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Pupils: Eating Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure school staff have access to training and resources to identify and support pupils at risk of developing an eating disorder.

answeredDepartment for Education

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure school staff have access to training and resources to identify and support pupils at risk of developing an eating disorder.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Education staff’s daily contact with pupils enables them to identify those who may need support and make timely referrals to the appropriate services.To support them, the department provides a range of guidance and practical resources to help them identif...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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