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The benefits of peer support cannot be overstated. But we need to look after the mentors as well as the mentees, says the DfE’s mental health champion

In a room full of privileged men who think children thrive under pressure, the DfE’s mental-health champion discovers her angry voice

Sweeping bullying under the carpet for fear of what it will do to a school’s reputation isn’t an effective way to tackle the issue and nor is posting an ultimately meaningless ‘anti-bullying policy’ on a website, writes the DfE’s mental health champion

It is imperative that we reduce the stigma and increase understanding of mental illness by having a frank discussion, writes the DfE’s mental health champion. But as the adults guiding young people, we also have a responsibility to do so in the right way

We can all fall foul of faddism, writes a mental health champion for schools, the trick is to teach our students to know when it’s happened to them

We can all fall foul of faddism, writes the mental health champion for schools, the trick is to teach our students to know when it’s happened to them