Schools: Mental Health Services

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits of introducing provision for an embedded (a) mentor and (b) counsellor in every school in England through (i) internal staff and (ii) external providers.

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1. 13 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential benefits of introducing provision for an embedded (a) mentor and (b) counsellor in every school in England through (i) internal staff and (ii) external providers.

   Source: Commons

2. 22 May 2026

   Answer

   The department is currently working to provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school by expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs).As at March 2025, 52% of pupils and learners were supported by MHSTs (70% of pupils in seconda...

   Source: Written answer

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