The Service offers a variety of training for staff across the University. Training is available on a wide range of topics, from enhancing awareness of specific disabilities and learning differences, to general sessions which include the legal context for providing support to students. At present all training is being delivered via online webinars using Microsoft Teams. Most sessions are delivered once a semester, though our two-hour training on supporting students with Mental Health problems is currently being run twice a month.All training is advertised and booked via the Events Channel on MyEd.In addition to the above in-house training the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust have developed a range of resources and training that are designed to give non-specialist staff the skills, knowledge and confidence to offer a first line of support to students who may have mental health issues. Their training offering includes a session that has been specifically devised for staff supporting students in higher education: eLearning (charliewaller.org) This article was published on 2024-07-22
