Beat eating disorders - free online training
Thursday 25th September 2025
Beat, the UK’s leading charity supporting those affected by eating disorders offers free learning to school staff and those in training.
SPOT is Beat's free online learning resource for school professionals. The platform has been designed to help support those working in a school setting to understand eating disorders and build confidence when speaking to pupils about mental health. This includes those training to work in a school setting.
Making sure children and young people feel comfortable talking to staff about eating disorders can:
- Increase the chances of early detection
- Prevent pupils from falling through the gaps
- Ensure that support is given quickly
What can I do on SPOT?
By accessing SPOT, you will be taught how to spot the early signs of an eating disorder, talk to a pupil exhibiting them, engage their families, and support them to seek medical assessment. We have created the online platform to encompass different features including:
Learn – Gain key skills to give your pupils the best possible support through our bite sized interactive e-Learning modules and our webinar videos delivered by our expert clinicians. We also have downloadable resources in the form of lesson plans and access to school policy templates.
Engage – Share and gain knowledge from an inspiring community that is here to help you learn through our role specific workspaces and our resources section where you can find helpful videos, podcasts and articles that have been shared.
SPOT is currently fully funded for all primary, secondary and sixth form schools/colleges in the United Kingdom.
You can find out more about the platform and create an account here.
If you have any questions, you can reach a member of the team on carers@beateatingdisorders.org.uk / 01603 619 090 (Option 2), Mon-Thurs, 9am-5pm.
