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The findings, published by the Booktrust, come at a time of growing attention on children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Bullying behaviour often emerges in childhood, and the consequences for victims can last a lifetime. But what makes a child become a bully? BBC Future explores how bullying is changing it’s face.

How to spot warning signs amid UK crisis

Peter Andre, Pamela Anderson and Will Pouter are just some of the stars that have offered up their back to school advice in order to raise awareness for The Diana Award’s Anti-Bullying Programme #Back2School campaign.

Careers education is a whole-school responsibility – so Liz Painter has some short and long term suggestions for ways to contribute, whatever your role…

A return to school survey of more than 1,000 eight to 15-year-olds carried out for Barnardo's by YouGov showed that almost three in every 10 children worry about changing schools, class or teachers, and for 11-year-olds who are moving to secondary school this increases to more than half.

Parents say apprentices have better job prospects than graduates but also show a lack of faith in vocational qualifications.

Studies find the pressure to succeed at school has a significant impact on pupils' mental health

According to The Telegraph, more than half, (57 per) cent of children say they have been bullied at some point in their school lives, of which almost one in five (17 per cent) say it had made them feel suicidal.

Less than 10% of British teenagers meet the recommended guidelines for sleep, exercise and screen time, research has revealed.

The most recent survey in a series that began in the 1980s indicates just 16% of the pupils have ever smoked tobacco, down from 19% in 2016 and 49% in 1996. However, a quarter of the 13,000 pupils surveyed, from 193 schools across England, have tried drugs.

The findings come from the first major study to analyse how heavy social media use could potentially damage mental health.

An estimated 1.3 million children in England who've experienced child abuse or neglect are living in an area with inadequate plans for their mental health needs, NSPCC research suggests.

Referrals to child mental health units from UK primary schools for pupils aged 11 and under have risen by nearly 50% in three years, the BBC has learned.

Ofsted have published guidance for inspectors for new series of joint inspections focusing on children’s mental health.

Mental health charity calls for government to urgently provide ‘proper guidance on the use of seclusion and isolation rooms’

Education Secretary Damian Hinds sets out next steps in bringing together services for young people in need of mental health support

Children’s charity the NSPCC and the National Education Union (NEU) are now calling on the Government to urgently step up its support and training for schools and teachers to help them deliver the vital lessons.

The research, led by Ipsos Mori, found that an estimated 41,000 children under 16 follow gambling-related accounts, while children replied to or retweeted those accounts 13,000 times.