Overview

Explore the current understanding mental health in schools

This certificate is designed to support individuals, schools or local authorities who are working on programmes or professional learning activities geared to promoting awareness of mental health in schools.

As the education sector focuses on transformative changes that need to be made post-pandemic, concerns regarding mental health and wellbeing have never been so important.

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have been unprecedented and have created challenges with commentators expressing concerns for children’s mental and physical health.

On this course you will:

• Gain specialist knowledge in mental health awareness in schools.
• Consider the role of mental health within education.
• Earn 60 credits towards our MA Education course.
• Learn from experts in mental health within educational settings.

The Course

Develop your knowledge and skills of mental health support within education settings

Our PGCert Professional Studies in Education, Mental Health Awareness in Schools course covers issues of mental health relevant to staff and students within educational settings across the UK.

Careers

Open up a wide variety of professional careers within the education sector

There is the potential that this PGCert will contribute to you applying for a specialist role working within a mental health capacity in an education setting.

Graduates can also use this course as a means to progress into educational administration roles or consultants, as well as work for local or national government with a focus on public education systems.

This course is also designed to maximise career opportunities in a diverse range of alternative settings.

Career paths include roles within:

• Schools
• Hospitals
• Prisons
• Charities
• Museums
• Galleries
• Church and faith organisations
• International development