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Keeping Children Safe in Education: Important changes for the new school year

18 September 2019

The new school year has seen some minor – but important – changes to the statutory safeguarding guidance Keeping children safe in education. Dawn Jotham runs through the changes and offers her advice

Self-harm: How teachers should respond

3 July 2019

A guide from the University of Oxford and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust offers practical ways in which schools and school staff can support young people at risk from self-harm

Getting transition right for vulnerable pupils

20 June 2019

We all know that transition to year 7 can lead to a dip in student outcomes. Daniel Sobel speaks to Jez Piper about how we can get transition right, particularly for our most vulnerable pupils

Supporting young people who have had adverse childhood experiences

20 June 2019

Half of children will live through an adverse childhood experience and around one in 10 will suffer four or more. How can schools support these young people? Lynn Miles, who suffered ACEs herself, explains more and offers her advice

Supporting students with medical needs

5 June 2019

Many schools work hard to make the best provision they can for students with medical needs, but it is not always easy. Jackie Wheatley highlights key areas of best practice, considers some of the legal requirements placed on schools, and offers her advice

Building positive relationships with parents and carers

29 April 2019

Good parental relationships are at the heart of the successful school. Steve Burnage offers a quick checklist of strategies to engage and support parents, including when it comes to tackling poor attendance

Five ways to help your school’s young carers

10 April 2019

There will be young carers in your school and statistics show that they are more often absent and achieve worse exam results than their peers. Dr Pooky Knightsmith advises

Strategies to tackle behaviour and attendance

7 May 2015

How can pastoral leaders support pupil progress? Focusing on tackling behaviour and absence issues, school leader Osman Stackhouse reports on some of the pastoral strategies he has used successfully

Strategies for reversing poor school attendance

19 March 2015

The charity School-Home Support works with families and schools to tackle poor attendance. Jan Tallis describes some of their most effective interventions.

Raising attendance rates among key student groups

31 January 2013

Ed Owen explains the strategies and ideas he employed in order to raise the attendance rates of key pupil groups within his school.

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