The Department of education is set to lessons of attention full test to students as young as eight to meditate and and exercise to reduce the stress of breathing. Examination age students must test one-hour classes, designed to teach them how to deal with stress and deeper mental health such as depression and anxiety problems.
The move comes after revealed that the United Kingdom has the second poorest welfare mental health among students in the world, according to a global study. The survey of mental health of young people in the Varkey Foundation showed that the United Kingdom was thelast second only to Japan, leaving behind France, Israel, Turkey and China among others. In the study, almost half of UK students indicatedthat their predominant concerns were money worries, health problems and social pressures. Some minor concerns were social media and the necessities of life such as water and food. The Department of education is trial lessons of may in selected schools.
The movement has received positive comments from Sir Anthony Seldon who pioneered work on education holistic in the schools.' was negligent of the Government [in the past] that this smart little response to welfare, saying this was La - La land and psychobabble. "we havea crisis of mental health which is reducible, now that the Governmentis beginning to take seriously the appropriate interventions to care for the well-being of young people." Mr Seldon said Domingo Times.Under possible trials, schools would judge the happiness of children, as well as their academic progress - a radical change in philosophy that many have been asking for. Students will answer questionnaires indicating if they have 'a good friend', and ' other people choose or intimidate me'. The confidential report evaluation of the schools and to notify teachers in areas of interest. A green paper on mental health of the young student is due in the autumn.
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