Establishing high quality training provision for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges

Concepts

• education and training
• dfe
• department for education
• senior mental health leads
• senior mental health lead training
• state schools
• third of all state schools
• mental health
• public health england
• schools

Location

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering around a third of all state schools and colleges in England the opportunity to secure a grant to source senior mental health lead training between September 2021 and March 2022 - as part of a commitment to offer this training to all state schools and colleges by 2025. Further information on our offer to schools and colleges can be found on gov.uk. The learning outcomes for this training are published here, and align with the 8 principles outlined in Public Health England's (PHE) promoting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. To deliver senior mental health lead training to schools and colleges paid for through this grant, you will first need to have your senior lead training assessed against DfE quality criteria. A list of training courses meeting the required quality criteria will be published on gov.uk for schools and colleges to use. Applying to have your training course quality assured: Training providers wishing to offer grant funded senior mental health lead training to schools and colleges are invited to submit information outlining their relevant course(s) for quality assurance. Your course(s) will be quality assured by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, working on behalf of DfE. All requested course information, in the form of an application for quality assurance, should be submitted to the Carnegie Centre of Excellence by midnight on the following dates. Application submission dates: 15 October 2021 16 November 2021 16 December 2021 18 January 2022 16 February 2022 16 March 2022 For courses that are not successful, there will be an option to re-apply taking into account feedback.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Below you will find: • Guidance to assist you in completing your application • A blank application form • Frequently asked questions Linked Notice 266497/928702 https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ecd99cc-4ea8-4497-85b1-fb0092... FAQs FAQs.doc.docx Application Pack Training Provider Application Pack_Final.docx