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- 1. Mental Wellbeing Qualification Development Consultant, Ruth Perry September 2018
- 2. • Over 20 years of expertise • Wide range of regulated qualifications • Apprenticeships • Access to Higher Education Diplomas • Focus on creating the highest quality of qualifications which are accessible to all • Committed to excellent customer service Introducing Gateway Qualifications
- 3. Access to Higher Education Apprenticeships Employability and Enterprise English and Maths ESOL Functional Skills Personal and Social Development Professional Development Vocational Qualifications Our Qualifications
- 4. Purpose of Webinar • To introduce you to our Entry 3 and Level 1 Awards in Mental Wellbeing • To explain the method of assessment • To help you get started
- 5. Why develop Awards in Mental Wellbeing? • Provider request • Hot topic for schools, colleges and other learning providers • Consistent basic introduction to the topic for all students • Added rigour to teaching, learning and assessment • Recognition of understanding gained: why not accredit it?
- 6. Leadership and management that supports and champions efforts to promote emotional health and wellbeing Curriculum, teaching and learning to promote resilience and support social and emotional learning Enabling student voice to influence decisions Staff development to support their own wellbeing and that of students Identifying need and monitoring impact of interventions Working with parents/carers Targeted support and appropriate referral An ethos and environment that promotes respect and values diversity Principles from Public Health England’s ‘Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing’
- 7. Key question from Public Health England document, in relation to Curriculum Principle: What focus is given within the curriculum to social and emotional learning and promoting personal resilience, and how is learning assessed? A curriculum that promotes positive behaviours and successful relationships… achieved by integrating social & emotional skills development within all areas of the curriculum.. including motivation, self-awareness, problem-solving, conflict management & resolution, collaborative working, understanding & managing feelings and managing relationships with parents, carers and peers. NICE recommendation
- 8. 3.1 Do strategies for wellbeing, promoting resilience and MH feature prominently in key strategic curriculum documents e.g. the curriculum plan? 3.2 Do all students get support to consider their own wellbeing and its importance at induction? 3.3 Do all students get the opportunity to identify and build on their strengths and identify individual development targets? 3.4 Is teaching on wellbeing focussed on developing relevant and practical skills for resilience, including within social media use, and knowing where to go for help? AoC self-assessment questions on curriculum
- 9. Mental health in the schools curriculum “information they need to make good decisions about their own health and wellbeing, recognise issues in themselves and others and, when issues arise, seek support as early as possible from appropriate sources. Mental resilience and wellbeing will form a key element of this new subject, as well as ensuring that pupils understand that good physical health contributes to good mental wellbeing, and vice versa.” – Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a green paper
- 10. Qualification content • What is meant by mental health • How to look after your own mental wellbeing • How to support friends and family with mental health difficulties • Support for mental ill-health
- 11. Learning Outcome Level 1 assessment criteria Entry 3 assessment criteria Understand how to look after own mental wellbeing Describe ways of looking after own mental health Explain the positive effects of different strategies on mental well-being Describe how specific strategies or techniques can be used to cope with commonly-arising difficult situations or uncomfortable feelings Explain the importance of emotional resilience in maintaining good mental health Describe key features of a lifestyle that supports good mental health Give examples of positive ways to cope with stressful situations
- 12. Level and size • Level: Entry 3 and Level 1 • Size: 2 credits • Level 1 - 10 GLH, Entry 3 - 20 GLH • 20 hours total qualification time
- 13. • Online test: 20 questions for Level 1; 14 questions for Entry 3 • Approximately 40 minutes • Each paper covers all four learning outcomes • At least one question per assessment criterion (more where there is larger amount of indicative content) • Learners receive a randomised selection of questions from a large bank of multiple choice questions • Resits are free but learners should have sufficient time for additional learning • Centres can set a window for when they want their learners to sit the assessment e.g. 1st to 31st October. We recommend this window is no longer than a month. Assessment
- 14. Available from our website: Home > Advice & Guidance > Delivering our Qualifications > Support Materials > Sample Assessments > Mental Wellbeing Sample assessment material
- 15. Level 1 sample question
- 16. Level 1 sample question
- 19. Preparing your learners for assessment • Familiarise them with the online platform • Look together at different question types • But don’t ‘teach to the test’
- 20. • Full information about the qualification • Qualification specification • Sample assessment • Guidance on using the online assessment platform Available on our website Materials and support
- 21. Key links Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Colleges, AoC Promoting Children and Young People’s Mental Health, Public Health England Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision, Green Paper
- 22. • Entry 3 – Level 3 Awards in E-Safety (3 credits) Related qualifications • Level 2 Award in Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People (1 credit) • Entry 3 and Level 1 Awards in British Values (2 credits)
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