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About The Place2Be
Who we are
• Keith Harvey (Regional Manager, North West)
• The Place2Be is a national award-winning charity
• Established in 1994
• Now present in 170 schools nationally, including in Greater Manchester and East Lancashire
• 58,000 children in schools
• 20,000 children reached through training
• Improving children’s mental health and wellbeing
Why The Place2Be is needed
• Over 1 million children in the UK have a mental health problem (ONS)
• Half of young adults with mental health problems first developed symptoms by age 15 (Kim-Cohen,Kessler, et al)
• Over 90% of young offenders had a mental health problem in childhood (Lader, Singleton & Meltzer)
• 1 in 6 adults have a mental health problem (ONS)
• The World Health Organisation predicts that depression will be the 2nd largest killer of all parents by 2020
The Place2Be - Area-Wide Solution Flexible, tailored and cost-effective menu for schools
Peer MentoringTraining
Empowering andenabling
young people
The Place2BeFoundation
CourseTraining for the local community
Bespoke training
programmeSchool cluster
groups18 months
SafeguardingSupport
Advice and guidance for
schools
Themed seminars
School staff and other
professionalgroups
A Place for Counsellors Support for
1 day per week
Parent and Early Years Work
Dedicated therapeutic support
for parents and carers
The Place2Be school-based
service 2 - 4 daysper week
The Place2Be Hub
Advice and support services
School-based services
Training and capacity building
KeyThe
Place2Think for school staff
Advice andsupport
Training courses
for schools and communities
MDS, LMs, TAs
Training and Capacity Building
Introductory and Accredited Training
• 1 day workshops
• CPD sessions
• 2-6 day courses (OCNLR Accredited)
Professional Qualifications
• Progression route to becoming a Children’s Counsellor
• Foundation Course (OCNLR Accredited)
• The Place2Be’s Diploma and Masters programmes (UEL / BACP Accredited)
Key priorities
• Contribute to success in schools
• Ensure children’s safeguarding
• Support parents and families
Contribute to success in schools
• Emotional resilience in the school community
In 10/11, over 2,800 children accessed individual therapeutic interventions and 1,050 children received group counselling support in Place2Be schools
In 10/11, 21,755 children (36% of the school roll) accessed the self-referral service in Place2Be schools
Contribute to success in schools
• A happy child has the headspace to learn
64% of children of children referrred were underachieving in Reading; after Place2Be intervention, 81% of these improved by at least two National Curriculum sub levels (National sample study, The Place2Be, 2011)
47% of referred children had significant difficulties affecting their learning in the classroom; of these, 60% had a reduced interference on their classroom learning after intervention(The Place2Be 2010/11 SDQ statistics; Teacher report)
Contribute to success in schools
• Supporting school staff in their primary role
“The Place2Be helps the teaching staff to concentrate more on the academic side of their jobs and helps with teaching and learning.” Head Teacher at an Annual School Review
Outcomes and Impact
Percentage of children who showed improvement post-intervention 2005-2011
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Improvement as rated by theTeacher
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2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
One-to-One ServiceImprovements in child’s wellbeing reported by- 71% of parents- 72% of children- 67% of teachers
Learning and Attainment- 81% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Reading- 73% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Writing- 66% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Maths
Supporting the whole school95% of Head teachers say we have ‘improved the school environment.’
Supporting Parents and carers96% of parents reported increases in their wellbeing, confidence and social functioning
Outcomes and Impact 2010/11
Ensure children’s safeguarding
• Working with school safeguarding processes
Same day actionExploring thresholdsCentral logging (high threshold cases)Therapeutic offer for affected childrenThe Place2Think for affected staff
• The expertise of our own Head of Safeguarding
Supporting parents and families
• Early years and parent work service
• Parent counselling offered in school; a trusted, universal setting
• Helping to ensure the school readiness and emotional well-being of pre-school children
Education• Improving attainment, behaviour, discipline, aspiration
• Enabling high quality teaching and leadership
Public Health• Tackling health inequalities by improving access to services
• Delivering better health outcomes by intervening early
Mental Health• Improving access, reducing stigma and discrimination
• Providing positive care/support experiences, leading to recovery
Contributing to Public Policy