Taking on apprentices can be a way to create exciting opportunities and intricately develop schools' involvement in teacher training, writes one leading headteacher
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TES
17 Mar 2017
The vast majority of teenagers say they experience “emotional distress” after starting secondary school but claim teachers don’t have the skills to help them, research has found.
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The Guardian
27 Mar 2017
Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff, rapper Professor Green and Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell are some of the stars talking publicly about their mental health battles in a series of new films.
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ITV News
30 Mar 2017
Youngsters should be taught more about mental health issues in schools, according to a poll of British parents.
Read more at http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2017/04/03/parents-call-for-better-mental-health-education-in-schools/#rif67B6FsmRDESrD.99
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Express & Star
04 Apr 2017
Under the Government’s new outline, this will become compulsory in all secondary schools
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Mirror
05 Apr 2017
A bullied teenager who was left bed-bound and using a wheelchair is trekking the North Pole to raise money for those who helped turn her life around.
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ITV News
06 Apr 2017
Children often experience bullying at school, but school is not to blame.
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Business Insider
07 Apr 2017
Children with conditions such as depression and autism could get help more quickly via online psychiatric assessments, it has been claimed.
The use of a secure, computerised system for young people and their parents or guardians is being trialled in the Highlands and Finland.
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BBC
10 Apr 2017
On April 4th amendments to the Children and Social Work Bill were discussed and agreed in the House of Lords which place a duty on the Secretary of State to make ‘relationships education’ mandatory in primary schools and ‘relationships and sex education’ (RSE) mandatory in secondary schools from 2019, with the power to enable her to make PSHE education statutory in its entirety at the same time pending the outcome of a consultation.
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PSHE Association
10 Apr 2017
The series is part of their Heads Together campaign
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Marie Claire
11 Apr 2017
If you’re looking for a job, don’t imagine that your CV is the only thing your potential employer is looking at.
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Yahoo News
18 Apr 2017
Kids are more likely to step in when they see bullying at school if their parents have told them to get involved than if they’ve been taught it’s better to stay out of it, a recent U.S. study suggests.
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Reuters
18 Apr 2017
The 32-year old described his mental health struggles in the 20 years since his mother's death.
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ITV News
18 Apr 2017
British teenagers are highly motivated about their school work, but are more anxious, more likely to be bullied and are less satisfied with life than many of their peers elsewhere in the world, according to a survey.
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The Guardian
19 Apr 2017
The footage was published after the victim’s mother contacted the Telegraph to ask for it to be shared in an attempt to raise awareness of bullying.
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Coventry Telegraph
20 Apr 2017
The Department for Education’s recent announcement that Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) will be mandatory in schools, starting at age 4, is one that may scare some teachers.
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Huffington Post
21 Apr 2017
Educationalists and equalities experts will examine how schools can tackle homophobic bullying more effectively and improve the education experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans pupils in Scotland, the government has announced.
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TES
21 Apr 2017
YoungMinds, the country’s leading charity on mental health issues for young people, has said that the education system is “fundamentally unbalanced” and must shift its focus towards the well-being of students.
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The Telegraph
25 Apr 2017
Vocational education offers an alternative to traditional subjects, and is right for certain students. It should be encouraged, not dismissed
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The Guardian
25 Apr 2017
Work experience often involves little more than tea-making or watching office workers glued to their screens.
But one schoolboy put his placement at Barts Heart Centre to much better use
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Evening Standard
25 Apr 2017