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Alerts and Releases
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 10, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
The Policy Exchange report on rising mental health and neurodiversity disorders amongst children and young people The new report released by The Policy Exchange...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 9, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
From November, parents will be given more detail about their children’s education with the introduction of new-look report cards, Ofsted has confirmed today. The...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 9, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
Nearly 100,000 more pupils set to benefit from targeted support through expanded school improvement teams, driving up standards where it’s needed most. "Almost 100,000...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 8, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases, Featured | 0 Comments
The Children's Commissioner's School Census is out and mental health is a key concern Key Concerns and Statistics: In 2022, almost one million children in England had...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 4, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
At the end of August, Bridget Phillipson 'called time' on bad behaviour in the classroom but what will change? In a press release published on 31st August 2025,...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 3, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s. Government to ban sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s Evidence...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 29, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
DFE Press release: Working parents set to save £7,500 a year as government will cover 30 hours of childcare next month, setting kids up to achieve more in school....
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 7, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
"School attendance in England has surged, with 5 million more days in classrooms and 140,000 fewer persistently absent pupils" A new press released 7th August 2025 from...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 8, 2025 | News, Alerts and releases | 0 Comments
"Parents across the country to benefit from new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of early years education and boost children’s life chances" Education...
Blog
by Lily Blakeledge | Oct 10, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
Today is World Mental Health Day and the theme is "Access to services: mental health in catastrophes and emergencies" Each year on or around the 10th October, we raise...
by Lily Blakeledge | Oct 1, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
This year, World Teachers’ Day celebrations will centre on the theme “Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession” "Teachers play vital roles in education systems,...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 26, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
For behaviour awareness week let's talk about practical strategies for managing your class Beyond the Behaviour: A Practical Guide to Nurturing a Positive Classroom...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 17, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
So how do you navigate the minefield of AI in school? Daniel Emmerson explains all... At the Good Future Foundation we focus on helping schools navigate AI in a way...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 11, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
Beyond the Classroom: A Nuanced Look at Mobile Phones in School In a recent survey from TeacherTapp, they discuss the changing trends for teachers with regard to the...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 2, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
We are proud to announce the start of a series of AMHIE podcasts aimed at discussing the big issues facing the sector Our very first podcast episode will be airing on...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 28, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
The advantage of a statutory mental health lead role in education. PBE's new report reveals the link between GCSE results and mental health. A new report released by...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 26, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
Let’s Begin Again: From Burnout to Boundaries with Horses by My Side A guest blog from Maxine Smith My journey began in a South London secondary school, where I stepped...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 8, 2025 | News, Blog | 0 Comments
Mental Health & Personal Safety: A Holistic Approach for Young People The mental health of young people is under increasing pressure, prompting educators and...
Guidance
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 14, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
"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’s renewed framework sets out new measures to ensure a steady and assured start to inspections
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 29, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
Ofsted has today announced several measures to reassure education providers about the November roll-out of inspections under the renewed inspection framework. Read...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 15, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
Government publishes final statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance for schools. "Children and young people will be better protected from the scourge...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 15, 2025 | News, Featured, Guidance | 0 Comments
Peer support networks for school and college mentalhealth leads The Department for Education have released their updated Guidance document Promoting and supporting...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 10, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
Nurturing Young Minds: Understanding and Supporting Children's Mental Health Children's mental health challenges affect an estimated 10-20% of children and adolescents...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 17, 2025 | Guidance, News | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | May 12, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | May 12, 2025 | News, Guidance | 0 Comments
All this week is Mental Health Awareness Week running from Monday, May 12th to Sunday, May 18th. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 is "Community"....
Newsletters
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 30, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 1, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 1, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 30, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 1, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
Welcome to the May 2025 Newsletter from AMHIE, you're round up of all things mental health in the education sector this month! Thank you being part of the...
by Lily Blakeledge | May 19, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
Welcome to our April Newsletter 2025 - Better late than never! We know, we know, it's nearly the end of May but there has been some huge changes for AMHIE over...
by Lily Blakeledge | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
Here’s your AMHIE March Newsletter 2025 - thank you for being part of AMHIE and our growing community: Basingstoke Regional Show We had a wonderful time in...
by Lily Blakeledge | Feb 28, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
Welcome to your February Newsletter, and what a month it's been! Thank you for being part of AMHIE and our growing community. community.amhie.com We are...
by admin | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Newsletters | 0 Comments
Our January 2025 Newsletter Happy New Year and welcome to 2025, AMHIE have been working hard to get your feedback this term and we will be continuing to ask...
Research
by Lily Blakeledge | Sep 8, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Aug 19, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 31, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 21, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jul 1, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
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...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 20, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
Let's talk about AI in Education: Our AMHIE survey results On June 10th the DfE launched a package of measures to transform how schools use AI - including the...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 18, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
We asked you how the expansion of free school meals is going to affect you and your setting Thank you to everyone who took the time to answer our survey, it helps us...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 13, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
New statistics for 2024-2025 released for Special educational needs in England The UK Government has released new statistics representing the figures on pupils with...
by Lily Blakeledge | Jun 5, 2025 | News, Research | 0 Comments
New research published: The changing prevalence of ADHD? A new publication released in the Journal of Affective Disorders on 18th May 2025 entitled "The...
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