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A newly released report from the Department for Education collates and reports on children’s wellbeing measures between September 2021 and July 2022. Extract from General Discussion (p17-18): “the findings presented in this report suggest an inconsistent recovery of childrenand young people’s wellbeing and mental health towards pre-pandemic levels by the endof the 2021/22 academic year. …

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Research published in Nature Communications has found the high social media use in adolescence is linked to lower life satisfaction and lower social media use is linked to higher life satisfaction. They also found: Young people are most susceptible to this impact during ‘windows’ of ages. For males, these were 14–15 and 19 years old. …

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Schools and colleges can apply for their grant at https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/senior-mental-health-leads Schools and colleges in England with DfE funded pupils can apply for a £1200 grant to cover the cost of training one mental health lead. They can apply for courses that start before 31st March 2024. (Last updated 4th July 2023). Introduction The Department for …

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On 8th and 9th October 2021, Richard Daniel Curtis, the Lead of the National Network of Mental Health Leads is giving a presentation on the Social and Emotional Impact of the Pandemic. Based on research undertaken throughout the pandemic, Richard speaks about common observations that teachers may have observed, in addition to some simple considerations …

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From Senior mental health lead training – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Published 2nd June 2021 This training is not compulsory. Having a senior mental health lead who can attend this training is encouraged to help you develop your setting’s holistic approach to promoting and supporting the mental wellbeing of pupils, students and staff, and make best use …

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Available at Mental health and wellbeing support in schools and colleges – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Released on 2nd June 2021 Whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing Taking a coordinated and evidence-informed approach to mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges leads to improved pupil and student emotional health and wellbeing which …

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