This training has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council on behalf of Beat Eating Disorders for the attention of all schools.
Beat Eating Disorders (Free Online Training)
Beat, the UK’s leading charity supporting those affected by eating disorders.
SPOT is our free online learning resource for school’s professionals. The platform has been designed to help support those working in a school setting to understand eating disorders and build confidence when speaking to pupils about mental health. This includes those training to work in a school setting.
Research has shown that the earliest opportunity to prevent eating disorders is during primary school, with children showing concerns about physical appearance at an increasingly young age.
Making sure children and young people feel comfortable talking to staff about eating disorders can:
- Increase the chances of early detection
- Prevent pupils from falling through the gaps
- Ensure that support is given quickly
What can I do on SPOT?
By accessing SPOT, you will be taught how to spot the early signs of an eating disorder, talk to a pupil exhibiting them, engage their families, and support them to seek medical assessment. We have created the online platform to encompass different features including:
Learn – Gain key skills to give your pupils the best possible support through our bite sized interactive e-Learning modules and our webinar videos delivered by our expert clinicians. We also have downloadable resources in the form of lesson plans and access to school policy templates.
Engage – Share and gain knowledge from an inspiring community that is here to help you learn through our role specific workspaces and our resources section where you can find helpful videos, podcasts and articles that have been shared.
If you would like to see a video of the user experience, please see here https://vimeo.com/670741717
SPOT is currently fully funded for all primary, secondary and sixth form schools/colleges in the United Kingdom.
Completion of all the learning units on the platform should take around 7 hours, but this is very much dependent on the learner. There is no time limit, and the units can be partially completed and returned to at a later date.
If you have any questions please e-mail carers@beateatingdisorders.org.uk or call 01603 619 090 (Option 2), Mon-Thurs, 9am-5pm.