Mental Health Provision in Schools

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 23 October 2019.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 1:35, 23 October 2019

Well, I think the first aspect to respond appropriately to the needs of those children is to ensure that their particular learning needs are identified early in their school career. And that's why this Government is spending resources on ensuring that more and more of our professionals are provided with training to spot signs of a range of different factors that could affect a child's well-being and their ability to learn, and to be able to seek help from other professionals, if appropriate, to meet those children's individual learning needs. But I'm happy to meet with the Member to discuss the use of screening tools and whether there is a strong evidence base that that will make a difference.