Childhood bullying is so common that it may not seem like a big deal. Up to 35% per cent of people are estimated to have experienced it at some point. By adulthood, we are generally expected to have “got over” it. But the mental health effects of being bullied can be serious and last a lifetime.
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The Conversation
09 Aug 2018
Level 4 and 5 qualifications could be the key to unlocking skills demanded by employers
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Department for Education
14 Aug 2018
Drop in proportion of pupils who report they are bullied each month - but parents say it is on the rise
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TES
10 Sep 2018
Relationships and sex education (RSE) is finally being updated. Draft guidance, published in July, is open for public consultation. Schools that are ready to provide high-quality RSE should do so from September 2019 and those needing longer to prepare have until September 2020 before they must be teaching the new curriculum.
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SecEd
17 Sep 2018
Childline, a free and confidential counselling service for young people run by the NSPCC, has relaunched its #ListenToYourSelfie campaign to reduce peer-on-peer sexual abuse and encourage teenagers who have been sexually abused by their peers to speak out.
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Happiful Magazine
21 Sep 2018
PSHE has dropped off many schools’ timetables, but it is vital we bring the subject back, says this English teacher
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TES
21 Sep 2018
Young people from all walks of life who want to be economists could get a salaried government apprenticeship while studying for their degree, with the launch of a new career opportunity.
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Gov.uk
28 Sep 2018
Parents may be contributing to children's mental health issues because they are phone-obsessed, says Natasha Devon
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TES
28 Sep 2018
The need for anti-racist education in schools is becoming more urgent than ever, teachers’ leaders have insisted.
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ITV News
01 Oct 2018
A new study, by education marketing consultancy GK and Partners, claims three-quarters (75%) of sixth-formers would consider an apprenticeship more seriously if degree apprenticeships were offered in their chosen career. FE News reports.
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Schools Improvement Net
03 Oct 2018
Almost one-third of young teens worldwide have recently experienced bullying, according to data released for the first time by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which is the official data source for the Sustainable Development Goal on education.
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UNESCO
03 Oct 2018
The Sex Education Forum is seeking the views of Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) teachers to help create a national picture of current practice in schools in England and what support is needed to achieve high quality RSE.
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NSPCC
04 Oct 2018
Majority of parents concerned school is putting too much pressure on their child
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TES
08 Oct 2018
The topic of sexual consent seems to be in the news on a daily basis, especially since #MeToo went viral one year ago. From posters to podcasts, there are endless resources promoting the importance of getting and giving explicit consent.
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The Conversation
09 Oct 2018
Schools will be asked to monitor children's happiness and mental health in a bid to tackle growing levels of anxiety among young people, the Prime Minister will announce today.
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The Telegraph
11 Oct 2018
Catherine, a Year 11 student at St Joseph's Catholic School in Salisbury, Wilts, is one of 650 teenagers to have taken part in trials of lessons designed to try to raise awareness of the risks of gambling among school-age children.
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BBC
11 Oct 2018
If it’s perfectly legal for people of the same-sex to be in relationships and to get married, then why aren’t children being taught about them as they are heterosexual relationships
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Huffington Post
15 Oct 2018
When a young person opens up about a mental health issue, responding in the right way is crucial. Caroline Hounsell from MHFA England offers five tips for school staff
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SecEd
15 Oct 2018
A growing “epidemic” across the world is mental health problems among teenagers. And as a result, in Scotland and elsewhere, there are deep concerns about the lack of support, waiting times for consultation and delivery of treatment.
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Edinburgh News
15 Oct 2018
A total of 25,200 apprenticeship starts were reported in July 2018 – an increase of 20.6 per cent, compared with the same month in 2017, when 20,900 were recorded.
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Schools Improvement Net
26 Oct 2018