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Education
Teaching primary school children about mental health
The mental health of children is a rising area of concern and one which schools are trying to combat. The BBC’s Emma Jane Kirby reports from south London about a scheme that involves teaching primary schoolchildren about mental health through…
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Secret Teacher: a counselling course revolutionised my teaching
It often falls to teachers to support families in crisis, but they don’t always have the skills. The Guardian newspaper’s “Secret Teacher” series carried an article explaining how, in order to feel confident helping their students, some teachers have…
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Government ‘looking at’ demand for mental health counsellor in every school
A demand for mental health counsellors in every secondary school in England is being considered by the government, the public health minister Nicola Blackwood has said. Schools will also be surveyed on how they currently deal with mental health issues…
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Counselling in UK Secondary Schools
“Counselling in UK Secondary Schools: What we know, what we’re doing, what we need to find out” … an informative and interesting lecture (February 2016) by Prof. Mick Cooper. Click here to watch it.