Mentally healthy schools is a new website to help primary school staff support the mental health of pupils. There is a range of expert and practical information and resources to help all primary school staff understand, promote and deal confidently with children’s mental health issues: jargon-free information on what can undermine and what can help emotional wellbeing; tips and strategies to help; and specific advice on vulnerable groups. There is specific advice for governors which you may find helpful.

I would particularly like to draw your attention to the section on a ‘whole school approach’ to mental health and wellbeing. In our borough, those schools that are recognised as having Solihull Healthy School status have embedded this approach within their work around health and wellbeing. For more information please email me at nchamberlain@solihull.gov.uk.

Solihull LA are installing a new software system entitled GovernorHub. It will be installed for all Solihull Schools and Academies. GovernorHub is an online service designed to help governing boards run efficiently and is already used by thousands of schools and tens of thousands of governors across the country. For more information about this opportunity, please see below.

The 2019-20 service package and training programme for school governors has been issued to chairs and clerks of governors. The programme can be found on GovernorHub in the ‘useful documents’ folder in ‘resources’.

A copy of the governing body booking form is attached.