£1.25 million boost for school counselling to prepare for rise in demand due to coronavirus News Published 17 Apr 2020 Read our response to the announcement
Committee calls for improved access to school-based counselling in Wales News Published 26 Apr 2018 BACP responds to National Assembly for Wales Children, Young People and Education Committee report
BACP welcomes MP's call for counsellor in every school News Published 25 Jan 2019 Young people's mental health was debated on BBC One's Question Time
Why so many secondary school children struggle with mental health News Published 28 Nov 2018 BACP member Ros Sewell shares her thoughts in response to recent reports on young people’s mental health
'Counselling allows you to reach that lightbulb moment.' News Published 17 Sep 2020 Jake, 17, visited his school counsellor for help when everything got too much for him
"I was in a very dark place when I started counselling … and now I’m full of life" News Published 2 Sep 2019 Marilyn, 15, talks about her experience of school counselling over the past two years
Half of teachers say there’s no counsellor at their school to support pupils, survey reveals News Published 17 Apr 2019 BACP responds to research carried out by the National Education Union
Labour frontbencher commits to trained counsellor in every school News Published 10 Jul 2023 Bridget Phillipson made a pledge for mental health support in schools on BBC's Question Time
New study highlights benefits of school counsellors and MHSTs News Published 16 Jan 2023 We welcome Barnardo's report and urge the Government to act on its findings
Celebrating the next step towards a toolkit for school counsellors News Published 25 Oct 2019 We’ve helped the Welsh Government update a publication for counsellors working with young people