Raising emotional health and improving behaviour through evidence-based learning for everyone
Raising emotional intelligence in schools can make a big difference for long-term mental wellbeing as well as academic performance – for children and staff!
The Solihull Approach introduces accessible learning in childhood development, emotional wellbeing and relationships that are proven to make a difference in behaviour and outcomes.
Understanding behaviour and the Solihull Approach model is proven to make a difference in relationships and learning
Evidence-based Solihull Approach training for school staff to help raise emotional health
Our accredited schools embed emotional health in all that they do and realise the benefits for their whole community
Free resources for families to help prepare for school transitions
A Whole School Approach
‘Our Whole School Approach is designed to embed a deeper understanding of childhood development and emotional health. We know that this supports better outcomes for children and our resources are proven to improve parental engagement, attendance, behaviour, home-school relationships, and post-pandemic recovery.‘
Dr Hazel Douglas MBE
The Whole School Approach
Training for all staff
Solihull Approach Foundation training introduces accessible learning about childhood development and psychoanalytic theory with evidence-based tools and frameworks to raise emotional health and improve behaviour.
Bespoke training is offered to whole staff communities of up to 50, while other group training is available for individual staff to train.
Advanced training
Advanced training is offered to support schools to develop enhanced support through an in-depth knowledge of brain development, attachment and trauma. This is particularly useful for staff in pastoral roles or those supporting personalised pupil behaviour plans.
Parent groups and workshops
Parent-child relationships are critical to supporting emotional wellbeing. Manualised groups, delivered by school staff trained as facilitators, for parents to learn about children’s emotional health, development and behaviour have been proven to support improved behaviour, and parent-child relationships and to reduce conflict.
Classroom resources
PHSE curriculum resources are available for secondary school children: A 9-lesson course with supporting resources introduces learning about adolescent brain development as well as introducing parenting principles. The lesson series is designed to encourage young people to think about their own emotional wellbeing, their relationships (including early intimate relationships) and what it means to parent, as well as providing detailed practical information about preparing to welcome a baby.
The course can be delivered by trained school staff supported by a dedicated workshop manual and resources.
Online resources for parents and families
The Solihull Approach learning platform, inourplace, includes a range of supportive resources and online learning modules to mirror the face-to-face course. It’s private, self-paced and designed to meet different learning styles and available in different languages.
Your school might be in a funded access area meaning all of the courses are available to local residents for free. You can find out using the free access checker.
Online resources for teenagers
Education resources in the form of bitesize e-learning for children and young people are available on the Solihull Approach learning platform, inourplace. Focussed on understanding brain development in adolescence, mental health and emotional wellbeing, modules help teens to understand their changing emotions, behaviour and even sleep patterns.
The courses are available for independent learning or can be used in the classroom for shared group learning.
Your school might be in a funded access area meaning all of the courses are available to local residents for free. You can find out using the free access checker.