Sentences with phrase «health needs of their pupils»
Schools must appoint and train a member of staff to spot the mental health needs of pupils who have been in the care system, according to new statutory...
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A new website will help primary school teachers to support the mental health needs of their pupils.
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«The Prime Minister must also take urgent steps to tackle the excessive workload demands already placed on teachers, including as a result of job cuts, in order that schools have the capacity to meet pupils» mental health needs.
The government must focus on the increase in pupils being excluded with mental health needs and how the mental health needs of excluded pupils are being met.
«The government - now more than ever - needs to make assurances that they will prioritise the health and safety of pupils and staff in school buildings and implement the changes required to keep them safe.»
Forty - four per cent of school respondents said «knowing what type of support is needed» is a barrier to providing mental health support for pupils, and 37 per cent said they don't feel confident in commissioning a counsellor or therapist.
Mental health in schools should focus on support and signposting those that need help, but also educating pupils in how to recognise the signs of the illness.
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Teachers and school leaders take very seriously their duty of care to their students and it is clear there is a great deal of concern in the profession about the gulf in the availability of expert psychological support and counselling for pupils with mental health needs.
Factors to consider include the location and size of the school, the number of sites, the number of employees and pupils, the age of pupils, their health needs and activities carried out.
The progress of pupils with educational needs is dependant upon services such as speech, language therapy and mental health facilities.
«But they can not be expected to do this alone and so we will also be considering what support and resources these education settings will need if they are to successfully boost the emotional wellbeing of pupils and prevent the development of mental health issues.»
The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82 per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with SEND.
From delivering content, to catering for the specific needs of pupils, i.e dietary or medical requirements, to ensuring best in class health and safety, every aspect is taken care of.
A 100 - place school with post-16 provision for pupils between the ages of five to 19 with complex communication and interaction needs, Autism spectrum disorder and other social and mental health needs in Doncaster.
But it's at risk if we don't secure more high needs funding for schools, and more of the critical health and social care funding that these pupils need.
The second of three purpose - built schools which will transform education for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs opened this week in Leeds.
Doncaster has released details for a 100 ‑ place school with post-16 provision for pupils between the ages of five and 19 with complex communication and interaction needs, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other social and mental health needs.
PSHE Association chief executive Jonathan Baggaley said: «This research highlights the need for high quality, compulsory PSHE education in all schools to support pupils» mental health and address issues such as self - harm, which affect an alarming number of young people.
The LSAs work for the majority of their day in classes, supporting groups of pupils who have been identified as having a specific learning or health need.
James Bowen, director of NAHT Edge, which represents middle leaders, said that with more staff being made redundant it is becoming «a struggle just to teach the curriculum», let alone manage other factors, such as supporting pupils with mental health needs or special educational needs and disabilities.
And one pupil «in extreme need» had been sent to a hospital in the north - east of England «hundreds of miles away as there was not a single adolescent mental health bed available in this region».
Boddison also said national funding was needed for pupils who fell «just below the threshold» required for an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), a form of needs statement under the 2014 Children and Families Act.
Education funding for under 16s is divided into two blocks: the schools block for mainstream school pupils, and the high - needs block, used to pay for pupils with a statement of special education needs or an education, health and care plan (EHCP).
The guidance states that the teachers must «identify signs of potential mental health issues» as well as special educational needs, and must ensure other staff understand the way emotional issues can continue affecting pupils.
Some 78 per cent of respondents said the cost of supporting pupils with mental health needs had increased over the past three years.
Although the number and proportion of pupils classified as having special educational needs has been in decline since 2010, this has hastened since 2014, when new education and health care plans replaced statements.
Experts have warned that headteachers are sometimes excluding pupils to flag the severity of their mental health issues to their local authority, because pupils are otherwise not getting the support they need.
The guidance reminds headteachers they should «as far as possible» avoid permanently excluding any pupil with an Education Health and Care Plan, which is a statement of special educational need.
Dr Bousted said: «Despite the obvious need for greater expertise amongst education professionals, just 9 per cent of school staff feel sufficiently trained to identify the signs of mental health issues in pupils.
The Law requires teachers and school administrators to provide educational and teaching support measures, in order to be able to respond successfully to the needs of students with SLD, and to coordinate their work with the health services and the pupil's family.