As part of a range of measures to address concerns about mental health problems among pupils, the education think-tank LKMco is calling for a new school-based mental health development programme to be set up to create a new group of pre-clinical, mental health specialists.
This would be set up along similar lines of existing graduate programmes such as Teach First, Think Ahead, Unlocked Grads and Frontline.
Teach First is a fast-track teacher training programme for graduates with a good degree, while Frontline has been dubbed the "Teach First" for social work.
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