School Training

Building Emotional Health Through Staff Training and Workshops for Students, Parents and Carers

Emotionally Healthy Minds partners with schools to support and nurture children’s emotional well-being. We help you to help young people feel more secure, confident and ready to learn so they can engage fully in education and reach their full potential.

We know that emotional wellbeing and academic achievement are closely connected. When children feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected, learning becomes much harder—that’s why our work focuses on strengthening emotional health, giving children the confidence and resilience they need to thrive both in and beyond the classroom.

Our training and workshops align with key objectives within the mental wellbeing strand of the Health Curriculum for primary and secondary schools and can support the growing emotional wellbeing needs within your school.

By helping children understand, regulate, and manage their emotions, we lay the foundation for lasting personal and academic growth. Working alongside schools, we ensure every child is equipped with the tools they need to succeed.

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How we support primary and secondary schools

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Student Workshops

Engaging, age-appropriate 50-minute sessions on topics such as managing anxiety, building resilience, and boosting self-esteem. The workshops provide structured support to develop the skills and strategies pupils need to become more confident, resilient and emotionally literate.

Parent and carer workshops

These informative 90-minute sessions provide parents and carers with practical tools, useful insights and confidence to support their children’s emotional health.

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New! Year 6 transition workshops

This programme supports a confident transition to secondary school, helping to prepare students emotionally and socially for change. Delivered in June and July—ideal for post-SATs.

Additional Teacher and staff Support Options

We also offer additional sessions that can deepen and extend your school team’s learning:

These sessions can be booked at any time but we also offer a discount for those booked within one month of a training day.

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Meet our Schools Training Consultants

Sarah Petherick

Sarah Petherick

Founder and Director

Sarah brings eighteen years of experience in education, complemented by specialist training in counselling and coaching.

She has worked closely with children facing emotional, behavioural and academic challenges, and firmly believes that emotional wellbeing is the foundation for all learning. Sarah is also passionate about supporting schools to embed this ethos into everyday practice.

Known for building strong, trusting connections with families and educators, she offers tailored, compassionate strategies that nurture both emotional health and academic progress, whether in one-to-one sessions or through whole-school approaches.

James Hancock

James Hancock

Schools Team Lead

James brings twenty years of experience in education, having served as a teacher and deputy headteacher.

In his leadership roles, James has championed emotional wellbeing, been a Mental Health Lead, and facilitated the NPQ Leading Teacher Development course. As a Thrive Lead, he has also embedded whole-school approaches to wellbeing.

With a deep understanding of the realities schools face, James ensures our training is grounded in day-to-day practice—offering practical, relevant support that empowers educators to meet the emotional and educational needs of their students.

Let's Talk

If your school would like to feel more confident in supporting children, we’d love to help. Whether you're looking for whole-staff training or targeted input for students or families, our team is here to support you.

Schools Training FAQs

We provide tailored training focused on emotional wellbeing, anxiety and practical Emotion Coaching strategies for all staff. Sessions can be designed for teachers, support staff, leadership teams or whole-school training.
Our schools training team, led by Sarah Petherick, founder of EHM and James Hancock, Schools Team Lead, combines nearly 40 years of experience in education, school leadership, and SEND, delivering practical expertise and evidence-based approaches in every session.
We offer a comprehensive full-day training session lasting 5 hours, a half-day session, or shorter 90-minute sessions ideal for staff meetings.
Yes, we offer flexible delivery options including face-to-face, live online sessions, or a blended approach to best suit your school’s preferences and current guidelines.

Our training is grounded in the latest research on emotional wellbeing and packed with practical tools that staff can apply right away to support children’s emotional health. Reviews from those who have already taken our training speak volumes about its impact. We can also offer follow-up resources and ongoing support to ensure lasting benefits.

Absolutely. We design content to be relevant for teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, pastoral and wellbeing staff and senior leaders.

Yes, we offer follow-up coaching, consultancy, and refresher sessions to embed the learning and address any new challenges your team faces.

Click here to submit an enquiry and arrange a free video call with James, our Schools Lead. He will discuss your school’s needs and answer any questions you may have.

Student Workshops FAQs

We currently deliver three themed series of workshops, each focusing on a different aspect of emotional health: anxiety, resilience, and self-esteem. 

We have also combined some of these sessions together to form a ‘Getting Ready for Year 7’ series of workshops to support an emotionally healthier transition to secondary school, ideal for those post-SATs weeks in June and July! 

We’re developing additional themes and would love your input! If there’s a specific topic you’d like to see offered at your school, please get in touch with us.

We’ve designed tailored workshops for both primary and secondary pupils, ensuring content and delivery are age-appropriate and engaging. Our practical workshops are suitable for pupils of all abilities, including those with SEND and those that are neurodivergent.

Each workshop works best with up to 30 students. However, we’re happy to adapt and run smaller sessions for targeted groups if that suits your needs better.

Every workshop lasts approximately 45–50 minutes, fitting smoothly into most school timetables. Each workshop series includes six individual sessions that build upon one another.

It’s entirely up to your school’s schedule! We recommend running sessions weekly or fortnightly so that students can retain and build on their learning between sessions.

All sessions are led by a member of our Emotionally Healthy Minds team—a qualified teacher with classroom experience and expertise in delivering engaging, supportive lessons on emotional wellbeing.

No! We just ask that a teacher is present during each session. You’re welcome to sit back, observe, and even join in the learning if you wish.

We are based in Essex, and can deliver workshops across the South-East (Essex, Suffolk and Kent) and even into London. Contact us to find out if we can travel to your school!

Simply click here to submit an enquiry and schedule a call with James, our Schools Lead. He’ll be happy to answer your questions and help arrange your school’s workshops.

Parent and Carer Workshops FAQs

We currently deliver three themed series of workshops, each focusing on a different aspect of emotional health: anxiety, resilience, and self-esteem. 

We have also combined some of these sessions together to form a ‘Getting Ready for Year 7’ series of workshops to support an emotionally healthier transition to secondary school, ideal for those post-SATs weeks in June and July! 

We’re developing additional themes and would love your input! If there’s a specific topic you’d like to see offered at your school, please get in touch with us.

We’ve designed tailored workshops for both primary and secondary pupils, ensuring content and delivery are age-appropriate and engaging. Our practical workshops are suitable for pupils of all abilities, including those with SEND and those that are neurodivergent.

Each workshop works best with up to 30 students. However, we’re happy to adapt and run smaller sessions for targeted groups if that suits your needs better.

Every workshop lasts approximately 45–50 minutes, fitting smoothly into most school timetables. Each workshop series includes six individual sessions that build upon one another.

It’s entirely up to your school’s schedule! We recommend running sessions weekly or fortnightly so that students can retain and build on their learning between sessions.

All sessions are led by a member of our Emotionally Healthy Minds team—a qualified teacher with classroom experience and expertise in delivering engaging, supportive lessons on emotional wellbeing.

No! We just ask that a teacher is present during each session. You’re welcome to sit back, observe, and even join in the learning if you wish.

We are based in Essex, and can deliver workshops across the South-East (Essex, Suffolk and Kent) and even into London. Contact us to find out if we can travel to your school!

Simply click here to submit an enquiry and schedule a call with James, our Schools Lead. He’ll be happy to answer your questions and help arrange your school’s workshops.

Bespoke Training Packages

At Emotionally Healthy Minds, we understand that every school is unique. If you have specific needs or focus areas not covered in our standard training, we are happy to create bespoke training packages tailored to your school’s requirements. Whether it’s a particular challenge you’re facing, a deeper dive into a topic, or additional support for a specific group of students, we can craft a training solution that works for you.

Schools Brochure

Empowering Your Whole School to Thrive: Building Emotional Health Through Staff Training and Workshops for Students, Parents and Carers

Download our schools brochure with information about our workshops and staff training.