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The parents’ Sats protest isn’t just about testing – it asks broader questions about the nature of childhood and the purpose of education. What teachers and parents are saying tugs at the very fabric of our society, says the government’s mental health champion

Too many journalists, politicians, so-called experts and members of the establishment want to deny what is happening in our schools. And they seem to want to shoot the messenger too

Reading is not just an intellectual or recreational pursuit – it can be a medicine. Books give children respite from the emotional turbulence in their heads, says the Department for Education’s mental health champion

Sexting is a self-esteem issue.

The Department for Education’s mental health tsar outlines an alternative approach to persuading pupils to stop sending each other sext messages

The government’s mental health tsar considers the issue of gender in the classroom and mental health education