I might begin by talking about unprecedented times and the huge mental health crisis that children are facing – but you know all the facts, figures and statistics.
After working in primary education for 20 years it is clear to me that something needs to change. Teachers experience little or no preparation on issues of mental health and wellbeing during their training, with pastoral care workers often fire-fighting on a daily basis due to increased need for their support and referrals to CAMHS being turned down because there is simply not the capacity to meet the demand.
As a nation we are often guilty of being reactive in response to the needs of children, a kind of whack-a-mole approach, rather than being proactive.
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