Funding opportunity for education settings to develop mental health in the curriculum
Warwickshire County Council is inviting education settings in the area to apply for one-off funding from a new grant being made available to support children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.
The Mental Health Curriculum in Education Settings Grant, which opens on 4 January 2022, is aimed at supporting maintained nurseries, schools and colleges to develop mental health initiatives within the curriculum to help children and young people build their resilience and improve their overall sense of positive wellbeing.
Maintained nurseries, primary and secondary schools, special schools and colleges within Warwickshire will be eligible to submit a bid for funding, which will be used to achieve the following outcomes:
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Children and young people will be supported to set their own mental wellbeing goals, focussing on their strengths and abilities
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Staff will be supported to develop their confidence in delivering a mental health curriculum
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Education settings will have a comprehensive and accessible mental health curriculum
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Education settings will have an environment that supports positive mental wellbeing
Bids can be submitted for the minimum amount of £500 up to the maximum of £2,000 per project. Settings will need to complete a short application form (available from 4 January 2021), answering two questions that will provide information about how they will use the funding to provide one of the following:
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Training and teaching resources (for example lesson plans, assemblies etc)
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Physical resources (for example models of the brain, yoga mats, wellbeing rooms etc)
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Staff time to be able to develop the resources and timetable
Settings can expect to receive the grant payment by the end of March 2022 and all funding must be spent within 12 months of being awarded. During this time, successful applicants will be required to provide at least two progress updates demonstrating how the funding has been used and its impact.
The first round of funding will open on Tuesday 4 January 2022 and closes on Monday 17 January 2022. Only one application per education setting can be made initially, however there may be an opportunity to apply for additional funding at a later date if not all of the money is allocated in the first round.