We are a team of education professionals with expertise in PSHE, health and wellbeing promotion across a range of areas. We are part of the School Health Service within Children’s Community Health Services and provide training, guidance and resources to support health and wellbeing throughout Manchester schools.

We work with schools across Manchester supporting staff in delivering effective health education. We also organise multi-agency training sessions for professionals working with young people in Manchester. Schools can enquire about engaging with our free programme by contacting healthy.schools@mft.nhs.uk

• Mental health and wellbeing
• Social and emotional health
• Drugs and alcohol
• Relationships and sex education
• Unintentional injury prevention
• Healthy lifestyles

• School support meetings and advice
• I Matter PSHE curriculum
• Staff training
• Teaching and learning resource development
• Parent and carer resources
• Networking events and opportunities
• Liaison with other services e.g. CAMHS, Healthy Child Programme

Click here to view our offer brochure for 2025-26 (Brochure coming soon!)

Enquires can be sent to healthy.schools@mft.nhs.uk

Contact details

• Mental Health and Wellbeing
  Niamh Roberts – niamh.roberts@mft.nhs.uk
• Social and Emotional Health
  Hannah Shad – hannah.shad@mft.nhs.uk
• Drugs, Alcohol and Risk
  Tom Waldron – tom.waldron@mft.nhs.uk
• Relationships and Sex Education
  Cat Chester – cat.chester@mft.nhs.uk
• Unintentional Injury Prevention
  Ceri Hewitt – ceri.hewitt@mft.nhs.uk
• Healthy Lifestyles
  Cassie Cox – cassie.cox@mft.nhs.uk
• PSHE
  Currently vacant
• SEND
  Kelly O’Brien – kelly.obrien@mft.nhs.uk