News | Wellbeing and Behaviour

Neglect has become so 'widespread' we have become 'desensitised' to the warning signs

Safeguarding

Too little, too late: Young girls report poor menstrual health education

PSHE

From assaults to lewd comments: Sexual harassment still 'rife' in schools

Behaviour

'Appalling' – £7,400 free school meals cap has not increased in six years

Free School Meals

Children waiting 187 days for mental health support

Mental health

Schools urged to focus attendance efforts on the 2.4 million students who miss 5% to 15% of school

Attendance

Mental health support teams: Schools lament ‘glacial progress’

Mental health

One in seven teens experience abuse relating to online 'nude-sharing'

Safeguarding

One-word inspection judgements: Anger builds as DfE and Ofsted defend grading system

Ofsted

Teachers lose 7 minutes out of every 30 dealing with misbehaviour in lessons

Behaviour

Record number of suspensions as schools report rising problems with challenging behaviour

Behaviour

One in five schools now operating food banks as cost of living bites

Poverty