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News — 3 Jun 2026

Introducing the new Chair of the Schools Wellbeing Partnership - Steven Baker OBE

We are delighted to announce that Steven Baker OBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Schools Wellbeing Partnership (SWP).

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News — 11 Feb 2026

Schools Wellbeing Partnership announces new partnership with Bukhman Philanthropies

Strengthening collaboration to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

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News — 28 Jan 2026

Children's Mental Health Week 2026: Why Belonging Matters and Why School Wellbeing Has Never Been More Important

Every year, Children’s Mental Health Week gives us a needed and powerful moment to pause, reflect and recommit to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all children and young people. This year’s theme, ‘This is My Place’, shines a spotlight on something that sits at the very heart of wellbeing: belonging.

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News — 3 Feb 2025

Children’s Mental Health Week: what do you know about yourself?

This Children's Mental Health Week, the theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself can be equally applied to adults.

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News — 7 May 2021

Collation of YNCB/FLARE for Schools Wellbeing Partnership

The introduction of masks in classrooms was definitely something that was interesting to need to adjust to.

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News — 7 May 2021

Five key emotional wellbeing points to consider when choosing a school for your child

It can be a daunting experience choosing a school for your child.

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News — 3 Feb 2021

Young people with experience of mental health ‘crisis’ in Northern Ireland urge Stormont to adopt blueprint for services

Over 1,700 young people in Northern Ireland, many with direct experience of the challenges in accessing mental health support, have shared their vision for how decision makers could improve services and put an end to waiting times, stigma and the crippling costs of getting help.

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News — 21 Jan 2021

School counselling can help young people manage mental health issues despite costs

A large-scale study led by the University of Roehampton, in partnership with NCB and published in The Lancet, has revealed that school-based humanistic counselling is effective and should be considered as a viable treatment option for children suffering from mental health issues despite considerable costs.

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News — 1 Sep 2020

Schools and colleges given support on mental health and wellbeing

The Schools’ Wellbeing Partnership, working with DfE, has published support for primary and secondary schools and colleges, to help them prepare their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic so that the mental health and wellbeing of the whole school community is protected.

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News — 23 Jul 2020

My personal experiences of mental health

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News — 10 Jun 2020

Children’s mental health and wellbeing: time to hit the reset button

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News — 15 May 2020

Coronavirus spotlight: supporting children and young people’s positive mental health

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