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Study shows surprise improvement in wellbeing for thousands of special needs pupils, bucking overall trend of deteriorating mental health

chart1 Study shows surprise improvement in wellbeing for thousands of special needs pupils, bucking overall trend of deteriorating mental health

New figures published today reveal that while young people’s wellbeing has deteriorated alarmingly since the pandemic, it has unexpectedly improved significantly for thousands of students with special needs. A study of almost 11,000 students in 52 mainstream state secondary schools across the UK has found that despite the pandemic adversely …

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New tools to help parents and teachers support anxious children and teenagers available online

grampian New tools to help parents and teachers support anxious children and teenagers available online

NHS Grampian’s Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Team is one of four across Scotland currently trialing the success of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) programmes for the parents, teachers and carers of anxious children and young people, as well as for young people themselves. If successful, the availability …

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Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho to launch nationwide poetry campaign on National Poetry Day

Image c David Bebber Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho to launch nationwide poetry campaign on National Poetry Day

The newly appointed Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2022-2024), Joseph Coelho (pictured left), has revealed details about the first campaign in his role as the foremost representative of children’s literature. The award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author will launch ‘Poetry Prompts’, in partnership with BookTrust, on National Poetry Day tomorrow marking …

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Supporting Service children: Free school workshop now online

LIttle Troopers workshop Supporting Service children: Free school workshop now online

Military children’s charity Little Troopers, has uploaded a new free primary school workshop to its website so that schools can deliver the session to their service children at any time. Part of the Little Troopers at School programme, the two-hour wellbeing and mindfulness workshop is presented by well-known TV broadcasters …

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