Mental Health Awareness for Education Professionals

Learning outcomes

• Understand the mental and emotional impact poor mental health can have on teachers and other school staff
• Gain an awarenss of common mental health problems, focusing on how loneliness and stress can influence your mental health
• Learn how to take positive steps to remove stigma surrounding mental ill-health

About this course

Sadly, 67% of teachers and other education professionals describe themselves as stressed. This statistic only worsens when you consider that 74% of education professionals consider they do not have enough guidance about mental health and wellbeing at work.

The education sector can be a particularly demanding industry, which can have a detrimental effect on employee wellbeing. In fact, almost 30% of teachers work more than 51 hours a week, on average.

Teachers and other education professionals are at breaking point and wellbeing needs to be pushed way up the agenda. Our Mental Health Awareness Training for Education is broken down into 4 easy-to-follow and beautifully animated sections which aim to educate learners on the various types of mental health problems, the science behind our thinking, and where to go to for external help. The course is suitable for anybody working in the education sector.

The importance of Mental Health Awareness Training for Education Professionals

It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organization and employees.

Certificate

Download and print

Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Mental Health Awareness Training for Education Professionals course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

What does my certificate include?

Your Mental Health Awareness Training for Education Professionals Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Why is this training important?

Business benefits

Many teachers and other education professionals are at breaking point - 67% of them describe themselves as stressed. This training course can go a long way in spreading awareness of mental-ill health in the education sector and could spark a much-needed, potentially life-saving conversation for someone who is struggling with their mental health.