Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71776

Mental Health: Training

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Lauren Edwards

LabourRochester and Strood

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to extend mental health education in schools to (a) colleges and (b) post-16 institutions.

Answer

Janet Daby
The department has made health education compulsory in all state-funded schools, helping pupils to make good decisions about their health and wellbeing and seek support when needed.While there is no national curriculum in post-16, the government encourage...

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