About The Place2Be
Who we are
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Keith Harvey (Regional Manager, North West)
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The Place2Be is a national award-winning charity
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Established in 1994
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Now present in 170 schools nationally, including in Greater
Manchester and East Lancashire
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58,000 children in schools
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20,000 children reached through training
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Improving children’s mental health and wellbeing
Why The Place2Be is needed
• Over 1 million children in the UK have a mental health problem
(ONS)
• Half of young adults with mental health problems first
developed symptoms by age 15 (Kim-Cohen,Kessler, et al)
• Over 90% of young offenders had a mental health problem in
childhood (Lader, Singleton & Meltzer)
• 1 in 6 adults have a mental health problem (ONS)
• The World Health Organisation predicts that
depression will be the 2nd largest killer
of all parents by 2020
The Place2Be - Area-Wide Solution
Flexible, tailored and cost-effective menu for schools
Peer Mentoring
Training
Empowering and
enabling
young people
The Place2Be
school-based
service
2 - 4 days
per week
Parent and
Early Years Work
Dedicated
therapeutic support
for parents and
carers
The Place2Be
Foundation
Course
Training for the
local community
A Place for
Counsellors
Support for
1 day per week
The Place2Be
Hub
Bespoke
training
programme
School cluster
groups
18 months
The
Place2Think
for school staff
Advice and
support
Training
courses
for schools and
communities
MDS, LMs, TAs
Safeguarding
Support
Advice and
guidance for
schools
Themed
seminars
School staff
and other
professional
groups
Key
School-based
services
Advice and
support services
Training and
capacity building
Training and Capacity Building
Introductory and Accredited Training
• 1 day workshops
• CPD sessions
• 2-6 day courses (OCNLR Accredited)
Professional Qualifications
• Progression route to becoming a Children’s Counsellor
• Foundation Course (OCNLR Accredited)
• The Place2Be’s Diploma and Masters programmes
(UEL / BACP Accredited)
Key priorities
• Contribute to success in schools
• Ensure children’s safeguarding
• Support parents and families
Contribute to success in schools
• Emotional resilience in the school community
In 10/11, over 2,800 children accessed individual
therapeutic interventions and 1,050 children received
group counselling support in Place2Be schools
In 10/11, 21,755 children (36% of the school roll)
accessed the self-referral service in Place2Be schools
Contribute to success in schools
• A happy child has the headspace to learn
64% of children of children referrred were
underachieving in Reading; after Place2Be
intervention, 81% of these improved by at least two
National Curriculum sub levels (National sample study,
The Place2Be, 2011)
47% of referred children had significant difficulties
affecting their learning in the classroom; of these, 60%
had a reduced interference on their classroom learning
after intervention
(The Place2Be 2010/11 SDQ statistics; Teacher
report)
Contribute to success in schools
• Supporting school staff in their primary role
“The Place2Be helps the teaching staff to concentrate
more on the academic side of their jobs and helps
with teaching and learning.”
Head Teacher at an Annual School Review
Outcomes and Impact
Percentage of children who showed improvement post-intervention 2005-2011
80%
70%
Percentage of children
61% 62% 60%
63%
65% 67%
68% 68%
71% 72%
74%
71% 72%
71%
62%
65% 64% 66%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Improvement as rated by the
Teacher
2005/06
Improvement as rated by the
Parent
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
Improvement as rated by the Child
2009/10
2010/11
Outcomes and Impact 2010/11
One-to-One Service
Improvements in child’s wellbeing reported by
- 71% of parents
- 72% of children
- 67% of teachers
Learning and Attainment
- 81% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Reading
- 73% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Writing
- 66% exceeded the standard rate of academic progress in Maths
Supporting the whole school
95% of Head teachers say we have
‘improved the school environment.’
Supporting Parents and carers
96% of parents reported increases in their
wellbeing, confidence and social functioning
Ensure children’s safeguarding
• Working with school safeguarding processes
Same day action
Exploring thresholds
Central logging (high threshold cases)
Therapeutic offer for affected children
The Place2Think for affected staff
• The expertise of our own Head of Safeguarding
Supporting parents and families
• Early years and parent work service
• Parent counselling offered in school; a trusted,
universal setting
• Helping to ensure the school readiness and
emotional well-being of pre-school children
Contributing to Public Policy
Education
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Improving attainment, behaviour, discipline, aspiration
Enabling high quality teaching and leadership
Public Health
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Tackling health inequalities by improving access to services
Delivering better health outcomes by intervening early
Mental Health
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Improving access, reducing stigma and discrimination
Providing positive care/support experiences, leading to recovery