The stark warning comes from the Headmasters’ and Headteachers’ Conference (HMC), which has for the first time published data on how national teenage mental health concerns are affecting independent schools.
The survey, published to coincide with HMC’s annual conference last week, showed that teenage mental health problems are growing for independent schools as well as state schools, with misuse of social media cited as the biggest cause.
A total of 65 independent school heads were asked for their views on which problems had increased in their schools over the last five years.
While incidents of intolerance and bullying were down, 94 per cent of schools reported that misuse of social media was an issue, compared to 45 per cent five years ago.
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