Compassionate Schools Hub & Audit

The Compassionate School Hub website aims to provide every school and college across the Lancashire region with the tools needed to implement a whole setting approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health. Our vision is that the Hub becomes a community of practice where we share successes, learn from each other, and improve outcomes for pupils, families, and staff.

Public Access: The public part of the website is open to everyone, providing useful information, signposting to resources, and showcasing local best practice stories.

Secure Access: Every school and college within Lancashire can access a secure, password-protected account offering the features below.

Self Assessment Tool
Evaluate your setting against the DfE (2021) eight principles of best practice using our digital tool. Identify strengths and areas for growth.
Best Practice Mapping
Demonstrate compliance easily. Our tools and training map directly onto the Ofsted framework, SEND, and NICE guidance.
Summary Reports
Access comprehensive reports with personalised recommendations. A powerful way to summarise evidence for Ofsted inspections.
Scrapbook Function
Celebrate achievements by capturing case studies. Choose to post to the Community Scrapbook to share success stories.
Training Dashboard
Identify skill gaps within your team and find relevant LEHSS training. Staff attending 3+ sessions become "Compassionate Champions".
Award Checklist
View your progress towards the Compassionate School Award with an automatically updating checklist.

The Self-Assessment Tool in Action

Screenshot of the Staff Development audit tool interface showing RAG ratings and evidence columns
The Hub allows you to rate your setting (Red/Amber/Green) against key criteria and upload evidence directly.

Compassionate School Award

Alongside the Compassionate School Hub, we are very excited to announce the launch of the LEHSS Compassionate Schools Award. We are pleased to have developed an award that truly recognises the real dedication settings have in implementing a whole setting approach to mental health. The process for gaining the award is free and simple.

Screenshot of the Compassionate School Award Checklist showing status of criteria
The Award Checklist automatically updates as you complete criteria on the Hub, making the process straightforward.

Get Started

You can view the public pages of the Compassionate Schools Hub, and read scrapbook entries from other Lancashire schools and colleges online. If you are interested in activating an account for your setting, please contact us.

Visit the Hub (cs-hub.co.uk) Email to Activate Account