Debbie Spens

Debbie is a member of both the Schools & Families and the Colleges & Universities teams delivering consultancy and training. Debbie has a psychology degree, a post graduate diploma in careers guidance and counselling, is a trained special educational needs teacher (SpLD) and an experienced PSHE tutor. She has been part of Dr John Coleman’s early adoption group for the Teen Brain Workshops and is qualified to deliver the Mindfulness in Schools Programme and Mental Health First Aid. Over the past 30 years Debbie has been living and working in boarding education involved in the pastoral care team. She is passionate about educating others around mental health awareness, spotting the early signs to enable good recovery and helping to remove the stigma of poor mental health. When not working for the Trust Debbie combines her mental health training with careers guidance counselling helping young people with decision making and enabling them to cope with navigating the difficulties of being launched into the workplace in this tough and competitive world.