Issue - meetings

Further to Minute No. 43(8) Janet Spurling, Scrutiny Officer, presented a briefing on the pilot that had taken place on adopting a whole school approach to the promotion of mental health and wellbeing in Rotherham.

Six schools had been invited to take part in the scheme representing each of the Social and Emotional Mental Health school cluster areas in north, south and central Rotherham.

The whole school pilot was based on the eight principles outlined in a national guidance document produced by Public Health England and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Consortium:-

-          Leadership and management

-          School ethos and environment

-          Curriculum teaching and learning

-          Student voice

-          Staff health, development and wellbeing

-          Identifying need and monitoring impact

-          Working with parents/carers

-          Targeted support

Each of the six schools had been encouraged to benchmark themselves against all eight principles and then pick at least two to progress and written up into an action plan.  The schools had until July 2017 to deliver their actions.

The report set out the six schools and their selected actions.

Resolved:-  (1)  That the report be noted.

(2)  That the following Members accompany officers on the one-to-one update meetings with schools:-

Rawmarsh                 Vicky Farnsworth

Newman                    Councillor Short

Wingfield                   Councillor R. Elliott

Wales                         Councillor Marriott

Oakwood                   Councillor Cusworth

Maltby                        Councillor Andrews

Following the meeting the changes below were agreed:-

Rawmarsh                 Councillor Marriott

Wales                         Councillor J. Elliot

Maltby                                    Councillor Andrews and Vicky Farnsworth

(3)  That, subject to the approval of Commissioner Myers, Councillor Cusworth be nominated to represent the Select Commission on the Whole School Steering Group.