“We are passionate about mental health, and these awards are dedicated to those who make the difference to the well being of those around them. Every person or setting nominated for an award deserves it for the monumental efforts they have put in to help others and to make a difference where it is needed. The Root Of It is proud to organise these awards – and we are equally proud to be able to reward these people for the wonderful work they do.”
– AMHIE Chair Richard Daniel Curtis
The Mental Health in Education Awards: Celebrating outstanding & inspirational stories from educational settings across the UK.
Since 2023, organisations, services and individuals have been awarded for their relentless work toward making a difference in their communities. This award symbolises hard work and heart-felt devotion. Let us know about people and organisations who deserve to receive a Mental Health in Education Award!
The Mental Health in Education Awards celebrate the inspiring work happening in educational settings to support the mental health and well-being of students, staff, and the wider community. Entering these awards offers several valuable benefits:
- Recognition: Winning or even being shortlisted for an award provides national recognition for the hard work and dedication of individuals, teams, and institutions in prioritizing mental health. This can boost morale and highlight your setting as a leader in this crucial area.
- Showcasing Impact: The application process encourages you to reflect on and articulate the impact of your initiatives. This can be a powerful way to demonstrate the effectiveness of your strategies and share your successes with others in the field.
- Networking and Learning: The awards ceremony and related events can provide opportunities to connect with other professionals passionate about mental health in education, fostering a supportive network and the chance to learn from innovative practices elsewhere.
- Driving Further Progress: The recognition gained can help to further embed a positive culture around mental health within your educational setting and inspire continued development and innovation in your approaches.
- Inspiring Others: By sharing your story and achievements, you can inspire other schools and individuals to prioritise mental health and implement similar impactful programs.
If you are involved in or know of a project, initiative, or individual making a real difference to mental health and well-being within an educational context, entering the Mental Health in Education Awards is a fantastic way to celebrate these efforts and contribute to a growing movement that values mental health as integral to education.
2025 Categories:
Universal wellbeing
This award celebrates innovative approaches to support pupil wellbeing above and beyond providing an off-the-shelf PSHE curriculum. Maybe it is a whole-setting approach to wellbeing, maybe it is tailoring the mental wellbeing curriculum to the particular or local needs of students, whatever it is, the winners of this category will be able to evidence the impact that this approach has made over two academic years.
Mental health intervention.
This award celebrates effective and innovative interventions to support pupils experiencing mental health difficulties. The winner will evidence how they go above and beyond in meeting the needs of their pupils and how they have sustained this across two academic years.
Pupil voice.
This award celebrates settings who have innovative approaches to listening to the voice of all of their pupils in their mental health and wellbeing strategy, evidencing this across two academic years.
Working with families.
This award goes to the setting who have taken an innovative approach to parent, carer and family engagement in their mental health and wellbeing strategy. The winner may evidence how they have overcome the barriers placed on them during the pandemic, or even worked with their community to meet the wellbeing needs of particular groups of families.
Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 awards close on 30th May 2025, to discover more about the awards, previous winners and to submit your 2025 entry visit the Mental Health in Education Awards website here: https://mentalhealthineducationawards.com/
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