Mindfulness at school

Mindfulness at school: Thousands of pupils will be given meditation lessons to help them 'cope with pressure'

• Schemes will test different approaches to improving children’s mental health
• The trial, to run until 2021, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world
• It will teach students ‘innovative techniques’ such as mindfulness and relaxation

 Thousands of pupils will practise mindfulness at school to help them deal with the ‘pressures of the modern world’.

Pilot schemes in 370 primaries and secondaries will test different approaches to improving children’s mental health.

The trial, to run until 2021, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world. It will teach students ‘innovative techniques’ such as mindfulness, relaxation and breathing exercises to ‘help them regulate their emotions’, the Department for Education said. Pupils will also have sessions with mental health experts...;

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