Senior mental health lead: what to publish on your school website
The name and contact details of the senior member of staff who leads on pupils' mental health.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies and maintained schools
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Name your senior mental health lead, with their contact details, on the pastoral or safeguarding page on your website.
What it must contain
No parts listedThe official sources name no separate parts for this requirement. We check that it is published and easy to find.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Mental health and behaviour in schools (2018)
Mental Health Support Teams will work with the Designated Senior Leads for Mental Health which schools are encouraged to put in place.
Good practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.§ para 5.2, Mental Health Support Teams, page 27
Questions schools ask
Do schools have to name their senior mental health lead?
For academies and maintained schools, it's recommended as good practice, not required.
When do we need to update our mental health lead's details?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the senior mental health lead come from?
It is set out in Mental health and behaviour in schools (2018).
Recent changes to the official guidance
The official sources for this requirement don't publish dated change notes. We check them for changes ourselves.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4