Suicide Prevention Lessons in School Survey

As part of the introduction of compulsory suicide prevention education on the curriculum from September 2026, Every Life Matters is exploring how best to support schools in delivering this vital content.

We are currently re-designing our pupil education sessions in formats that suit different time slots and can be delivered by either Every Life Matters or Schools’ staff. This would include two assembly style sessions, and two more in-depth 45-60 minute lessons, focusing on;

• • Understanding suicide and where to access support
  • Supporting a friend who may be having thoughts of suicide

These sessions would be made freely available to schools who are participating in our Suicide Safer Schools Programme. And we’d really appreciate your ideas on how we can make the programme most impactful for your school by completing this short survey.

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How interested would your school be in accessing suicide prevention lessons for your pupils?

• Very Interested
• Interested
• Unsure
• Not something we would consider

And who would your school prefer deliver such lessons?

• An external Provider
• Our schools staff
• A mix of both
• External provider to begin with transitioning, into delivery by schools staff

Realistically, where is your school most likely to fit in suicide prevention lessons for pupils?

• Assemblies
• RHSE/PHSE Lessons
• Other lesson slots
• Activity or other non-curriculum days
• Other – Give more details below
• We would be unlikely to fit in specific suicide prevention sessions

Other ideas about where your school would squeeze in suicide prevention lessons?

At your school what time windows would be available for suicide prevention lessons in the following;

	15-20 mins	20-30 mins	30-40 mins	40-50 mins	50-60 mins	Over 60 mins
Assemblies	15-20 minsAssemblies 15-20 mins	20-30 minsAssemblies 20-30 mins	30-40 minsAssemblies 30-40 mins	40-50 minsAssemblies 40-50 mins	50-60 minsAssemblies 50-60 mins	Over 60 minsAssemblies Over 60 mins
RHSE/PHSE Lessons	15-20 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons 15-20 mins	20-30 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons 20-30 mins	30-40 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons 30-40 mins	40-50 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons 40-50 mins	50-60 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons 50-60 mins	Over 60 minsRHSE/PHSE Lessons Over 60 mins
Other Lesson Slots	15-20 minsOther Lesson Slots 15-20 mins	20-30 minsOther Lesson Slots 20-30 mins	30-40 minsOther Lesson Slots 30-40 mins	40-50 minsOther Lesson Slots 40-50 mins	50-60 minsOther Lesson Slots 50-60 mins	Over 60 minsOther Lesson Slots Over 60 mins
Activity or other non-curriculum days	15-20 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days 15-20 mins	20-30 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days 20-30 mins	30-40 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days 30-40 mins	40-50 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days 40-50 mins	50-60 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days 50-60 mins	Over 60 minsActivity or other non-curriculum days Over 60 mins
Other	15-20 minsOther 15-20 mins	20-30 minsOther 20-30 mins	30-40 minsOther 30-40 mins	40-50 minsOther 40-50 mins	50-60 minsOther 50-60 mins	Over 60 minsOther Over 60 mins

You can enter multiple values on each row.

Would staff at your school consider delivering suicide prevention education sessions themselves, based on lesson plans and content pre-prepared by an expert suicide prevention organisation?

• Yes
• Maybe
• No
• We would need some extra support

Would staff at your school be willing to attend a 60-90 minute training to enable them to safely and competently deliver our suicide prevention sessions in your school?

• Yes
• Maybe
• No

What additional support and guidance would your staff need to confidently deliver suicide preventon sessions designed by Every Life Matters or others?

• Additional training for schools staff on safely facilitating group activity in the sessions
• Access to a named support person/mentor from an expert suicide prevention organisation
• Access to further suicide prevention training for the for delivery staff or broader staff team
• An evidence base for the effectiveness of the sessions

Check any that apply

Who in your school would be most likely to lead on implementing suicide prevention lessons?

• Senior leaders
• Safeguarding Leads
• Pastoral Support Leads
• Mental Health Leads
• Year Heads
• Other

Check any that apply

Would your school be interested in specific self-harm education lessons, including self-management?

• Yes
• Maybe
• No

What concerns do you have about delivering Suicide Prevention education at your school?

What else could we do to help your school deliver suicide prevention education?

If you would like to talk to us about delivering our Suicide Safer Schools programme at your school leave your email below and we'll be in contact.

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