Provision of counselling services in secondary schools: a survey of Local Education Authorities in England and Wales

Polat, F; Jenkins, P

Abstract

This paper explores the current state of counselling as provided by local education authorities (LEAs) to secondary schools in England and Wales. A questionnaire was sent to all 172 LEAs in England and Wales. The data suggest that the counselling provision is highly variable and somewhat fragmented in scope. The data also indicate that the perception of the role of school counselling services by educational professionals varies considerably, and that there were a number of issues concerning integrated versus decentralized forms of provision. The study has a number of implications for the main stakeholders, including schools, LEAs, pupils and parents, concerning future developments in this increasingly important policy area. These relate to minimum qualifications for counsellors, confidentiality, accessibility to pupils and funding.

Citation

Polat, F., & Jenkins, P. (2005). Provision of counselling services in secondary schools: a survey of Local Education Authorities in England and Wales. Pastoral Care in Education, 23(4), 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0122.2005.00347.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Jan 15, 2009
• Journal: Pastoral Care in Education
• Print ISSN: 0264-3944
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 17-24
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0122.2005.00347.x
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0122.2005.00347.x
• Related Public URLs: https://www-tandfonline-com.salford.idm.oclc.org/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-0122.2005.00347.x
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