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Written question asked by Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour) on Monday, 3 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 February 2025. It was answered by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Pupils: Mental Health

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the Primary-Secondary School Transitions Emotional Wellbeing Scale being developed by the University of Manchester and the University of Dundee.

Answer

The government recognises the importance of monitoring and understanding trends in the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, including through means such the Primary-Secondary School Transitions Emotional Wellbeing Scale developed at the University of Manchester and University of Dundee.

Schools are encouraged to measure pupil wellbeing to inform their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. It is for schools to decide how they do this to identify and meet the specific needs of pupils in their setting.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28357
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Pupils Mental health University of Manchester University of Dundee
Link
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