The advisory group will be led by Malcolm Trobe, an education specialist and former General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
Children growing up in care will have more opportunity to gain places at the top private schools as part of a government drive to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.
A survey by mental health charity Mind has shown that almost two in five (38 per cent) of all pupils said they wouldn’t know where to go to access support within school.
The campaign comes after eleven year old Robbie in Plymouth created a YouTube video describing his experience of regularly being singled out for displaying symptoms in class.