This document describes 8 principles of a whole school or college approach to promoting
mental health and wellbeing which, if applied consistently and comprehensively, will help
contribute towards protecting and promoting children and young people’s mental health and
wellbeing. Each principle is considered together with some examples from practice and a
question to help the reader to reflect on the implications for practice in their own setting. The
document also signposts to resources to support implementation of a whole school or college
approach (covering government guidance and advice, training for education staff, curriculum
support, resources for young people, parents and carers) and examples of a range of
organisations that provide mental health and wellbeing support focussed on school and college
settings.