What is MindMate
MindMate is the name for training and resources that support children and young
people’s Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) in Leeds. There is information
about MindMate available on the website, which includes pages for children and young
people, parents and carers and for professionals.
What is the MindMate Friendly and Champion
Programme
The MindMate Friendly and Champion programme is
a self-evaluation process linked to action planning
for schools and settings, including children’s centres
and colleges. It is a part of the prevention element
of Future in Mind Leeds: a strategy to improve the
Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) and
wellbeing of children and young people aged 0-25 years. The programme is
managed and run by the Leeds Health & Wellbeing Service.
What does the programme provide
- access to the SEMH section of the Healthy Schools School Health Check and
action planning tool
- One to One support to complete the self-evaluation process and become a
MindMate Friendly and MindMate Champion setting
- Access to MindMate Lessons: an emotional literacy and mental health
curriculum for KS1 to 4, which has been updated for 2020/21
How does it work
Each setting has a dedicated consultant as a point of contact. It is expected that
several members of staff will be involved in the self-evaluation and action planning
in addition to the Continuing Professional Development elements, as it is a whole
school/ setting approach. A step by step summary is shown here about how it
works for settings:
Step 1
Register setting details on the MindMate Champion website. This will allow access
to the MindMate lessons and link to the Leeds Healthy Schools programme (SEMH
section). Register for the School Health Check.
Step 2
Work through the Social, Emotional & Mental Health section which, across 10
sections, supports schools and settings to audit against the following:
1. Leadership
2. Policy
3. Curriculum
4. Teaching & Learning
5. Assessment
6. Pupil Voice
7. Support Services
8. Professional Development
9. Partnerships
10. School Ethos
Step 3
Once complete, submit the self-evaluation.
Step 4
A successful self-validation will result in the setting gaining MindMate Friendly
Status. A logo and certificate and issued to the setting.
Step 5
In order to gain MindMate Champion status, a MindMate Friendly setting will
choose one area of their SEMH work to focus on and demonstrate difference and
impact on. Setting are encouraged to gather baseline and impact data using the
My Health My School Survey.
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