Traumatic Event Sidran Institute
Some ways to help children cope with fears associated with violent traumatic events.
PTSD in Children and Teens US Veterans
A document outlining what PTSD looks like in children at different stages of development.
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events NIMH
What parents, rescue workers, and the community can do in the response to a traumatic event.
Trauma Informed UK Schools TIUK
Training for schools, communities and organisations so that they become trauma informed.
Emerging minds Emerging minds
Resources to help and support adults and children before, during, and after a disaster or traumatic event.
Toddlers to Teens: How to Help Kids Cope with Stress from COVID-19 Healthline
How parents can help their kids cope with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources for teachers School Recovery Toolkit Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network
Information about the impact of trauma on all members of the school community, how this is manifested in the classroom and what schools can do to support recovery.
Do you have a recovery intervention programme that addresses the loss and trauma many children may have experienced?
A ‘recovery curriculum’ or ‘recovery conversations’? Schools week
An article that discusses the importance of positive conversations about the pandemic.
A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and Life for our children and schools post pandemic Evidence for learning
Think piece and podcasts exploring the loss experienced and school’s responses to the pandemic.
How will you approach Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?
ACEs
This Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Awareness Course has been published by College of life as a SAFE training option in response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
How will you create Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)?
Healing in place: Game on to flip the COVID19 threat into a positive experience for our children ACEs
An article that discusses ways to heal collective trauma.
Lindsay Bramman.com
7 Positive Childhood Experiences (PCE’s) that Shape Adult Health and Resiliency – Illustrated
Are you aware of how to formally refer pupils in need, if required?
Support for schools during COVID-19 Trafford safeguarding partnership
Contact details for children’s first response team, early help hubs, and Trafford Family Information service.
How will you secure early experiences of success for pupils, particularly the most vulnerable, to support self-motivation and self-efficacy?
Your Hierarchy of Needs during coronavirus Insights
A piece exploring how needs have changed during the pandemic and how we are looking for security and certainty.
Will you provide a safe space for children to talk about their concerns/worries?
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child Kids Health
Advice on how to talk to children about COVID-19.
Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus Crisis Childmind
Advice from the Child Mind Institute about how to talk to children about COVID-19.
Talking to Children about COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) Bright Horizons
Examples of questions that children might ask about COVID-19 and suggestions on how to respond.
How to talk to children about coronavirus EY alliance
Advice from early years alliance about how to talk to children about COVID-19.
Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease CDC
Centres for Disease Control and Protection messages for parents, school, staff and others working with children.
How will you plan for additional counselling and administration around potential increases in children and staff requiring socio-emotional and psychological support long-term, particularly in terms of pupil and staff movement?
How we plan for the return to the classrooms, playgrounds and corridors of schools. Restore
This model highlights seven key areas which, alongside learning, are said to stimulate thinking and make decisions to collectively move forward into a healthy ‘new normal’.
Relationships
How will you plan to restore relationships within the classroom and the wider school community and promote strong relationships between staff, children and young people and their carers?
How we plan for the return to the classrooms, playgrounds and corridors of schools Restore
This model highlights seven key areas which, alongside learning, are said to stimulate thinking and make decisions to collectively move forward into a healthy ‘new normal’.
How will you deal with any separation anxiety that children are experiencing when returning to school?
Mind the Gap. Returning to school and mental health after Covid-19 Laughology.co.uk
What can school staff do to rebuild relationships?
Separation Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic Stony Brook Medicine
Challenges and potential obstacles worth considering as the pandemic evolves.
Separation Anxiety and Separation Anxiety Disorder Help guide
Steps to help to make the separation process easier.
Strategies for Schools to Help Children with Separation Anxiety Education and behaviour
Strategies for schools to use to Help children with separation anxiety.
Separation anxiety: How lockdown has affected bereaved children and young people Winston’s Wish
Advice from Winston’s Wish on what might help with separation anxiety.
How to Help Your Child with Separation Anxiety Twinkl
Advice for parents on how to help children with separation anxiety.
Feeling separation anxiety Sesame street in communities
Sesame street have produced a resource to help children cope with separation anxiety.
How will you deal with any anxiety that pupils have about mixing with each other?
Supporting your child’s mental health as they return to school during COVID-19 Unicef
Tips to help children navigate some of the complicated emotions they may be facing with going back to school
Returning to normal after COVID-19 Kids Helpline
Guide to supporting children to go back to ‘normal’ after COVID-19.
How will you combat the rise in discrimination that has been sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Stigma and prejudice CAMH
Advice on how to reduce stigma following the pandemic, such as vocabulary to avoid when describing the virus.
COVID-19 – How LGBT-inclusive organisations can help Stonewall
LGBT communities across the country are coming together to show each other solidarity and support and provide services.
Reducing Stigma CDC
Information on how community leaders can help prevent stigma.
COVID-19: your voices against stigma and discrimination
Illustrations, sparks and stories submitted by Voices of Youth contributors around the world to spread kindness and support each other.
Social Stigma associated with COVID-19 Unicef and WHO
A guide to help prevent and address social stigma.
Quick guide to avoiding coronavirus-related stigma Unicef
How you can talk about coronavirus without contributing to stigmatization.
COVID-19 Guidance: How to Prevent Stigma and Discrimination of Migrant Workers Internews
This document provides guidance to journalists on how to intervene early to unite, rather than divide our communities, neutralize stigma, and avoid fanning community bias and anxieties.
What considerations will be given to pupils who need/expect/want normal physical contact with adults or peers?
Tips for Families: Coronavirus Zero to Three
Resources for families including age-appropriate responses to common questions, a guide to self-care, and activities for young children experiencing social distancing.
Belonging
How will you welcome pupils back to school and build a strong sense of belonging where children and young people, staff and families feel immediately welcome?
How Staff Can Maintain a Welcoming Environment with Social Distancing IAAPA
Tips for greeting guests without the usual body language cues.
Teacher resilience during coronavirus school closures The British Psychological Society
Exploring how resilience can be promoted for teachers at this time.
How will you create a warm and welcoming environment which fosters a sense of belonging despite social distancing?
Helping Students Maintain Social Distancing Without Feeling Socially Isolated Equity & Access
Cultivating a sense of belonging whilst maintaining social distancing.
How will you create safe spaces where pupils can spend time if they are feeling overwhelmed?
Time for Us: Activities to get adults and children talking about their feelings Mental Health Foundation Scotland
Activity pack designed to provide some practical activities to use.
How will you create a positive education setting culture and climate that fosters connection, inclusion, respect and value?
Connecting with Students: Teachers Share Their Coronavirus Strategies Understood: Teachers share how they are staying in touch with pupils.
Empowering Children Through School Re-Entry Activities After the COVID-19 Pandemic Continuity in Education
This paper presents a school re-entry program where children can process emotions, rediscover interpersonal connections, and develop an awareness of effective coping strategies.
How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children BBC future
Article exploring the impact of the pandemic on children’s academic success to their social skills and mental health.
Communication
How will you engage parents in supporting the re-socialisation process?
Planning for School Reopening and Recovery After COVID-19 Centre for Global Development
The short and accessible briefs collected here draw on evidence relevant to the COVID-19 emergency to formulate recommendations on dimensions of school reopening and recovery.
Engaging parents and families - A toolkit for practitioners Education Scotland
A toolkit for practitioners has been developed to provide practitioners with a practical resource to help support partnerships with parents and families in all aspects of their children’s learning.
How will evolving changes be communicated with parents?
Support resources to share with parents EEF
Some resources to help schools communicate with parents/carers, as well as resources schools can share with families to support home routines and valuable learning opportunities, such as shared reading.
Coronavirus: template letters for parentsThe Key for school leaders
Templates to keep parents informed about potential and confirmed cases in school.
Toolkit for Parents and Teachers The University of Arizona
Materials for parents on how to communicate with children about the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Recovery Phase Toolkit
The school bus: This toolkit contains templates, articles and procedures to assist schools with recovery after COVID-19.
Have you updated the school’s website with links and information for parents such as support services and the wider issues surrounding coronavirus?
Coronavirus (Covid-19) helpful resources Trafford Directory
Information, updates and advice in the local area, including how to contact Trafford Community Response.
Have you considered a handbook prior to their child returning that will contain clear guidelines about how the school will operate?
Handbook for Parents/Carers When School Reopens After Covid-19 Lockdown Larkrise Primary School
The aim of this handbook is to communicate in more detail for those parents/carers who want more information about how we will open as safely as possible after the COVID-19 lockdown.
Curriculum
How will classrooms will be organised?
Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care - Gov.UK
Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak.
How will you identify any pupils who need additional support to ensure that they are ready to learn? Do you need to develop an additional risk register for ‘newly vulnerable’ children?
Why teacher expertise matters – now, and when schools reopen Schools week
Opinion piece that looks at the challenges that teachers will face and what they will need to begin closing the widening disadvantage gaps.
What implications will the return to school have for your PSHE curriculum?
Advice on addressing coronavirus (COVID-19) in PSHE lessons PSHE Association
This guidance helps to answer questions, structure discussion and extend pupils’ understanding of coronavirus-related PSHE topics.
What resources are available are available for teachers specifically on mental health?
How will you organise and manage a period of assimilation back into the curriculum?
Supporting the continuation of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic Annotated resources for online learning OECD
Links to curriculum resources; professional development and tools that will support schools through the pandemic.
How will you help pupils to rebuild their skills for learning in a school environment?
A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and life for our children and schools post pandemic - SSAT
Explanation about why some believe a Recovery Curriculum is necessary to successfully transition children back to school.
How will you help pupils to re-build their confidence as learners?
Building resilient schools centred on wellbeing after Covid-19 North Tyneside Early years and school improvement service
A range of resources for school staff as they prepare for and welcome pupils returning to school and beyond.
How to Build Boys’ Self-Confidence - Child Mind Institute
An article on how to help boys build their self-confidence.
What approaches will you establish to ensure that pupils are able to catch-up with their learning?
COVID catch-up Helping disadvantaged students close the equity gap - Grattan Institute
Review findings to estimate the learning losses during remote learning in Australian states and recommendations.
COVID-19 Impacts: School Shutdown - The Sutton Trust
Possible mitigation strategies open to schools and the government, to try to reduce any impact on the already wide attainment gap between the richest and poorest pupils, and to protect the prospects for long-term social mobility.
Best evidence on impact of school closures on the attainment gap EEF
This assessment examines the potential impact of school closures on the attainment gap, based on a systematic search of existing literature.
The myth of ‘catching up’ after Covid-19 Adoption UK
A blog by Rebecca Brooks by Rebecca Brooks; AUK Education Policy Advisor.
Transition
How will you liaise with and provide support for parents as their children join your school including Nursery, Reception, Year 3, Year 7, Year 12, including pupils with SEND.
Star Academies
This toolkit is made up of reports, advice and resources to support school leaders as they prepare for the phased, safe opening of schools when lockdown measures are gradually lifted.
The Key for school leaders
A range of practical advice and resources, including template letters for parents.
Do your plans include opportunities for closure and scaffolding new beginnings?
Managing unexpected endings and transitions Mentally Healthy Schools
A practical guide to support pupils and students to manage change during periods of disruption.
How will you liaise with EY settings?
Transitions Mentally Healthy Schools
A range of guidance and support for transition.
How will you support pupils who are moving between classes/KS?
Transitions Anna Freud Mentally Healthy Schools
A range of guidance and support for transition.
How will you support pupils moving to different settings e.g. KS2-3, post-16?
5 ways to help pupils make the transition to secondary TES
Article: Moving up to secondary school is hard enough at any time, but how should you support pupils in this crisis?
Primary to Secondary Five Acre Wood School
Resources to help with the transition from primary to secondary.
Coronavirus: managing transitions toolkit #7 Mentally Healthy Schools
Resources to help children with managing transitions as they prepare for the end of this school year.
How will pupils with SEND be supported in their return? Are suitable resources provide for pupils with hearing/sight loss? Those with social and communication difficulties, those with ASD?
Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening Gov.UK
Information on provision for children and young people with education, health and care (EHC) plans and others with complex needs.
Coping with the uncertainty of Coronavirus Autisica
Guidance aimed at supporting pupils with ASD to cope with the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown Books Beyond Words
A wordless booklet looking at what makes a ‘good day’ and what makes a ‘bad day’. Scenes address social distancing, lockdown, mental health and daily routines.
Safe return to school premises – VIEW/RNIB information hub View/RNIB
A range of resources to use in conjunction with government guidance. Includes considerations for pupils with vision impairment returning to school after lockdown.
Supporting deaf education during the Coronavirus pandemic – resources from BATOD members and others - British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
Resources and/or signposting to resources to support parents and professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to support children with special educational needs as they return to school The conversation
Article outlining some of the challenges faced by pupils with SEND as they go back to school.
Tools for Teachers Covid-19 Edition Autism Education Trust
Six essential tools for teachers supporting autistic children and young people through home-schooling and return to school.
COVID19 educational resources The Sensory Project
Resources aimed at pupils with SEND, specific to learning about COVID 19 and the changes it is making in our lives. It is aimed at students who attend mainstream schools.
Coronavirus resources for children and families Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Experts in children’s clinical psychology, speech and language therapy, and emotional wellbeing are building a collection of accessible resources.
School reopening: supporting pupils with SEND to transition back to school The Key for school leaders
How to help pupils with SEND get back into school life and adjust to the ‘new normal’, including tips on adapting instructions and conversations to have.
Back to school – a guide for teachers The National Autistic Society
Suggestions for schools to manage the transition back to school for autistic pupils, following the easing of lockdown measures.
What transition support materials are available for secondary schools or special schools to help pupils with SEND in their transition?
COVID-19 - Transition support Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Transition resources and templates for school staff and SENCOs
Transition Tips for Pupils With SEND - Young minds
Guide to help children with SEND transition from primary to secondary school.
IPSEA update on COVID-19, school closures and SEN provision IPSEA
A range of information for parents and schools about pupils with SEND and the reopening of schools.
Protecting staff and their wellbeing
What materials are available to support staff with their wellbeing during the return to school?
10 points on how to protect staff mental health during the COVID-19 crisis from National Education Union NEU
Protecting the mental health of staff during the COVID-19 crisis
The impact of COVID-19 on staff mental health and wellbeing - what support is available? Gov.UK
Blog: How senior leaders can support their staff but also get the support that they need too, as leaders during a challenging time.
Telephone support & counselling Education support
Free support for all teachers and staff in education.
Looking after your mental health while working during the coronavirus outbreak Mental Health Foundation
This link focuses on looking after mental health whilst working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teacher wellbeing during COVID-19 Collie, R.J. & Martin A.J. (April 2020)
Evidence-backed strategies that can help support teachers’ wellbeing.
Supporting staff wellbeing Mentally Healthy Schools
Supporting staff wellbeing.
COVID-19 - Mental wellbeing information for children, young people, schools, parents and carers Swindon Borough Council
COVID-19 - Resources for school staff.
What resources are available to support with risk assessments for staff?
BAMED Schools and COVID-19: guidance for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff and their employers in school settings BAMED
Schools and COVID-19: guidance for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff and their employers in school settings.
COVID-19 guidance for NHS workforce leaders - risk assessments for staff NHS employers
Guidance for NHS organisations on how to enhance risk assessments for at-risk and vulnerable groups.
Supporting teachers in back-to-school efforts – A toolkit for school leaders International Task Force on Teachers for Education
The Toolkit was designed to meet the needs of schools ranging from early childhood to secondary education
HSE managing risk and risk assessment at work guidance HSE
Guidance on assessing risks.
HSE vulnerable workers guidance - HSE
Guidance on health and safety of vulnerable workers, including migrant workers and new and expectant mothers.
HSE Guidance: Statutory requirements on an employer around home workers -HSE
Guidance on protecting home workers.