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Education workers have one of the highest rates of mental health issues

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By: Stuart O'Brien

15th March 2024

The education industry has one the highest rates of mental-health-related workplace illnesses, as well as decreasing rates of annual leave – as data shows 10% drop in days taken in…

Eight things schools can do to help to prevent students from becoming ‘NEET’

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23rd October 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic fuelling high youth unemployment[3], financial insecurity and mental ill-health[4], schools need to be able to spot the warning signs of young people at risk of becoming…

Effect of pandemic on children’s wellbeing revealed

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By: Stuart O'Brien

12th October 2020

A new report published to mark World Mental Health Day has provided an in-depth picture of the experiences of children and young people during the pandemic and how it affected…

Barnardo’s: Pupils returning to school ‘will need significant emotional support’

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By: Stuart O'Brien

1st September 2020

Teachers are being advised specialist help is available for pupils who are struggling to cope with going back to school, as a poll for the children’s charity Barnardo’s suggests hundreds…

Pupil and teacher wellbeing gets £8m funding boost

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By: Stuart O'Brien

28th August 2020

Schools and colleges will benefit from a multi-million training programme run by mental health experts, to help improve how they respond to the emotional impact of the coronavirus pandemic on…

Online mental health resources made available for pupils and teachers

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By: Stuart O'Brien

8th June 2020

New online resources designed by health and education experts will be provided to schools and colleges to boost mental health support for staff and pupils, the government has confirmed. Videos,…

How can FE provide students with a mental health safety net?

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By: Stuart O'Brien

14th October 2019

As young people up and down the country are embarking on their further or higher education journeys, Dr Ian Jackson (pictured), Medical Director and Clinical Safety Officer at Refero, explains how technology…

Wellbeing in schools: How can school leaders respond to the fact that one in eight students experience mental health issues?

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3rd July 2019

Bernard Canetti (pictured, above), Principal of Brampton College, London’s highest achieving independent sixth form college gives his opinion on the government’s plan to dedicate an additional £31.6 million to the training…

GUEST BLOG: Are we doing enough to protect children from negative body image?

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By: Stuart O'Brien

6th July 2018

By Mark Bentley, Online Safety and Safeguarding Manager, London Grid for Learning Take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror, and what do you see? It will probably…

GUEST BLOG: Examining the link between financial and mental health in teaching

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By: Stuart O'Brien

17th April 2018

By True Potential Investor A third of UK households worry about money on a daily basis, according to a report from stocks ISA provider, True Potential Investor. The Tackling The…