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Derrick Brown is stepping down as principal at Amherst County High School to become director of professional learning and student success for the division.

£10 million to extend senior mental health lead training to reach more schools and colleges

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Schools and colleges to benefit from boost in expert mental health support 17 million in mental health funding for schools and colleges to help them recover from the challenges of the pandemic. From: 10 May 2021 More than £17 million announced to improve mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges, part of Government’s commitment to build back better for every young person New funding to train thousands of senior mental health leads, for school and college staff and to...

More than a third of teachers do not see themselves working in education in five years’ time, a survey suggests. Two in three teachers say the status of the profession has worsened over the past year, according to a poll from the National Education Union (NEU). The leader of the UK’s largest teaching union has called it “a scandal” that “so little effort has been made by government to value the profession”. The survey, of mainly teachers, school leaders and some support staff, sugge...

A new coalition of health and education experts has met for the first time today (Tuesday 9 March) to look at the impact of the pandemic on the mental...

Many children and young people have shown remarkable resilience. Some have benefited from and enjoyed spending more time at home with their parents or siblings. But we know a significant number have really struggled with their mental health and wellbeing during this time. As the Sunday Express campaign on "Generation Lockdown" has rightly highlighted, the impact of being away from school, friends and routine had taken its toll on some. This is something I take extremely seriously and am committ...

There are around 800,000 young carers in Britain, many of whom are almost full-time carers for their parents or siblings.

The British Psychological Society warns against reinforcing the notion that school pupils are "behind".

Children are being put under a “huge” pressure due to the narrative that pupils need to catch up with lost learning, educational psychologists have warned. Young people should be supported through socialisation and play if the Government decides to extend the amount of time that they spend in school, the British Psychological Society (BPS) has urged. The Prime Minister has appointed Sir Kevan Collins as the education recovery commissioner to oversee the Government’s catch-up programme for...