The Professional Teacher
Support for teaching professionals in the classroom and beyondMental Health resources
30th November 2015
Recent surveys have shown that, on average, 3 children in a typical class suffer from some sort of mental health problem (although many never report it because of fear of stigma), and that over 60% of teenagers have carried out recent internet searches on depression. The government has pledged £1.25bn for youth mental health services over the next 5 years, but parents and schools also have a role to play. Another recent survey, reported here by the BBC, showed that 55% of parents had never talked about mental health issues with their children, with 20% of those saying that they had no idea how to start a conversation on the topic.
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been Subject Lead in Economics at tutor2u for many years after a career of teaching Economics, Business, Politics and Maths in a range of secondary schools. She is a highly experienced A level Economics Examiner, and also teaches undergraduate Economics on a very part-time basis at the University of Oxford. Ruth is passionate about making economics fun, engaging and accessible.
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