Halton Borough Council has announced that it is supporting more than 20,000 children with mental health and wellbeing.
This comes as it has awarded a £300,000 contract to a supplier that will offer training to teachers in 66 primary and secondary schools across the area. The programme of training will take three months and will give educators the practical strategies that will help them to actively progress the emotional wellbeing and resilience of children and young people.
Alongside that work, educators will also learn more about the science behind social and emotional development, with this going to explain how attendance, behaviour and learning outcomes are impacted.
Acting Director of SEND and Inclusion at Halton Borough Council, Charlotte Finch, commented:
“In Halton, we are ambitious for our children and young people. We want to do everything we can to support our schools to create the best possible environment for them to succeed. We want our children and young people to feel safe, understood, happy and able to reach their full potential. A key element of this aspiration is our commitment to embedding Thrive across all Halton settings. It is a very exciting partnership and one which is going to make a significant, positive difference.”
Funding for the scheme has come from the Department for Education’s Delivering Better Value fund, which is helping to support local authorities and partners as they work to improve SEND service delivery for children and young people. This is also being done with the aim of improving financial stability.
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