Secondary Schools: Counselling Services Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Secondary Schools: Counselling Services

Baroness Hollins Excerpts
Monday 20th February 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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A number of support systems and toolkits are available in the department. Any school that uses our toolkits, particularly following the new fairer formula we are bringing in, should be able to manage on their budgets.

Baroness Hollins Portrait Baroness Hollins (CB)
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My Lords, are there any plans for the CQC and Ofsted to work together to inspect how well schools are looking after the mental health and well-being of their children?

Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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The noble Baroness makes a good point. We certainly will involve the CQC in looking at the accountability of children and young people’s mental health services. We are considering whether to involve Ofsted.