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<p>The Department recognises that school-based counselling by qualified practitioners
can play an effective role in supporting mental health and wellbeing. It is up to
schools to decide what support to provide for pupils based on their individual circumstances.</p><p>The
information requested is not held centrally as the Department does not collect information
on the ratio of counsellor to pupil numbers in primary or secondary schools in England.
Education is a devolved matter and it is for the National Assembly to decide on policy
for schools in Wales.</p><p>The Department carried out a nationally representative
survey of school provision published in 2017. This indicated that 61% of schools offer
counselling services, with 84% of secondary schools providing their pupils with access
to counselling support.[1] The Government has provided advice on how to deliver high
quality school-based counselling and this can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634726/Supporting_Mental-Health_survey_report.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634726/Supporting_Mental-Health_survey_report.pdf</a>.</p>
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