Monitoring pupils' mental health and wellbeing: tools

Understand why you should monitor pupils' mental health and wellbeing and get an overview of the tools you can use, both at an individual and whole-school level.

Last reviewed on 27 August 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Monitoring mental health is part of your safeguarding responsibilities
  2. Evaluate needs across your whole school
  3. Identify individual pupils who need support

You can use most of the resources included in this article for free (we've included a £ sign next to the ones that cost money). The inclusion of resources from external providers doesn't constitute an endorsement by The Key.

Monitoring mental health is part of your safeguarding responsibilities

Only trained professionals should attempt to make a diagnosis of a mental health problem, but your staff are well placed to identify pupils whose behaviour suggests they might have a mental health problem or be at risk of developing one.

This is outlined in paragraph 44 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024

Your staff should be:

Therefore, you should have clear