The Education and Inspections Bill received Royal Assent today, ushering in a range of changes around the way schools and local authorities interact, the way parents are made to take responsibility for their children's behaviour in school, and the way schools look after their pupils.
Anyone working in educaton who will be affected by the Act's duty on schools to promote pupils' well-being might be interested in a new document from Bristol on emotional well-being and mental health support for children and young people in schools. It was produced in response to growing concerns about pupils' mental health problems and the impact of these on behaviour in the classroom. For more details email David Goodban, CAMHS regional development worker for the South West.