BACP to give evidence on Scottish Government's £60 million school counselling programme News Published 4 Feb 2020 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead Jo Holmes to appear before Scottish Parliament's Education Committee
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
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
'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
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
"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
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
Letter to Secretary of State for Education calls for steps to reduce school absences News Published 17 Sep 2024 We support call for better access to counselling in schools to help reduce absenteeism
Fewer than half of state schools in England offer on-site counselling News Published 9 Oct 2020 Join our campaign calling for investment in a paid counsellor in every secondary school and FE college in England
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