Government announces mental health training for teachers
Every secondary school teacher will be offered mental health training by 2020, the government has confirmed.
The training, which was first mooted by the Prime Minister in January, will be delivered by the social enterprise organisation Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England. Backed by £200,000 in government funding during the first [...]
Special Report: Relationships and Sex Education to be taught from September 2019
As WillisPalmer launched WP-Risk last month to support social workers tackling child sexual abuse, the government made a very key announcement in tackling the problem from the other end of the spectrum in a preventive manner by announcing that Relationships and Sex Education and PSHE would be mandatory.
It is hoped that by making it [...]
Head-teachers unable to find mental health support for pupils
Over half of head-teachers are reporting difficulties accessing mental health services for pupils, research launched for Children’s Mental Health Week.
The study by Place2Be and the National Association of Head-Teachers found that 56% of school leaders say it is difficult to find mental health services for pupils, and more than one in five who attempt [...]
Sexual harassment in schools is rife
The government has been urged to tackle “the widespread problem” of sexual harassment in schools.
Sexual harassment is rife in schools with girls being called derogatory names such as ‘slag’ and ‘slut’ and experiencing unwanted touching, a report by the Women and Equalities Committee has found. Yet schools ae failing to tackle the issue effectively.
Young [...]
Special report: Children’s mental health
The government is set to expand its work supporting children’s mental health in schools following successful pilots in the field.
Education and Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah said this month that the Department for Education would be working with NHS England, the Anna Freud Centre, and evaluators of the pilots over the next few months “to scale [...]
