Senior Mental Health Lead Training - Intermediate Course

During 2021-22, over 90 Senior Mental Health Leads in Somerset have been trained through our DfE approved 4-day course. Feedback for the course has been outstanding - “Can I just say again how wonderful the SMHL training was. I found it a fantastic experience and have come away with motivation to make the change in my school.”

And Somerset continues to be the only Local Authority in the South West to be offering a face-to-face DfE-approved course.

The Somerset Mental Health Partnership are pleased to be able to offer fully funded training courses for Senior Mental Health Leads again for 2022-23. In Somerset, the Senior Mental Health Leads training is developed and delivered by a collaborative group of local professionals and organisations central to Somerset’s mental health and education landscape. This includes Somerset Educational Psychology Service, Public Health, Young Somerset, Somerset CAMHS, Somerset NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and Education representatives from Somerset settings.

How to apply for a grant

The DfE is offering grants of £1200 to cover the cost of this training and to provide a contribution towards supply costs. To confirm your eligibility and to apply for a grant please click here. Once the grant application is confirmed, you will need to book your place on the course.

There are 2 stages to this application, Stage 1 will be to reserve the grant and then your eligibility will be checked. You can apply for stage one here. 

After submitting the 1st stage you will have an email from DfE inviting you to complete the 2nd Stage of the application. The conditions of the grant can be found here.