Table 2.

Characteristics of the interviewees (n=8).

Interviewee ID	School	Main role or roles
1	B	Assistant headteacher for mental health and well-being, PSHEa lead, and class teacher (Reception)
2	B	Assistant headteacher and class teacher (Year 4)
3	E	Class teacher (Year 6)
4	E	SENCob
5	F	SENCo (note: oversaw training but did not complete it)
6	C	Mental health lead and TAc (across years)
7	E	Mental health champion and HLTAd (Year 5 and 6)
8	F	TA (Early Years Foundation Stage)

^aPSHE: Personal, Social, Health and Economic.

^bSENCo: special educational needs coordinator.

^cTA: teaching assistant.

^dHLTA: higher-level teaching assistant.