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The new policy reform white paper has just landed - here's what you need to know The "Every Child Achieving and Thriving" white paper outlines a comprehensive plan for...

"AI in the Classroom: Levelled Playing Fields or New Safeguarding Frontiers?" The landscape of British education is shifting. Following the recent government...

Backed by £200 million, every teacher to receive training to support SEND pupils In a press release today (16th January 2026) the DfE have announced a new requirement...

Government to introduce academy trust inspections "In a press release, the Education Secretary has today tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools...

The government is investing £3 billion to thousands of new specialist places for children with SEND. In a press release today (12/12/2025) the government have announced...

Following on from the announcement in July, the DfE have set out their plans for the best start family hubs rollout - here's what you need to know Things have changed...

Yesterdays Budget saw the introduction of funding for various areas within education. Let's talk about what that means going forward Budget 2025: Let's Talk About the...

The DfE publish the result of their annual National Behaviour Survey (NBS) for the 2024/25 academic year Good behaviour is foundational to ensuring that all children...

"Half a million more children will benefit from Best Start free breakfast clubs from April" "Applications open today for the next wave of 500 schools with 40% of pupils...

How Teacher Relationships Enhance Student Belonging in Schools Why relationships matter more than ever in schools. When children talk about school, they rarely start...

Advice on implementing the DfE mobile phone bans for schools and reasonable adjustments. In January 2026, the Department for Education released updated guidance on...

International Day of Education 2026: Co-creation and Mental Health in Education Every year on 24 January, the world marks the International Day of Education,...

The DfE release ‘Children of the 2020s’ research brief Lily Blakeledge January 2026 As educators and Mental Health Leads, we are often on the frontline of the shifting...

Why Psychological Flexibility Is a Superpower for Young People By Nic Hooper January 2026 Growing up today can feel overwhelming. Young people are navigating school...

As we near the end of 2025, let's take a moment to reflect on the past 12 months. The challenges and the rewards. By Lily Blakeledge 24th December 2025 As we reach the...

Why Specialist FE Colleges Are the Blueprint for a Whole-College Mental Health Approach The conversation around mental health in education often focuses on mainstream...

The SEND assessment crisis and the Budget 2025. The DfE have today (28/11/2025) released an article in their blog feature entitled "Autumn Budget: what is the...

Harnessing the Power for Good: Your Whole-School Blueprint for Anti-Bullying Week and Beyond Welcome to Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year, 'Power for Good,' is a...

Advice on implementing the DfE mobile phone bans for schools and reasonable adjustments. In January 2026, the Department for Education released updated guidance on...

"Plan for Change": What the New Academic Year Means for Mental Health in UK Education As the new school year begins, let's look at how the government's "Plan for...

Ofsted has today announced several measures to reassure education providers about the November roll-out of inspections under the renewed inspection framework. Read...

Government publishes final statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance for schools. "Children and young people will be better protected from the scourge...

Peer support networks for school and college mentalhealth leads The Department for Education have released their updated Guidance document Promoting and supporting...

We talk you through the guidance updates for 2025 Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 The "Keeping children safe in...

Nurturing Young Minds: Understanding and Supporting Children's Mental Health Children's mental health challenges affect an estimated 10-20% of children and adolescents...

  Why every school should have a trained mental health lead   The education sector is facing a growing crisis in mental health and wellbeing, with worrying...

  Open Awards Ask the Expert for Mental Health Awareness Week   "What can we do to normalise mental health and wellbeing in education? As it's both...

White Papers and educational reform - February 2026 has taken us into a new era. So here we are in February and we finally have an answer to the question that's been...

It's finally the end of January 2026! Here's your news round up for the month. It's the beginning of 2026 and what a year it's been so far, we've had flooding and power...

Happy New Year! It's your AMHIE news round up for December 2025 It's the end of 2025 and what a year it's been for the sector and for AMHIE, we started our first...

Your AMHIE news round up for November 2025 Hello and welcome to our monthly round up of all the news, blogs and information we shared this November 2025. We have been...

Your AMHIE news round up for October 2025 Hello and welcome to our monthly round up of all the news, blogs and information we shared this October. We had hoped to be...

Welcome to our September 2025 Newsletter: A new look for a new academic year! Hello and welcome to our brand new look for the new academic year, we are so excited to be...

Welcome to our August 2025 Newsletter! We're back from the summer break to catch you up on anything you might have missed throughout the August 2025 holiday. As always...

Welcome to our July 2025 Newsletter! It’s the summer holidays! And I know a lot of you won’t read this until after the break but we are still open, we are still working...

Welcome to our June 2025 Newsletter We would like to take the opportunity to welcome our new members, our community keeps on growing and growing! Keep spreading the...

New data suggests that 'adolescents who are already struggling emotionally are more likely to increase their screen use.' In a new study titled "How do social media...

New research from the University of Manchester highlights how isolation can be damaging to pupil wellbeing. A compelling new study from the University of Manchester,...

A new report from the Sutton Trust examines the socio-economic inequalities within the SEND system in England The new report, released today (16th October 2025)...

A new study published this week links social media use with lowered cognitive function The new study suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in...

A new study reveals links between adult mental health and verbal abuse in childhood This research from BMJ Open examines the relationship between childhood physical and...

The Mental Health Foundation reports the impact of a shorter working week on their team. "In April 2024, the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) joined the hundreds of...

The Ofsted annual report has been released, so lets summarise the key changes and trends in the data for the 2024/25 school year. 2023/24 Annual Report 2024/25 Annual...

A new report from The Youth Futures foundation highlights some key drivers in young people's mental health Over the past decade, mental ill health among young people...

The NIHR has released new research into CAMHS referrals The EN-CAMHS (Enhancing referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) mixed-methods study aimed to...