About The Place2Be Who we are 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 ‘I don’t get in trouble as much now’ ‘The Place2Be is great and I am glad it’s in my school.’ ‘If it wasn’t here I wouldn’t be able to put things right.’

Why The Place2Be is needed Over 1 million children in the UK have a mental health problem Nearly half of young people with mental health problems drop out of full time education by age 15 Over 90% of young offenders had a mental health problem in childhood 1 in 6 adults have a mental health problem 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 Mentoring Training Empowering and enabling young people The Place2Be Foundation Course Training for the local community Bespoke training programme School cluster groups 18 months Safeguarding Support Advice and guidance for schools Themed seminars School staff and other professional groups 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 days per week The Place2Be Hub Advice and support services School-based services Training and capacity building Key The Place2Think for school staff Advice and support 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)

One-to-One Service Improvements 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 school 95% of Head teachers say we have ‘improved the school environment.’ Supporting Parents and carers 96% of parents reported increases in their wellbeing, confidence and social functioning Outcomes and Impact 2010/11

Outcomes and Impact Percentage of children who showed improvement post-intervention

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

Ensure children’s safeguarding Working with school safeguarding processes Same day action Exploring thresholds Central logging (high threshold cases) Therapeutic offer for affected children The 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