Dr Rachel Wilder: The Mental Health in Schools Podcast

Originally recorded for the University of Bath Youtube channel, this podcast is the result of an exploratory study conducted by researchers working in education, policy studies, psychology and medical humanities across the universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter, from 2022-23. This project was made possible through funding from the GW4 Alliance. In this podcast, the research team talk to young people, teachers and school leaders about what their schools are doing around mental health and their experiences of these initiatives. They share their analysis of government policies that say what it is schools should be doing, and share findings from the archives about historical perspectives on the role of schools in addressing mental health.

The research team: Dr Katie Howard, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Dr Rachel Wilder, Lecturer, University of Bath, Dr Naomi Warne, Research Fellow, University of Bristol, Dr Eleni Dimitrellou, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Dr Chris Sandal-Wilson, Lecturer, University of Exeter, Nai Lang, doctoral candidate, University of Bath and Lisa Wojahn, doctoral candidate, University of Exeter.