Silver accreditation criteria and requirements
Silver accredited schools demonstrate a commitment to embedding Togetherness across their whole community and within day-to-day school business. The impacts are felt across the culture of the school and evident in the behaviour of pupils, staff and parents, as well as the emotional wellbeing and prospects of the children.

Togetherness recognises silver standard schools as those that have embedded the principles and framework across all areas of school life developed over more than one year. Silver schools ensure staff have access to Togetherness training and, for mainstream schools, they would ensure that 60% or more of the school staff (across all areas) have participated in the core 2 Day Foundation training or have been involved in Whole School Emotional Health training. For specialist schools, this may be lower as a percentage, providing evidence that the other criteria are met, given the higher staff requirements.

 Leadership support and framework integration
Furthermore, the schools’ leadership teams embrace the Togetherness framework and support the ongoing offer to train staff and offer reflective supervision. Typically, staff will also engage in advanced training (around 20% of staff would be trained in advanced or specialist training).

 Implementation strategies and practices
Silver accredited schools are working to embed the principles of the Solihull Approach model throughout the school’s day-to-day engagements. They use the model to shape behaviour support plans, values frameworks, or even curriculum sessions. They also commit to supporting reflective sessions throughout the year, staff coaching, and further developing a culture that champions containment and understands reciprocity.

 Community engagement and family participation
The schools clearly embrace Togetherness across their community, ensuring families are also aware of what the approach means in the school and are encouraged to engage in school-organised sessions and the online learning and resources offered on www.togetherness.co.uk/learn.

Bronze accreditation criteria and requirements
Bronze accredited schools demonstrate a commitment to embedding the Togetherness across their whole community and within day-to-day school business. The schools are working to enhance the wellbeing of their whole school community and seek to embed Togetherness as part of their mission and values to prioritise emotional health.

Togetherness recognises bronze standard schools as those who have embraced the training and model with clear plans to embed the principles and framework across all areas of school life. Bronze schools ensure staff have access to Solihull Approach Training and, for mainstream schools, they would ensure that at least 50% of school staff (across the whole school) have participated in the core 2 Day Foundation training or have been involved in Whole School Emotional Health training. For specialist schools, this may be lower as a percentage, providing evidence that the other criteria are met, given the higher staff requirements.

 Leadership commitment and framework integration
Furthermore, the schools’ leadership teams embrace the Solihull Approach framework and support the ongoing offer to train staff and use learning to shape school practice. Typically, staff will also engage in or be prepared to follow advanced training.

 Implementation strategies and educational practices
Bronze accredited schools are working to embed the principles of the Solihull Approach model throughout the school’s day-to-day engagements. They use the model to shape behaviour support plans, values frameworks, or even curriculum sessions. They also commit to supporting reflective sessions throughout the year, staff coaching, and further developing a culture that champions containment and understands reciprocity.

 Community engagement and family participation
The schools clearly embrace Togetherness across their community, ensuring families are also aware of what Togetherness means in the school and are encouraged to engage in learning, either through school-organised sessions or signposting the online learning and resources offered on www.togetherness.co.uk/learn.