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Mar 2021
Mental health a priority as Harrogate Grammar students return
Harrogate Grammar School's deputy headteacher has said he hopes his new masters degree in mental health and wellbeing can be used to support pupils when they return to school next week.
Recent data from NHS England shows one in six children aged 5 to 16 has a mental health disorder.
The school said data like this and the impact of the pandemic explained why it had made mental health and wellbeing a key focus.
The Leadership of School Mental Health and Wellbeing course at Leeds Beckett University, which deputy headteacher Tim Milburn has just completed, is the first of its kind in the country.
Mr Milburn hopes the skills he has acquired will help students after the latest lockdown ends. He said;
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Mr Milburn was writing his dissertation last year when schools were closed when he changed his focus to look at how technology can be utilised to support young people with their mental health.
The school is part of the Red Kite Learning Trust, which serves over 8,000 students in Harrogate and Leeds, and Mr Milburn plans to share his knowledge with other schools in the trust to help support thousands of young people locally. He said:
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