10:00 Chair s welcome and opening remarks Richard Caulfield, Regional Director, Association of Colleges

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1 Programme 09:15 Registration and refreshments 10:00 Chair s welcome and opening remarks 10:15 Transforming children and young people s mental health provision Barbara Rayment, Head of Policy, Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition This presentation will consider whether the current Green Paper is sufficient to address the needs of young people in the college sector. It will question whether a paper largely aimed at schools can adequately address the broader issues of access to provision for these young people. The longstanding policy gap age-related and the join up with other policy What young people have told us If not the Green Paper - what next? 10:35 The green paper and its implementation Stuart Rimmer, Principal, East Coast College Share AOC Mental Health Policy Group reflections on good practice To consider implications for colleges To identify opportunities for innovative practice 10:55 Questions and discussion 11:05 Refreshments and networking 11:30 Welcome back from the Chair 11:35 Enhancing wellbeing and resilience for staff and students Natasha Devon, Writer, Speaker and Campaigner 12:05 Mental Health and Wellbeing A college-wide approach Emma Seward-Adams, Head of Student Services, Truro and Penwith College This presentation will provide insight into how Truro and Penwith College has established a College-wide approach to health and wellbeing, and examples of

2 the positive impact this has made on the lives of both students and staff that led to the College winning the AOC Beacon Award. This session will cover: Creating knowledgeable teaching staff Increasing specialist support Using participation in physical activity to improve mental health and wellbeing 12:25 Reflections of the sessions and actions 12:45 Lunch and networking 13:40 Workshops Choice of the following 1.1 SEND & Hidden Mental Health Kim Welsh, Principal, Boveridge College We will explore the connection between SEND and mental health issues. Do some difficult or failing students actually have a mental health condition or an unrecognised diagnosis? We will identify avoidance tactics & barriers to education which may be based in mental health conditions. We will examine how those higher functioning students who can mask their feelings, may present in education. And we will investigate some quick fixes and share good practice. SEND & Mental health conditions Recognising MH barriers to education How can we help 1.2 Alcohol and drug addiction Speaker invited 1.3 DIGITAL - How To Make Social Media Friend not Foe Grace Barrett, Co-Founder, The Self Esteem Team In the digital age we regularly see teens floundering under the pressure of social media. Conversely, they are at least one step ahead of their adult counterparts where setting trends and using the platforms are concerned. So, it s easy to feel out of your depth in terms of helping them manage the stresses they bring. This session will equip you with the tools to do just that. Step inside the mind of a digital native

3 Learn how social media has evolved and it s links to addiction Understand how to encourage and support more positive online behaviours 1.4 Exam Anxiety Samantha Garner, Consultant & Trainer, SEN & Mental Health, Garner Education Services Ltd Exam Anxiety is an increasing issue in education. Many students are unable to manage the high levels of stress. This session will look at the causes and give strategies and techniques to support individual students and ensure a positive whole setting approach. Managing anxiety Supporting mental health Whole setting approach Transition time to workshops 14:15 Workshops Choice of the following 2.1 SEND & Hidden Mental Health Kim Welsh, Principal, Boveridge College We will explore the connection between SEND and mental health issues. Do some difficult or failing students actually have a mental health condition or an unrecognised diagnosis? We will identify avoidance tactics & barriers to education which may be based in mental health conditions. We will examine how those higher functioning students who can mask their feelings, may present in education. And we will investigate some quick fixes and share good practice. SEND & Mental health conditions Recognising MH barriers to education How can we help 2.2 Alcohol and drug addiction Speaker invited

4 2.3 DIGITAL - How To Make Social Media Friend not Foe Grace Barrett, Co-Founder, The Self Esteem Team In the digital age we regularly see teens floundering under the pressure of social media. Conversely, they are at least one step ahead of their adult counterparts where setting trends and using the platforms are concerned. So, it s easy to feel out of your depth in terms of helping them manage the stresses they bring. This session will equip you with the tools to do just that. Step inside the mind of a digital native Learn how social media has evolved and it s links to addiction Understand how to encourage and support more positive online behaviours 2.4 Exam anxiety Samantha Garner, Consultant & Trainer, SEN & Mental Health, Garner Education Services Ltd Exam Anxiety is an increasing issue in education. Many students are unable to manage the high levels of stress. This session will look at the causes and give strategies and techniques to support individual students and ensure a positive whole setting approach. Managing anxiety Supporting mental health Whole setting approach 14:45 Short comfort and refreshment break 15:05 Welcome back from the Chair 15:10 Working in Partnership to Develop Mental Health Skills and Confidence Dr. Andrew Reeves, Director: Universities and Further Education, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust and Reaseheath College and Boston College, CWMT Partnership Charlie Waller Memorial Trust (CWMT) have launched a partnership with the Association of Colleges to support mental health training within the sector. Working with several FE colleges across the country as an initial pilot, two of whom will be co-presenting the session, the Partnership aims to identify, develop, disseminate and evaluate mental health training in colleges to meet specific needs, as identified by the colleges themselves. This will lead to a national resource base of free FE-specific mental health training resources to

5 help support colleges in their work around mental health, developed collaboratively and using an evidence-base. The value and importance of third-sector involvement in FE The development of bespoke training materials in FE in collaboration between a number of key stakeholders The experiences of two colleges in their early work with CWMT in mental health training development. 15:55 Adult learners and mental health Catina Barret, Community Learning Mental Health Research project There s a memorable statement in the Children and Young People s Mental Health Green Paper, Transforming children and young people s mental health provision about how far behind children and young people with mental health problems fall in their education. In this presentation we will present key lessons learned from the DfE Community Learning Mental Health research (2015/18). We will share highlights from our journey, including what some project leads and heads of service have described as the pain of research and social metrics and the pleasure of a project that enabled them to reconnect with the values of community learning and has given them a new narrative to evidence its impact. Learn about what people told us when, one day in June 2017, we asked learners and staff How s your day been, and how s your mental health? Understand details of how you can access the 2018/19 Community Learning Mental Health research dissemination diary our story told as lessons learned and opportunities to develop your mental health and wellbeing practice over the course of an academic year. 16:10 Reflections of the day 16:15 Conference close