Leadership Teams
Everything you need to know about getting started with Be You if you’re an early learning service or school leader.
Your role as a leader
When leaders actively support mental health and wellbeing, it inspires and empowers others to get involved.
As a leader, you’re in a strong position to:
- model commitment to mental health and wellbeing
- embed wellbeing into everyday teaching, practice and culture
- drive a whole learning community approach that benefits educators, support staff, children, young people and families.
How leaders benefit from Be You
We know that creating a culture that prioritises mental health and wellbeing can feel complex – especially when you’re balancing organisation goals, system-wide pressures and the wellbeing of your workforce.
Be You offers scalable, strategic support that aligns with your setting’s priorities, helping you embed mental health and wellbeing into everyday practices and improvement plans.
With Be You, you can:
- drive cultural change across learning, leadership and organisational practices
- strengthen staff and your own mental health and wellbeing
- access evidence-based tools and professional learning tailored to your sector respond confidently to challenges with expert consultant guidance
- prepare for, respond to and support recovery from critical incidents with clear, compassionate support.
Be You Handbooks for Leaders
Your step-by-step guide to getting started with Be You.
These handbooks provides guidance on:
- how Be You can support you and your learning community, including available resources and supports
- the Be You Implementation Cycle, a practical framework to help you plan, act and sustain change
- Be You Professional Learning, including opportunities to strengthen mental health knowledge, skills and confidence.
Be You Handbook for Leaders: Early Learning Service (2.3 MB, PDF)
Be You Handbook for Leaders: Primary and Secondary School (2.5 MB, PDF)
Getting the most out of Be You registration
You can register as an individual within your school or service. However, the most effective way to promote and support mental health and wellbeing is by registering as a Be You Learning Community.
Register
You can register as an individual within your school or service. However, the most effective way to promote and support mental health and wellbeing is by registering as a Be You Learning Community - Become a Be You Learning Community.
What happens next?
Once you’re registered, you can begin your journey by:
Accessing free Professional Learning and begin learning at your own pace – choose your starting point and select the modules that matter most to you and your learning community
- Exploring how Be You fits into your existing wellbeing practice, using the Be You implementation tools
- Getting your learning community’s educators on board and registered, so wellbeing is a shared responsibility and approach.
Explore Be You
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Courses
Build your knowledge, skills and confidence in mental health and wellbeing topics relating to children and young people.
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Resources
Be You tools and guides can support you in promoting a shared approach to mental health and wellbeing, creating inclusive learning environments and planning for critical incidents.
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Wellbeing toolkits
Practical wellbeing tools and resources to support you, your colleagues and the children and young people in your care.
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Be You Consultants
Expert support to help your service or school make a sustainable, whole learning community approach to change.
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Implementation tools
Resources to help you plan and implement mental health and wellbeing practices in your learning community.
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Fact Sheets
Be You Fact Sheets help you explore and gain knowledge on mental health and wellbeing topics, and to share information and ideas with your learning community.
Start your journey with Be You today
Access free evidence-based tailored tools, professional learning, and support to create a mentally healthy learning community.