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Senior mental health lead training grant funding

Information for eligible state-funded schools and colleges about grant funding for senior mental health lead training and how to apply.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published:
21 September 2021
Last updated:
14 May 2024
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  1. We have amended the conditions of grant to confirm the deadline for submission of application 1 and application 2; and amended the day of the month that academies will be paid the grant

  2. We have updated the guidance to reflect the 2024 to 2025 financial year.

  3. We have updated the conditions of grant to confirm that settings can now claim funding during the 2023 to 2024 financial year for training that is due to start by 31 July 2024.

  4. We've updated the conditions of grant for the 2023 to 2024 financial year. Eligible schools and colleges can now apply for a second grant, if the senior mental health lead previously trained left their settings before embedding a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

  5. We have added the 'Senior mental health lead training: conditions of grant for the 2023 to 2024 financial year' document and updated the form guidance documents to reflect the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

  6. We've updated the 'Senior mental health lead training: conditions of grant for the 2022 to 2023 financial year' and the 'Step 2: senior mental health lead training guidance for completing the confirmation of booking quality assured training form' to reflect the automated process to access the second grant application form.

  7. We've updated the 'Senior mental health lead training: conditions of grant for the 2022 to 2023 financial year' attachment to include the new dates that training must start by to be eligible for the 2022 to 2023 financial year.

  8. Updated the conditions of grant for 2022 to 2023.

  9. Updated the conditions of grant and form guidance for the 2022 to 2023 academic year.

  10. Updated 'step 1: senior mental health training application guidance' to reflect updated information included in the 'About your grant', 'Before you start' and 'Waiting list' sections.

  11. Updated to include the conditions of grant for financial year 2022 to 2023.

  12. Updated for conditions of grant eligibility and to include guidance on how to complete the grant confirmation of booking quality assured training form

  13. Updated the conditions of grant section 4.3 "Applying for a grant" to include further information.

  14. Update to the claim form guidance, the application guidance and form links.

  15. Further information on the conditions of the grant and links to the relevant guidance and resource

  16. First published.

This publication was withdrawn on

This grant has now finished.

Applies to England

Documents

Senior mental health lead training: conditions of grant for the 2024 to 2025 financial year

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Step 1: senior mental health lead training: grant application guidance

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Step 2: senior mental health lead training: guidance for completing the confirmation of booking quality assured training form

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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow this guidance.

Read the conditions of grant guidance to understand the terms on which this grant is allocated.

Read the ‘step 1’ application form guidance to understand how to register for a senior mental health lead training grant.

Read the ‘step 2’ application form guidance to understand how to provide evidence of the DfE quality assured course you have booked, so we can authorise payment of your grant.

The following forms can currently be accessed:

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