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Ellie Costello, director, Square Peg

Ellie Costello is at the front of a growing movement against the “one-size-fits-all” education system that creates, she says,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Mental health

NHS promises to keep funding mental health support teams

The teams help pupils with mild to moderate mental health problems

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Rise in child mental health demand prompts call to speed up school support reforms

The proportion of children whose referrals closed before treatment has increased for the first time in five years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Evidence not needed for short mental health absence, says DfE

Government says GPs are 'unlikely to be able to offer such evidence to support one-off absences related to mental...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Mental health

Free wellbeing service for heads extended for another year

Contracted charity say heads feel they are too busy to access support or want to help others before themselves

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Just one in ten schools signs up to DfE wellbeing charter

Unions say ministers need to go 'way beyond a simple charter' to create a 'long-term culture' change

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Government has ‘not grasped’ child mental health service ‘crisis’

Lords are 'deeply concerned' at the state of children and adolescent mental health provision

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Mental health: How schools are dealing with the ‘new normal’

Headteachers 'pray' the next tragedy is not one of their students

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Amy Walker
Mental health

Seven things you need to know about children’s mental health

One in four 17 to 19-year-olds have a probable mental health disorder, finds NHS survey

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth