UK charity Girlguiding says biggest internet worry for 35% of girls aged 11-21 is comparing themselves with others
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The Guardian
24 Aug 2017
With mental health problems on the rise in classrooms, we’re bringing happiness inspectors into schools and developing a GCSE in wellbeing
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The Guardian
29 Aug 2017
Experts are calling on the government to introduce compulsory PSHE lessons in health and mental wellbeing to better protect pupils.
As reported by The Independent, a new study by the University of Hertfordshire has found that young people who have a “low sense of belonging” in their school are seven times more likely to self-harm than those who feel attached.
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Education Business
04 Sep 2017
Updated guidance from DfE
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Gov.uk
04 Sep 2017
The Department for Education has recently published three separate reports about the views of parent and carers, pupils, teachers and post-16 institutions about a range of issues including bullying.
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Anti-Bullying Alliance
04 Sep 2017
Bullying can affect a young person’s concentration, education, relationships and self-confidence. The impact of bullying can last into adulthood - celebrity supporters of the campaign share their stories
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The Diana Award
05 Sep 2017
Body Coach Joe Wicks has gone from teaching assistant to social media fitness sensation. Now, he tells Eleanor Busby, he’s going back to where his career began to try to help tackle children’s lack of physical activity – and to get teachers moving, too
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TES
07 Sep 2017
Self-harm among young people is on the rise, with potentially devastating consequences. Karen Sullivan looks at the statistics and suggests what role schools can play to tackle this danger
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SecEd
12 Sep 2017
Teachers say that children are being raised in a society which 'normalises' mockery
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TES
14 Sep 2017
Teenagers have a good awareness of mental health problems but still hold some worrying misconceptions, research involving 23 secondary schools has discovered.
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SecEd
18 Sep 2017
Kids aged between eight and 11 are ‘significantly’ more likely to be victims of cyber bullies if they own a mobile phone, a new study has found.
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Edinburgh News
19 Sep 2017
A quarter of girls and nearly one in 10 boys show signs of depression at the age of 14, say UK researchers.
The findings come from a government-funded study of over 10,000 young people.
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BBC
20 Sep 2017
A quarter of girls and nearly one in 10 boys show signs of depression at the age of 14, say UK researchers.
The government-funded study of over 10,000 young people looked at how many experienced the signs of depression not a clinical diagnosis of one.
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BBC
21 Sep 2017
The animated film, co-created by teachers and children, also offers advice on how to support a classmate with problems
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TES
21 Sep 2017
Two-thirds of personal investors believe they would’ve made more informed decisions if they had received dedicated financial education lessons at school
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The Economic Voice
22 Sep 2017
Secondary school pupils are not keen on digital fitness trackers being used in physical education, according to our latest research. Wearing a Fitbit for eight weeks reduced pupils’ motivation to be physically active and made some pupils feel fat.
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The Conversation
25 Sep 2017
Pupils who are showing early signs of anxiety, depression or self-harm will be able to receive specialist help at school.
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BBC
26 Sep 2017
Nearly half of British kids are starting side businesses to boost their pocket money. Former Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Willingham makes the case for teaching enterprise at school
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The Guardian
28 Sep 2017
A badly thought-out survey has been twisted beyond recognition to smear Conservative education reforms
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The Spectator
29 Sep 2017
As a victim of bullying at school and at home, I think the best way to prevent it is to use the same peer pressure that brings it about
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The Guardian
02 Oct 2017