The Princess of Wales's early years campaign conveys the importance of connecting with others. She knows that caring for young people's wellbeing and mental health begins at birth and early years and education professionals have an invaluable role to play. Getting these fundamentals right means we will unlock attainment and avoid attendance and behaviour problems while young people are in education.
I believe that we can reinforce the effectiveness of this approach by building what we now know about neuroscience into our work to support children and young people.
We now understand how young people's brains work and develop over time, enabling us to identify the key moments in their lifetime when we should be supporting them to develop the social and emotional skills they need to be mentally strong and resilient.
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