Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71776

Mental Health: Training

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

Question

Lauren Edwards

Labour — Rochester 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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