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Peer mentoring plan set to boost mental health support in schools

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

| CYP Now

A ministerial advisory board is to assess what makes an effective school peer mentoring scheme. Experts say finding the right young people to be mentors and ensuring they receive support is key if any programme is to succeed.

Benefits of literacy, US and Canada

Best Practice

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Teacher Olivia Richards visited programmes in the US and Canada to see how they support the social and emotional development of pupils through reading and writing initiatives before developing her own project.

Thrive improves behaviour and attainment

Best Practice

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Primary in Dagenham trains its staff to deliver Thrive Approach to supporting children's social and emotional health, becoming a school of excellence in the process.

Good Practice: How a mental health drive has improved pupil behaviour

Best Practice

Monday, November 14, 2011

| CYP Now

The Spark Project has had a positive impact on pupil attainment, behaviour and staff's understanding and awareness of mental health issues

Funding and lack of inclusivity 'risks Olympic legacy'

News

Monday, July 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Improvements to the health and wellbeing of children and young people as a result of the London 2012 Olympic Games risk being squandered due to government policies on school sport, a group of MPs warns.

Daily roundup: Hungry children, mental health, and early years

Other

Friday, September 13, 2013

| CYP Now

School pupils miss out on eight weeks of education due to being hungry finds study; parents "scared" of talking to their children about mental health; and early years groups discuss ways to improve Ofsted, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Kent academies, homelessness in Burnley and youth philanthropy

Other

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Academies and concerns over school places in Kent, Burnley's homelessness problem and 40,000 young philanthropists, all make the news today.

Daily roundup: Olympic seats, Safeguarding in Tower Hamlets and mental health online

Other

Monday, July 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Local school children drafted in to fill empty seats at London 2012, Ofsted praise for Tower Hamlets and cash for digital mood monitoring, all make the news today.

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

News

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Self-esteem damaged by overuse of the internet; schools accused of extremism could be converted to academies; and Ofsted criticises Nottingham Safeguarding Children Board, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Troubled families, physical education and Labour policy

Other

Monday, June 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Troubled Families programme not delivering lasting change data shows; Wilshaw to issue warning to councils on physical education; and Labour urged to drop protection for health and education budgets, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care leavers, free school meals, and Rotherham

Other

Monday, September 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Many councils use B&Bs to accommodate care leavers; free school meals problems in Dorset; and Rotherham Council chief executive to leave post in wake of abuse scandal, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Police detention, adoption leadership, and self-harm

Other

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Police detain children in cells unlawfully; new ceo of voluntary adoption agencies consortium announced; and self-harm rates higher among students with poor GCSE results, all in the news today.

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

News

Friday, March 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Coventry schools to have safeguarding checks; trust defends offering counselling in cafes; and smoking bans deliver child health benefits, all in the news today.

Corbyn calls for national action on life skills

News

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Young people should get more help to develop life skills and manage their emotions as part of efforts to improve their prospects, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.

Charity seeks action on rise in school runaways

News

Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Schools and local authorities must become more alert to signs of children who are at risk of running away from home, a charity is urging, amid a worrying rise in referrals to its runaway services.

Study highlights mental health impact of bullying in schools

News

Monday, November 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Around half of young people who have been bullied at school have experienced mental health problems as a result, a study has found.

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

News

Thursday, December 3, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 250 schools will trial a new initiative to boost support for children with mental health problems, government minister Sam Gyimah has said.

Teachers accuse government of ‘placing low value’ on pupil mental health

News

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

| CYP Now

Government currently views the mental health of young people as a “low priority” following the reopening of schools after the third national lockdown, a study has found.

Military children face gaps in health and education support, report warns

News

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Children of military service personnel have worse education and healthcare support than peers from non-military backgrounds, a study has found.

Training for mental health leads in schools and colleges launches

News

Monday, May 10, 2021

| CYP Now

Up to 7,800 schools and colleges in England will be offered funding to train a senior mental health lead from their staff from September, the government has announced.

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

News

Thursday, July 15, 2021

| CYP Now

A coalition of health and education experts have committed to making mental health a key part of education recovery plans following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

The Department for Education’s new guidance for teaching mental wellbeing as part of the statutory relationships, sex and health education is a welcome sign that mental health is finally being given the same prominence as physical health in schools.

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

News

Thursday, December 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Joint working between social care, education, health and emergency services to improve support for young people dealing with mental health issues has been praised in a report by inspectors.

Good Idea: Young people learn about mental health wellbeing

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

A support service in Hertfordshire has helped to devise a new emotional wellbeing module for a health education programme for young people.

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The Ministry of Defence has been told to stop the British armed forces recruiting young people under the age of 18.

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Peer mentoring plan set to boost mental health support in schools

Benefits of literacy, US and Canada

Thrive improves behaviour and attainment

Good Practice: How a mental health drive has improved pupil behaviour

Funding and lack of inclusivity 'risks Olympic legacy'

Daily roundup: Hungry children, mental health, and early years

Daily roundup: Kent academies, homelessness in Burnley and youth philanthropy

Daily roundup: Olympic seats, Safeguarding in Tower Hamlets and mental health online

Daily roundup: Mental health, education and inspections

Daily roundup: Troubled families, physical education and Labour policy

Daily roundup: Care leavers, free school meals, and Rotherham

Daily roundup: Police detention, adoption leadership, and self-harm

School safeguarding, mental health, and healthy living

Corbyn calls for national action on life skills

Charity seeks action on rise in school runaways

Study highlights mental health impact of bullying in schools

DfE announces children's mental health pilot in 250 schools

Teachers accuse government of ‘placing low value’ on pupil mental health

Military children face gaps in health and education support, report warns

Training for mental health leads in schools and colleges launches

Mental health to be key focus of education recovery, government panel confirms

The good and bad of new school guidance on mental wellbeing

Praise for joint working to tackle children’s mental health crisis

Good Idea: Young people learn about mental health wellbeing

*MoD urged to raise armed forces enlistment age from 16??

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