News

One in five schools shun May’s mental health scheme

One in five secondary schools did not take part in a flagship government-funded scheme to train staff as mental...

James Carr
James Carr
News

Mental health teams overlook excluded pupils

A new government initiative to support pupils’ mental health seems to be overlooking many excluded children. Research by the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Majority of teachers’ mental health declines

More than half of teachers say their mental health has declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lack of...

James Carr
James Carr
News

DfE to measure school staff happiness under new wellbeing charter

The government has committed to monitoring how happy school staff are, and will publish findings alongside a new wellbeing...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Keeping schools mentally healthy: sometimes young people just need to talk

Sometimes young people just want to talk, says Lisa Fathers, who explains how the devolved administration in Greater Manchester...

Expert Contributor
LISA FATHERS
Opinion

Exclusion or poor mental health: which comes first?

Children excluded from school are more likely to have poor mental health than their peers, but the direction of...

Expert Contributor
TAMSIN FORD
News

Hinds to announce wellbeing focus at ASCL conference

Damian Hinds has commissioned his fifth advisory group since taking office – this time looking at boosting school teacher...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Excluded children more likely to develop mental health conditions

Children who are excluded are more likely to develop a mental health condition than their peers who stay in...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

No evidence for “no excuses” behaviour policies

Until there is evidence that “zero tolerance” behaviour policies work, schools should prioritise approaches that have proved successful, a...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter