MENTAL HEALTH | SUPPORT | MATs
The Strategic Case for Prioritising Pupil Mental Health in MATs
🗓️ Tues, 29th April
🕰️ 4pm - 4:45pm
📍Zoom
Presented by Helen Spiers, Head of Counselling.
Investing in mental health isn't just a moral imperative but a strategic advantage—improving attendance, attainment, and academic performance across your schools.
By the end of this training, you will:
- Gain insights into the current landscape of mental health in schools.
- Understand the link between student mental health and key educational outcomes, including attendance, attainment, and academic performance.
- Identify practical approaches to embedding mental health support within schools.
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We look forward to seeing you!
Helen Spiers
Helen Spiers is the Head of Counselling at Mable Therapy, a leading online counselling and speech & language service for schools and private referrals. She plays a key role in shaping Mable’s approach to mental health support, overseeing the development of engaging online resources and delivering specialist training on counselling children and young people in a digital setting.
As Mable’s mental health media spokesperson, Helen actively advocates for improved mental health support for children and young people.
With over two decades of experience working with young people, Helen began her career as a primary school teacher, spending over ten years in the classroom before retraining as a children and young people’s counsellor. She has provided counselling in college, primary, and secondary school settings, bringing a wealth of experience and insight to her role at Mable.
Every child deserves a chance
Our counselling & speech and language therapy service gives your pupils access to our team of specialists, with no waiting lists or tricky referral criteria. It's our mission to remove barriers, so your pupils can get the support they need, as soon as they need it.
Supporting children’s mental health and communication shouldn't be complicated. That's why we've made getting support simple and accessible.
