@MartinSLewis No strings attached pocket money for 11yo is £2 a week. I’ve an expectation he helps in the home as part of family life, not reward based. Junior bank account with card and savings attached and lots of chat about value/saving for costly items but also freedom to make mistakes!
Shout out to the parents/carers/children with additional needs who have crawled to the finish line like being in a swamp in stilettos. The meetings, emails, phone calls of dread. The hugs, sobs and upset each evening of a child just trying to survive. Breathe #EHCP#Trauma
@Framheadteacher I’ve read this article with keen interest as a parent who has made complaints to schools. I don’t do this lightly and always try to consider competing factors and all the efforts staff do make. Ultimately though my child has to come first and sadly the system is failing him.
@GillianKeegan@OECD I’d be I interested to see what the stats are for children needing, waiting for, or accessing mental health support in England vs Wales and Scotland alongside this
So @educationgovuk launched Moments Matter, Attendance Counts Campaign backed by mental health leaders @AFNCCF - Here’s a reality check for you guys! “Look at her now!” Are you kidding? #MH#SEND#Autism Systemic change, give children voices, support parents, collaborate. Please.
@HollytheOT Agree and if it’s a golden ticket why does it still require so much of my time reminding education what’s in it, what my child’s needs are and ensuring they provide that 😤
The only thing "golden" is the cost to parents - financially and mentally - in fighting to get the support their children need. This "golden ticket"/parent-blaming narrative needs to stop.
This is new data from NHS England published this week. It confirms that the crisis in young people’s mental health is deepening – and has become a mental health emergency.
For the past decade we have repeatedly called out the Government for not taking enough action. Year after the year these statistics get worse, yet no radical change happens. They have lost their grip on this emergency and are failing young people as a result.
We can’t continue to let this escalate.
The Government must tackle the reasons why so many young people are struggling with their mental health. Right now, they can make a difference by making sure every community has an early support hub so that young people can get help as soon as they need it.
On top of that, we need a plan that is ambitious enough to end the mental health emergency – a plan with a focus on preventing poor mental health, as well as investing in and improving services.