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How we’re helping children and teachers with their mental health and wellbeing 

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Department for Education support for children's and teachers' mental health and wellbeing – two people in a supportive conversation, promoting emotional support in schools.

Poor mental health and absence from school are impacting the education of children and in turn their futures. Government research suggests that persistently absent pupils in secondary school could earn £10,000 less at age 28 compared to pupils with near-perfect …