Education Secretary Damian Hinds sets out next steps in bringing together services for young people in need of mental health support
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Department for Education
12 Jul 2019
Mental health charity calls for government to urgently provide ‘proper guidance on the use of seclusion and isolation rooms’
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TES
16 Jul 2019
Ofsted have published guidance for inspectors for new series of joint inspections focusing on children’s mental health.
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Ofsted
18 Jul 2019
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.
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BBC
29 Jul 2019
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.
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NSPCC
12 Aug 2019
The findings come from the first major study to analyse how heavy social media use could potentially damage mental health.
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Yahoo News
15 Aug 2019
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.
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BBC
22 Aug 2019
Less than 10% of British teenagers meet the recommended guidelines for sleep, exercise and screen time, research has revealed.
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The Guardian
27 Aug 2019
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.
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Schools Improvement Net
03 Sep 2019
Studies find the pressure to succeed at school has a significant impact on pupils' mental health
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TES
03 Sep 2019
Parents say apprentices have better job prospects than graduates but also show a lack of faith in vocational qualifications.
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Sky News
05 Sep 2019
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.
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ITV News
05 Sep 2019
Careers education is a whole-school responsibility – so Liz Painter has some short and long term suggestions for ways to contribute, whatever your role…
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Teachwire
09 Sep 2019
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.
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Hello Magazine
10 Sep 2019
How to spot warning signs amid UK crisis
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Mirror
12 Sep 2019
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.
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Schools Improvement Net
17 Sep 2019
The findings, published by the Booktrust, come at a time of growing attention on children’s mental health and wellbeing.
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ITV News
17 Sep 2019
As Pupil Voice Week is just a few days away, we thought we would give you a quick run-down of our favourite resources on offer this year
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tootoot
23 Sep 2019
You don’t have to be an expert in mental health to support and talk to a young person about their mental health. The young person is the expert of their own mental health so let them educate you on how they feel.
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The Children's Society
03 Oct 2019
Pastoral Support Officer Jaime Traynor and tootoot Co-Founder Michael Brennan discusses how tootoot supports pupil mental health
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tootoot
04 Oct 2019