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Getting Ofsted to assess wellbeing will lead to schools ‘hiding away’ children with mental health issues, warns the former DfE mental health champion

‘It’s essential that we put a name to students’ mental health conditions so their problems are not swept under the carpet’

It’s essential that we put a name to students’ mental health conditions so their problems aren’t simply swept under the carpet, writes the former DfE mental health champion

The valuable work of TAs often goes unrecognised but they are making a real difference to the lives of children in difficult times, writes the former DfE mental health champion

... and then attempt to undo the damage at secondary school when it’s already way too late

Middle-class girls are happier to talk about their mental health issues: but it is nonsense to suggest they are more likely to experience such illnesses than their working-class or male peers, writes the former DfE mental health champion