Student wellbeing in schools: mental health and positive learning environments
Understand what really weighs on your students, ease stress and school pressure, and build a whole-school wellbeing approach: an Erasmus+ week in Bordeaux where learning conditions come first.
Plan your Erasmus mobilityInclusive education course for teachers · Part of our Erasmus+ teacher training courses in Bordeaux
A student who sleeps badly, dreads assessment or feels invisible in the classroom does not learn well, however good the lesson is. Wellbeing is not a bonus added after the curriculum: it is the condition that makes the curriculum work.
In this Erasmus+ course in Bordeaux, you will explore what student wellbeing in schools really involves, from mental health and school pressure to relationships and belonging, and design concrete responses: classroom routines that reduce unnecessary stress, environments where students feel safe to try and fail, and a whole-school approach you can bring back and implement with your colleagues.
Why a course on student wellbeing in schools?
- Wellbeing drives learning: students who feel safe, rested and connected concentrate better, take more risks and achieve more.
- Mental health starts early: anxiety, chronic stress and low mood affect growing numbers of students, and school is where the signs first show.
- Pressure can be designed out: workload, assessment practices and classroom routines all either feed stress or ease it, and teachers control them.
- Teachers matter, but are not alone: knowing when and how to involve families, colleagues and health professionals protects students and teachers alike.
- Isolated actions fade: only a coherent, whole-school approach turns good intentions into a lasting change of climate.
The course builds on the health promoting schools framework promoted by the World Health Organization, which links health, wellbeing and educational outcomes at whole-school level.
From classroom gestures to a whole-school approach
The week moves deliberately from what you can change tomorrow morning to what your school can change this year:
- In your classroom: routines, rituals and assessment practices that lower unnecessary pressure and strengthen a sense of belonging.
- Around the student: recognising signs of distress, responding appropriately as a teacher, and referring to families and professionals when needed.
- Across the school: a wellbeing scheme involving staff, students and partners, with clear roles and realistic steps.
What you will learn about student wellbeing in schools
What you will be able to do after this course
Explore the course in detail
- Understand the dimensions of student wellbeing and mental health in schools.
- Identify the factors, from workload to relationships, that support or undermine wellbeing.
- Implement classroom practices that reduce pressure and build positive learning environments.
- Design a whole-school wellbeing approach adapted to your context, in cooperation with families and professionals.
The week alternates reflection and production: you examine each theme with colleagues from other countries, compare how your systems respond, then immediately turn it into practices for your own students and school.
- Structured input on student wellbeing and mental health at school.
- Analysis of real situations and case studies.
- Practical workshops: routines, rituals and environment design.
- Progressive design of a whole-school wellbeing scheme adapted to your context.
- Continuous formative feedback throughout the week.
This course is designed for teachers of any subject who see stress, fatigue or disengagement in their classroom and want structured, realistic ways to act on the conditions of learning.
It also welcomes trainers, educators, headteachers, school leaders and administrative staff responsible for wellbeing policies, for whom the whole-school dimension of the week is directly relevant. A minimum A2 level is required, the course can be delivered in the language of your choice, and groups of 10 to 16 mix roles and countries.
| Day | Theme |
|---|---|
| Monday | Understanding student wellbeing. Morning: dimensions of wellbeing and mental health at school, factors that support or undermine them. Afternoon: analysis of practical cases and exchange of European experiences. |
| Tuesday | Stress and school pressure. Morning: how stress, workload and assessment practices shape the learning experience. Afternoon: workshop, designing routines and assessment adjustments that lower unnecessary pressure. |
| Wednesday | Positive learning environments. Morning: relationships, belonging and motivation, the teacher's role in classroom climate. Afternoon: workshop, designing rituals and classroom arrangements that build safety and connection. |
| Thursday | A whole-school approach. Morning: recognising signs of distress, cooperating with families, colleagues and health professionals. Afternoon: designing a wellbeing scheme adapted to your school. |
| Friday | Implementation and transfer. Morning: structuring an institutional action plan. Afternoon: project presentations, follow-up plan and Europass certification. |
As a host organisation for Erasmus+ teacher training in Bordeaux, we support you at every step of your mobility.
Before your mobility
- Needs-analysis questionnaire and review of your teaching context
- Self-assessment of how your school currently supports student wellbeing
- Preparatory resources on wellbeing and mental health at school
- Learning Agreement, Quality Commitment and Erasmus+ KA1 application support
After your mobility
- Final course evaluation and support for your Erasmus+ reporting
- Certificate of attendance and Europass Mobility document
- Access to shared teaching resources
- An action-plan template for running a wellbeing scheme in your school
A course about wellbeing should itself be a wellbeing experience, and the setting matters: Bordeaux offers the calm, welcoming environment this week needs.
- A breathing space: stepping away from daily pressure makes it easier to look honestly at your school and plan change.
- European perspective: teachers from across Europe compare how their systems care for student wellbeing, during your Erasmus+ mobility.
- Inspiring setting: a UNESCO-listed city whose quality of life models exactly what the course is about.
- Accessibility: high-speed rail and an international airport make Bordeaux easy to reach.
Target audience
Whatever your subject, this course on student wellbeing in schools is aimed at teachers, trainers, educators, counsellors (educational and career), school psychologists, headteachers, school leaders and administrative staff, in primary, lower secondary, upper secondary, vocational and adult education, with a minimum group of 10 and a maximum of 16 participants.
Erasmus+ funding: how it works
Teachers, trainers, headteachers, school leaders and other education staff can apply for an Erasmus+ KA1 grant, so your institution may cover travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and the fees of this course on student wellbeing in schools through the grant. This course is part of our Erasmus teacher training courses in Bordeaux.
The course is priced to fit within the Erasmus+ grant, with a range of options so you can balance comfort and quality while staying within it.
Erasmus+ quality standards
As a host organisation based in Bordeaux (OID E10260484), we comply with the Erasmus+ quality standards for course providers: transparent objectives and learning outcomes, needs analysis before the course, active and participative methodology, and full documentation for your national agency.
What is included in the course
Official Erasmus+ validation
To ensure the recognition of your course on student wellbeing in schools, we provide all required European certification and Erasmus+ compliance documentation:
- ✓ Europass Mobility: Official recognition of your professional development and teaching skills.
- ✓ Quality Commitment: Full compliance with Erasmus+ quality standards.
- ✓ Final Certification: Official certificate of attendance with training hours.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, this course is fully eligible for Erasmus+ KA1 mobility funding, which can cover travel, accommodation and the course fees depending on your project.
No. Teachers are not therapists, and this course never asks you to become one. It focuses on what schools and teachers can do pedagogically: reducing unnecessary pressure, building positive learning environments, recognising signs that a student may need support, and knowing when and how to involve families and health professionals.
The two courses complement each other. Our social emotional learning course centres on psychosocial competencies and anti-bullying strategies at classroom level. This course takes the wider view: student mental health, stress and school pressure, and a whole-school wellbeing approach involving staff, families and partners.
One-week sessions run monthly, extendable up to four weeks, with 20 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You receive a certificate of attendance and a Europass Mobility document, with full Erasmus+ compliance documentation.
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