This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Increase funding for counselling for 11-18 year olds in education in Bucks.
There is a lack of funding for counselling for those in secondary education, resulting in some schools being unable to afford a counsellor to help their students who are unable to access help outside of school. Therefore there should be more funding allocated to secondary schools for pastoral care.
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Holmer Green Senior School offered but never provided counselling for two students (sisters) who had lost their father at a young age and was receiving no support outside of school. This resulted in one of the sisters suffering from depression and the other having terrible anxiety.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The issue you raise is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. Counselling services in Buckinghamshire schools are the responsibility of local education authorities.
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