In 2021 the Department for Education announced their response to the 2017 green paper ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision’, which included the funding of training for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges across England. Using his experience of training the National Educational Leaders in Mental Health, Richard established a national consortium of over 100 trainers to deliver training approved by the Department for Education, the British Psychological Society and Open Awards. Training was delivered to over 2,000 schools and colleges, approximately 15% of the funding.
