Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assess the effect of her Department's guidance on managing mental health and behaviour in schools and ensure that schools identify and manage children with mental health problems.

In producing the Department for Education’s guidance on mental health and behaviour in schools a broad range of professionals were engaged, including the Department’s primary and secondary heads’ reference groups, mental health specialists, special educational needs experts and professors from University College London and the University of Roehampton.

As part of our planned review in October, officials from the Department will continue to monitor feedback to ensure the advice remains up-to-date and useful for schools.