Mental Health and teaching Alex Suthern Senior Lecturer Programme Leader for PGCE Drama and English
Flight paths Background. Numbers increasing where trainees have mental health issues. Some disclose and some don’t. All trainees have different paths to reaching the same goal – becoming a teacher.
Support for trainees Support for pupils A two strand approach Support for trainees Support for pupils 22/02/2019
Strand 1: Support for trainees Day Zero! We compile data on pupils from UCAS and a pre-induction day in June. 22/02/2019
Day one The Middlesex way Trainees meet with dedicated tutor for a 1-1 on day one of the course. Trainees complete a personal details document with subject tutors to pick up any other needs. They then register with our Disability and Dyslexia service We produce an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) which is monitored across the year. 22/02/2019
Individual Learning Plan (ILP) 22/02/2019
Ongoing monitoring 22/02/2019
Day 2 -180 Dedicated academic writing appointments around the time of assignments. Monthly 1-1 with dedicated PGCE tutor who acts as an impartial support. Updated ILP at key points. Early interventions if there are any problems. Carousel days in Return Week in January that have a dedicated session on Mental Health and teaching This includes relaxations techniques such as yoga, and practical strategies for coping with mental health issues. 22/02/2019
Strand 2: Teacher to Pupil Transfer What we do for trainees in turn prepares them to teach pupils on different flight paths: 1. A day in a partnership SEND school for all PGCE trainees. Observations Workshops to plan how to integrate into mainstream. Q&A with experts. On-going point of contact set up. 2. SEND training day at University: Keynote and carousels delivered by experts. 3. Optional third placement at the end of the course in an SEND or alternative school setting. 4. Second assignment: They have to use an SEND pupil in their case study sample. 22/02/2019